A person with an exoskeleton lifts a flat box from a pallet in a warehouse environment; Copyright: Adobe Express

Exoskeletons: innovative helpers in retail logistics

08.01.2025

Retail logistics employees move thousands of tons every day – they lift heavy loads, carry parcels and stack goods. New technologies provide relief for these tasks. One of these innovations is the exoskeleton.

A blue four-legged robot stands in a warehouse; Copyright: Otto Group

Warehouse robotics: transforming retail logistics

10.10.2024

Artificial intelligence and robotics can increasingly be found in the warehouse of a large retailer. Automated systems are optimising logistics processes and helping retailers to combat labour shortages.

A big orange robotic arm carrying a container in a huge warehouse; Copyright: Walmart

Walmart Canada’s supply chain gets a high-tech makeover

02.04.2024

Walmart Canada is making investments in the modernization of its distribution centres: the goal is to transform the supply chain with robotics and automation.

A blue and yellow IKEA drone with four propellers; Copyright: Ingka Group

IKEA Retail uses drones for stock inventory

20.11.2023

Two years ago, Ingka Group and the Supply Chain Development Team at Inter IKEA Group, together with Verity, a provider of indoor drone systems, started developing a fully autonomous drone solution to track inventory and improve the wellbeing of its co-workers.

A robot equipped with RFID for an automated inventory; Copyright: DECATHLON

RFID in retail and fast food

24.10.2023

A transition is brewing in the world of retail: RFID. While by no means new, the technology is becoming a fundamental tool in the retail sector, revolutionizing the way goods are tracked, organized and sold.