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How Robots Make Hollar’s Online Dollar-Store Dream Possible
Hollar is bucking the notion that the dollar-store concept can't work online, using robots to scale…
McKinsey: Automation Could Displace as Many as 800 Million Jobs, and Here’s Which Ones Will Go
It may have started with pesky sales phone calls you responded to before realizing the "person" on the line…
Gap Advances Fulfillment Operations with Kindred Robots
While AI continues to take supply chains to new levels, Gap is stepping up its fulfillment game with a new…
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The Robots Are Coming-And They May Pick Up Retail’s Pace
Robots could prove to be the answer for brands and retailers looking to slash traditional lead times…
Chinese Factories Ramp Up Spending on Robotics Amid Major Automation Push
Chinese factories are snapping up robots left and right—and Japanese manufacturers are scrambling to keep…
Innovation Gets The Axe as Target Sales Slide
While other companies are embracing robots as a way to stave off shopper attrition, it seems Target is giving…
Will Warehouse Robotics Be the Future of Retail?
As market pressure increases, many companies are turning to robotics to boost their manufacturing…
<em>Here Come the Robots:</em> Imagining the Footwear Factories of the Future
Try and imagine the footwear factory of the future. What do you see? If it were up to Adidas, it would look…
Adidas Speedfactory Makes Its First Shoe
Adidas’ much-hyped Speedfactory has finally produced its first shoe, in what the brand is calling a…
Will Sewbots Bring Denim Manufacturing Back to the US?
While the high-end denim manufacturing in Japan and the U.S. is focused on traditional practices, shuttle…
Are Sewbots the Solution to North America’s Lack of Skilled Seamstresses?
A shallow pool of skilled workers is one of the main problems cited by critics of the Made in U.S.A…