Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.92
March 12, 2024
…$1 billion mark is Exotec’s Skypod system. Brands like Gap Inc., Decathlon and UNIQLO have invested in the Skypod system to help weather challenging business fluctuations. “Reaching the milestone of $1 billion in systems sold globally shows that our approach to warehouse automation is differentiated and strongly resonates with our customers,” said Romain Moulin, CEO and co-founder at Exotec. “We are reinventing an industry that has historically relied on legacy automation that is static to business fluctuations, hard to maintain and expensive to integrate. Our continued growth is proof that flexibility and reliable performance are paramount for supply chain leaders…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.19
October 09, 2023
…the U.S. and Canada for leading brands including GEODIS, Gap Inc., Ariat, and Decathlon. It said it expects the North American market to represent one-third of its global business by 2025. Western Europe sees expansion In Western Europe, Exotec claimed new customer wins and expansions into new countries. In April 2023, it solidified its presence in the U.K. market with a “significant” customer partnership with Alliance Automotive Group (AAG), a European leader in the automotive aftermarket industry. In June, Exotec collaborated with CEVA Logistics to deliver 57 robots to two sites in the Netherlands. In July, the company partnered with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.66
April 07, 2023
…to be moving ahead with deals with companies like Gap Inc. We’re also beginning to see robots targeting tasks beyond robot-to-goods picking, such as trailer unloading and parcel induction. Those are great. But there are also signs that 2023 may be the long-awaited shakeout in the robotics industry, like the long-awaited recession in the economy. The most visible and public example is SoftBank’s announcement that it will take Berkshire Grey private, paying $1.40 a share for the shares it does not already own. Remember that BG went public at $10 a share. I’ve had more than one venture capital firm…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.40
December 03, 2022
…some respects, it is a cookie cutter building: Like Gap Inc. and IKEA, Medline uses successful building designs for its new facilities. At the same time, each iteration builds on the lessons learned in those other facilities. That’s the case in Grayslake. A $140 million investment, it is referred to internally as the fourth-generation design and incorporates the lessons learned after nearly nine years working with AutoStore. Some examples of this include: Workstations close to the robots: In many AutoStore implementations, donor totes are picked on top of the grid and conveyed down a level to goods-to-person workstations. In the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.30
October 31, 2022
In late August, Gap Inc. opened its newest Customer Experience Center in Longview, Texas. The 850,000-sq.-ft. distribution center is dedicated to e-fulfillment for Old Navy in the Southwest and is part of Gap’s continued focus on enhancing the quality of its customer service. Earlier this summer, the San Francisco-based retailer expanded operations at its facility in Fishkill, N.Y. It added automated receiving, multi-level pick modules, enhanced returns-processing capabilities, and more. The Texas facility brings the number of U.S. e-commerce fulfillment centers to seven, plus an additional distribution center in Canada. They include facilities in Fresno, Calif.; Columbus, Ohio; and two…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.34
May 03, 2022
…e-commerce with automation When it comes to specialty retailers, Gap Inc. has turned distribution into an art form. Over the years, the San Francisco company has been an early adopter of technologies that would later become a standard part of the tool kit, including mini-load automated storage and robotic putwalls, to name just two. The company has long had a “fail fast and try again” attitude toward innovation. And, when Gap finds a technology that works, it adapts it to standardize operations across the globe. In January 2021, Gap updated its primary e-commerce DC outside of Columbus, Ohio. The company…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.46
October 10, 2021
…companies large and small. Advanced Handling Systems, for instance, says the Exotec Skypod system is currently being installed at Gap Inc. Meanwhile, AutoStore is in use at Medline. That’s a broad range of products handled as returns. Exactly when these or any other emerging systems take off in returns operations is anyone’s guess. However, Hasman has a strong suspicion that when company profits take a dip, automated returns systems will get much more than cursory review.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.05
September 16, 2021
…grow its presence in the U.S. market. Customers including Gap Inc., Ariat International, and Comoto Holdings have recently adopted the Skypod system. The company raised $90 million a year ago, and its U.S. headquarters are in Atlanta. “The hockey-stick growth of e-commerce, coupled with the growing importance of supply chain resilience, continue to be a massive tailwind for scalable robotics solutions like Exotec,” said Romain Moulin, CEO of Exotec. “We are delighted to join forces with AHS and GEODIS to better serve the rapidly evolving needs of the North American market.” GEODIS partners to use cutting-edge tech GEODIS recently announced…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.85
May 21, 2021
…Lean did for manufacturing.” VARGO's customers include American Eagle, Gap Inc., Fashion Nova, Forever21, and numerous third-party logistics providers (3PLs). VARGO to market OPEX technology Under the new agreement, VARGO will represent OPEX warehouse products and may market them as part of the solutions that it proposes for its clients. Moorestown, N.J.-based OPEX has more than 1,200 employees and facilities in New Jersey, Texas, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the U.K. Its offerings include warehouse, document, and mail automation. “Our partnership with OPEX furthers our ability to create highly effective and efficient e-commerce fulfillment systems for our clients,” stated Bart Cera,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.06
February 24, 2021
Gap Inc. today announced plans to open a new state-of-the-art DC or what it calls a “Customer Experience Center” in Longview, Texas. By delivering inventory faster and more efficiently to customers across the country, the $140 million investment will help Gap Inc. meet the rising customer demand for online shopping and reach its future plans for digital growth. Gap Inc. anticipates the new campus will create more than 500 full-time jobs in Longview by the end of 2023 and will grow to more than 1,000 full-time jobs in the city over the next five years. Additionally, the company expects to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.54
October 26, 2020
…partnered on e-commerce fulfillment system design and integration for Gap Inc. Gap has deployed more than 100 Kindred SORT robotic systems in combination with VARGO’s WES. “This partnership between VARGO and Kindred further demonstrates the commitment of both of our companies to bring strategic and innovative distribution solutions to the industry that solve real fulfillment challenges brought about by limited labor availability and, most recently, COVID-19 social distancing requirements,” said Bart J. Cera, president and COO of VARGO. “The marriage of these application-based technologies, like Kindred’s pick and place robots, teamed with the appropriate distribution center design, equipment and execution…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.04
October 24, 2019
Vargo, a leading provider of material-handling systems integration, warehouse execution software and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, is announcing the opening of a sixth office, this time in Mason, Ohio, and changes to the company’s leadership team. The growing company has also recently hired 11 new associates. Vargo has promoted Bart Cera, who joined the company in 2006, to president. Cera will retain the title of chief operating officer, as well. Since he joined the company, Cera has provided strategic financial and operational direction for Vargo’s business goals and has been responsible for developing corporate strategies and…
