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Features Your E-commerce Business Must Have to Grow Sales

March 23, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

It is good news for e-commerce owners as more people opt to shop online by the day. However, it can also mean tough competition for you as more e-commerce stores emerge to grab this lucrative opportunity. If you haven’t packaged your business well, you risk struggling to get your business off the ground.

What you need to start working on right now is implementing ways that can help you grow sales. This starts with developing a solid e-commerce strategy. So what should this strategy include?

In this article, we have rounded up a few must-have features that will ensure more sales and increased success. Let’s dive in. [Read more…] about Features Your E-commerce Business Must Have to Grow Sales

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: business, checkout, customer, customers, e-commerce, easy, ensure, experience, good, great, include, media, online, people, platforms, sales, seo, service, site, social, store, traffic, ways

Indian startup Unbox Robotics launches sortation robots in the US

March 17, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Unbox Robotics, an India-based robotics technology company for intralogistics, plans to expand its footprint in the international markets starting with the United States.

With proven success within the domestic 3PL industry, the company is looking to make its tech available to meet the current demand for innovative plug and play automation solutions in the US.

Unbox Robotics currently supports several leading e-commerce, retail and logistics companies across the globe to automate their fulfilment operations through its UnboxSort system. [Read more…] about Indian startup Unbox Robotics launches sortation robots in the US

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: automation, companies, company, customers, demand, e-commerce, expand, footprint, helps, industry, international, intralogistics, markets, operations, percent, promat, robotics, sortation, sorting, system, tech, technology, unbox, unboxsort

DB Schenker opens giant new automated e-commerce logistics hub in Spain

March 16, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

DB Schenker, a supply chain management and logistics service provider, has started operations at one of the largest automated e-commerce facilities servicing its retail customers in Spain, Portugal and France.

Operations in the 50,000 sq meter state-of-the-art warehouse in Guadalajara have started with 150 employees on newly created jobs, more than 200 robots and an optimized packaging system.

The site is equipped with a Goods-to-Person picking system to handle around 55,000 units per day using Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) provided by Geek+, the global leader in AMR technology. The system features innovative pick-and-pack solutions for a fast and flexible online-order fulfillment and efficiently deal with returns. [Read more…] about DB Schenker opens giant new automated e-commerce logistics hub in Spain

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: amr, automated, customer, db, e-commerce, features, global, guadalajara, hub, innovative, jobs, leader, logistics, operations, packaging, robots, schenker, site, solutions, spain, started, state-of-the-art, system, technology, warehouse

Plus One Robotics raises $50 million in new funding

March 13, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Plus One Robotics, a provider of advanced AI vision software and solutions for robotic parcel handling, has raised $50 million in Series C funding.

The round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with Partner Rory O’Driscoll joining the board of directors. Top Tier Capital Partners, Tyche Partners, ROBO Global Ventures, Translink, McRock, and Pritzker Group Venture Capital also participated in the round alongside existing investors, which brings the company’s total funding to date to nearly $100 million.

Plus One’s technology helps to alleviate the persistent shortage of manual labor through robotic solutions, dramatically streamlining the parcel picking and depalletizing processes. [Read more…] about Plus One Robotics raises $50 million in new funding

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: billion, capital, costs, customers, deployments, e-commerce, existing, funding, growth, human-in-the-loop, increase, labor, parcel, partners, picking, picks, robotics, scale, shipping, software, solutions

Dutch shoe retailer Schuurman Schoenen implements Magazino robots

January 31, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

The robotics company Magazino has won Schuurman Schoenen as a new customer for the mobile picking robot TORU.

The Dutch company, known for offering a wide range of shoes, will use the robots in its warehouse in Neede, Netherlands.

By using the TORU robot, Schuurman Schoenen is implementing flexible automation for the manual picking process of shoeboxes. [Read more…] about Dutch shoe retailer Schuurman Schoenen implements Magazino robots

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: automation, customers, dutch, e-commerce, flexible, growth, intelligent, magazino, mobile, operate, order, picking, robot, robots, schoenen, schuurman, services, solution, toru

Radial selects Covariant to automate e-commerce fulfillment with AI-powered robotics

January 30, 2023 by Mark Allinson 1 Comment

E-commerce company Radial, a Belgian Post group company, the leader in e-commerce solutions, has agreed a new partnership with Covariant, an artificial intelligence robotics company, to automate sortation in their batch-picking operations through the installation of 12 Covariant Robotic Putwalls.

