Move to deploy automated micro-fulfillment centres
As demand for online grocery services continues to accelerate, Swisslog, a leading provider of best-in-class warehouse automation and software has partnered with H-E-B in San Antonio, Texas, to support the company’s growing demand for online fulfillment.
Swisslog is working with H-E-B to deploy a number of automated micro-fulfillment centres to support the chain’s curbside pick-up and delivery business.
The automated micro-fulfillment centres will enhance H-E-B’s leadership in the industry by streamlining online fulfillment and moving it closer to the customer. It will allow the retail chain to efficiently meet the growing demand for curbside pick-up without negatively impacting customer experience in the store.
With more than 2,000 installations around the globe, Swisslog has invaluable experience in multiple flexible, scalable and modular automation technologies. The company offers a range of automation solutions and software to fit grocers’ online fulfillment strategies, whether it’s a hub-and-spoke arrangement, a bolt-on store automation approach, micro-fulfillment centres or a fully automated grocery store, a press release detailed.
H-E-B’s new micro-fulfillment centres feature AutoStore empowered by Swisslog’s SynQ software and pick stations. This goods-to-person solution is one of the most flexible automation solutions available for order fulfillment in E-Grocery where density, operator productivity and lead time are important factors. With more than 170 installations worldwide, Swisslog is the largest and most experienced integrator of the AutoStore system, the press note continued.
H-E-B is a privately held retail chain based in San Antonio, with more than 400 stores throughout the state of Texas, as well as in northeast Mexico.
