Warehouse Automation for Retailers

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Made-to-measure solutions.

High order volumes with diverse always-expanding product mixes; fast-changing demand; seasonality; ever-increasing customer expectations of speed and quality, the list goes on.

Retail fulfillment is complex.

With ultra-dense storage and rapid order processing, AutoStore combines, speed, accuracy, and efficiency in a single solution. It's the perfect package for retail fulfillment.

Speed & efficiency

Incredible Order Processing Speed.

With high-speed automated picking for almost any product type, AutoStore enables you to process orders faster than ever, even if your typical orders have high SKU diversity.

Unlimited potential Total system output

The modular design is highly configurable and has no limitations beyond the walls of your warehouse. With enough floorspace, it can be configured for unlimited throughput capacity.

  • Process standard orders in minutes.
  • Urgent orders, 1 - 4mins.
  • Can be configured to pick 1000s+ of line items/hr.

Maximize your throughput

  • Increase throughput with no extra labor.
  • Easy to extend system for increased total output.
  • Customized layout maximizes throughput efficiency for your floorspace.

High-speed, precision picking

  • Ideal for high volume piece-picking.
  • Flexibility with batch picking & sequencing.
  • Efficient large order processing.

Single picking workflow for diverse SKUs

  • One picking workflow suitable for any product category.
  • Efficient fast picking even with high SKU diversity.

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How Nordic e-commerce giant Boozt achieved record-breaking order processing speed.
From checkout to ready to ship.
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E-commerce & Omni-channel

  • Perfect for high-volume piece picking.
  • Easily integrate with your online store.
  • Extended cut-off times & express orders.
  • One solution for B2B & B2C inventory.
  • Streamline omni-channel fulfillment.
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How PUMA transformed its warehouse capacity
92% faster fulfillment with 150,000 orders/day & 85% reduction in energy costs.
Dynamic storage for dynamic inventory

Maximaler Speicherplatz. Maximale Effizienz.

Most storage solutions rely on static SKU placement to organize inventory. But from seasonal trends, to holidays, or Black Friday, demand is not fixed.

More efficient storage As well as unrivalled storage density, AutoStore features 'dynamic Bin distribution'. As new orders are retrieved, the Bins are constantly re-distributed. This process, known as 'natural slotting', naturally distributes current high-runners in the top rows of the Grid for faster retrieval. As demand slows, a Bin will gradually sink to a lower position, replaced by new Bins with higher demand.

  • SKU placement always optimized for current demand.
  • No complex algorithm from your WMS.
  • A slow runner becomes a high runner with a single order.

Ideal for dynamic ABC structures

  • Works efficiently for multiple ABC structures and rapid, unpredictable inventory turnover.
  • Current high movers will always be distributed to the top rows regardless of current ABC split.
  • Efficiently manage seasonal rotation & short-term demand such as sales, holidays, etc.

4X your storage capacity

  • Increases capacity up to 4X for the same storage footprint when compared to manual solutions.
  • Innovative Grid design eliminates the need for aisles, giving unrivalled storage density.
  • Fast, easy scaling to add storage capacity.

100% SKU access

  • All SKUs can be accessed in a few minutes.
  • All Robots can retrieve any Bin from the Grid as required.
  • No aisle or shelving areas that can become blocked by mechanical failure.

Streamline inventory management

  • No mirrored inventory list required.
  • No logic required to determine Bin placement for dynamic ABC/high inventory turnover.

Secure storage

  • High-value inventory very hard to access from outside.
  • Extremely tough, durable storage containers keep high-value items safe.

Your Consolidation Engine.

Consolidation can have added difficulty for retailers with wide product mixes, high-speed fulfillment, and high customer expectations to meet.

Simplifying order complexity at scale
Using sequencing, AutoStore functions as an internal consolidation 'engine'. Sorting and consolidation happen inside the Grid as Bins are retrieved, helping to streamline downstream processes.

  • Consolidation executed inside the Grid.
  • Items sorted before leaving storage.
  • Line & order sequencing.

Eliminate order complexity

  • Easily consolidate orders with high product mix without slowing down picking speed.
  • Streamline consolidation for large inventory selections.

Eliminate unnecessary footprint

  • No additional zone required outside of storage to perform consolidation.

Eliminate bottlenecks

  • Any Robot can take any Bin to any Port.
  • Robot traffic doesn't need to be funneled or sorted via a specific zone to enable consolidation.
Delivery you can count on

Best-in-class performance & uptime Delivery you can count on

99.7%

Market-leading uptime

24/7

Performance & reliability

1,550+

Systems globally

25 yrs’

Market experience
Flexible Integrations & APIs

It Works With Your Tech Stack.

Custom solutions, made-to-order. AutoStore provides the ease of 'off-the-rack', with the performance and detail of 'tailor-made'.

The perfect fit for your warehouse
Standardized modules provide highly flexibile configuration, alongside powerful, easy integration with third-party hardware and software.