The Robotic Putwalls sort a high variety of health and beauty items for one of the world’s leading retailers in Radial’s fulfillment center in Louisville, Kentucky.

The integration of Covariant’s Robotic Putwalls into the existing facility operations delivers more optimal e-commerce fulfillment performance and accuracy – providing high quality, reliable and consistent customer experience for Radial’s clients. [Read more…] about Radial selects Covariant to automate e-commerce fulfillment with AI-powered robotics

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: autonomous, clients, company, covariant, e-commerce, experience, facility, fulfillment, operations, performance, putwalls, radial, robotic, robots, sortation

Lambert Vet Supply expands Körber relationship to install autonomous mobile robots

January 18, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Lambert Vet Supply, a distributor of veterinary supplies in the US, has expanded its long-standing partnership with Körber by signing an agreement to deploy 24 autonomous mobile robots by Locus Robotics throughout its newly partnered warehouse network in Dothan, Alabama at Jeffers Pet Supply.

The software-driven robotics solution seamlessly integrates with Lambert’s existing K.Motion Warehouse Management System to drive both efficiency and workplace improvements.

Tammy Schmidt, VP/COO, Lambert Veterinary Supply, says: “We are experiencing record growth in both our consumer and professional pet-care e-commerce segments while navigating unprecedented and unpredictable labor challenges. [Read more…] about Lambert Vet Supply expands Körber relationship to install autonomous mobile robots

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: account, associates, drive, e-commerce, efficiency, health, improvements, körber, lambert, operational, robotics, robots, safety, scalability, seamlessly, software, solution, supply, vet, warehouse, workplace

What is Big Data Analytics and How Can it Help Small Businesses?

January 16, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Big data analytics refers to the complex process of using advanced analytical tools to make sense of the vast amount of information that can be gathered from sources such as IoT devices, social media, and cloud applications.

Deriving usable information from big data can help small businesses improve their management models, rise against competitors, and make strategic business decisions.

The roots of big data can be traced back to 1663 when John Graunt used statistical data analysis for the first time in dealing with bubonic plague studies. [Read more…] about What is Big Data Analytics and How Can it Help Small Businesses?

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: analytics, big, data, e-commerce, mongodb, small businesses, SmallBizTrends

SEKO Logistics partners with GreyOrange to scale up warehouse operations

November 30, 2022 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

SEKO Logistics, a global logistics provider, is today announcing a strategic partnership with GreyOrange, a global leader in automated robotic fulfilment and inventory optimization software, to help scale-up its warehouse operations.

The partnership, which will involve SEKO using a fleet of GreyOrange’s Ranger Assist Bots and GreyMatter fulfilment orchestration platform, will enable the company to both increase available capacity and throughput across its warehouse while also reducing operating costs.

GreyOrange’s solution will empower SEKO to scale its warehouse operations to meet changing demand without having to source additional labour. [Read more…] about SEKO Logistics partners with GreyOrange to scale up warehouse operations

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: assist, automation, demand, e-commerce, empower, fulfilment, greymatter, greyorange, logistics, meet, operations, orchestration, partnership, picking, ranger, robot, robotics, seko, software, solution, uk, warehouse

Osaro launches partner program for e-commerce robotics integrators and vendors

November 21, 2022 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Osaro, a provider of AI-driven robotics for e-commerce, has launched a partner program that aims to streamline the deployment of robotic solutions for e-commerce and logistics businesses.

The Osaro Partners Alliance program provides a range of collaboration and co-marketing opportunities for vendors, integrators, distributors, resellers, third-party logistics companies (3PLs), and consultants, to deliver unified solutions.

The program is designed to optimize every stage of a customer’s purchasing and deployment process whether it be with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), or other solution technologies. [Read more…] about Osaro launches partner program for e-commerce robotics integrators and vendors

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: alliance, automation, businesses, e-commerce, logistics, osaro, partners, program, robotic, robotics, software, solutions, systems

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