  • Easily integrate with WMS, E-commerce, ERP, & other key systems.
  • Easily integrate with robotic arms, pouch sorters, pick-to-light, etc.
  • Ideal for combining with other storage solutions, e.g. good-on-hanger, pallet, pick towers, etc.

Open APIs

  • Full interoperability.
  • Connect to any third-party technology.

Future-proof

  • Integrate with new & emerging technology after installation.
  • Not restricted to specific technology.
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Streamline critical retail workflows & tasks.

Enhance Your Customer Experience.  

Outstanding customer experience is a critical competitive advantage.

For everything from last-minute orders to wide product selections, and everything in between, retailers need maximum efficiency for common tasks and workflows.

Extend your cut-off times

  • Faster order processing allows you to extend order cut-off to the very last minute.

Express services

  • Enhance delivery options or add new express. services with faster fulfillment & shipping.
  • Priority/urgent order processing.

Streamline returns processing

  • Removes the manual labor of walking around to place returned items back in storage area.
  • Operator simply scans items & places them in the presented Bin, which is then automatically transported back to the Grid.
  • Returned items are instantly returned to rotation & available for order.
  • Improved picking accuracy reduces return rates.

Sales & promos

  • Maintain throughput efficiency when short-term SKU demand changes ABC profile.
  • Slow runners move to the top of the Grid with one order, with subsequent orders maintaining it's position.

Optimize B2B delivery

  • Use sequencing to optimize efficiency of store delivery routes.
  • Use sequencing to create 'store-ready' totes, that can be unpacked straight onto shop floor.
Agile, scalable solutions

Unrivalled Deployment Speed & Rapid ROI.

Unbeatable time-to-market Most warehouse automation solutions need months for testing and 18 - 24 months before they're fully operational. AutoStores can be custom designed and accurately tested in minutes, and be fully live in as little as five months.

Easy, rapid scaling when you need it. New modules can be easily added while the system is fully operational: extend the Grid in a few days; activate new Robots Robots in a couple of hours; go live with new Ports in a24 hours.

Incredible ROI AutoStore provides some of the fastest payback and ROI benefits in the market. Many customers typically see payback of upfront investment between 18 -24 months, with additional ROI benefits on top.

Download The Total Economic Impact of AutoStore™, by Forrester Research →

Retail redefined

Reimagine in-store experience with MFC

AutoStore's Micro-Fulfillment Center (MFCs) solutions are compact, innovative fulfillment hubs bringing the power of warehouse automation to in-store experiences.

Bridge the gap between online & in-store

  • Streamline order processing for in-store pickup.
  • Self-service fulfillment.
  • Reclaim valuable shop floor space from back room storage.

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Click 'n' collect with PickUpPort
10-minute order fulfillment for in-store pickup, or local shipping to reduce last-mile.
Case Studies

Entdecken Sie den AutoStore-Vorteil

AutoStore maximiert die Lagerfläche und das Geschäftspotenzial. Schauen Sie sich an, was wir in Ihrer Branche auf der ganzen Welt bewirkt haben.

Dreimal so viel Platz und doppelt so viel Effizienz im Lager von Benetton

Um der wachsenden Online-Nachfrage gerecht zu werden, führte Benetton das AutoStore System ein. Dadurch konnten sowohl B2C- als auch B2B-Bestellungen effizient verwaltet, die Lagerdichte verdreifacht, die betriebliche Effizienz verdoppelt und 15.000 Bestellzeilen pro Tag mit erhöhter Genauigkeit bearbeitet werden.

PUMA steigert Lagerkapazität um das Zehnfache

Entdecken Sie die Erfolge von PUMA mit AutoStore: Revolutionierung der E-Commerce-Abwicklung durch die effiziente Bearbeitung von über 100.000 Bestellungen am selben Tag mit einer bemerkenswerten Genauigkeit von 99 Prozent – auch in der Hochsaison.

Cutter & Buck erzielt mit AutoStore Rekordumsätze

Mit einem Produkt von höchster Qualität gewinnt überall an Boden, Cutter & Buck benötigte ein skalierbares Logistik-Upgrade, um ihnen dabei zu helfen, mit der Nachfrage Schritt zu halten und das Beste aus ihren Ressourcen zu machen. Für Ergebnisse, die ihren Erwartungen entsprechen, wandten sie sich an AutoStore, ein automatisiertes Lager- und Rückholsystem, das das Unternehmen in seiner 35-jährigen Geschichte in Richtung seiner profitabelsten Hauptsaison führte.

Strategische Integration von AutoStore bei BestBuy

Erfahren Sie, wie Best Buy mit acht AutoStore Systemen für eine Revolution im E-Commerce sorgt: Mit dieser Lösung kann das Unternehmen 50 Millionen Kunden pro Jahr eine Lieferung am nächsten Tag bieten, die Genauigkeit der Bestellungen drastisch erhöhen, die Effizienz in der Lieferkette steigern und erhebliche Kosteneinsparungen erzielen.