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RETAIL GROCERY

Automation for Retail Grocery Distribution and Back-of-Store

Solving Retail Grocery Fulfillment Challenges

Symbotic DC Solutions with Symbotic MFS automates the modern supermarket’s distribution centers and back-of-stores to create a near touchless chain from the distribution center to the consumer, while elevating operational efficiencies and neutralizing the unique, complex challenges of grocery inventory.

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Clearing the Complexities that Jam up Your Distribution

  • Smart Pallets for aisle-ready restocking, built in the distribution center, eases downstream congestion and frees up store associates to focus on customer service.
  • Smart automation cycles product appropriately to avoid expiration and shrinkage.
  • High density robotic storage manages unlimited SKU variation and accommodate fluctuating capacity demands for holiday and weather-driven inventory spikes.

Symbotic Serves Up the Solution at the Store

  • Entirely digitized inventory provides real-time and accurate insight to help prevent loss of sales and substitute items for on-line orders.
  • Automated tri-zone temperature storage in a single system unifies and streamlines order fulfilment.
  • Automated order fulfilment maximizes order accuracy, clears up retail aisles and inventory for in-store shoppers, and frees up associates for customer service and more complex tasks.

See how grocers are pulling ahead with Symbotic Systems in this case study.

Case study documents for Associated Food Stores in a grocery store aisle.

Braggingly Happy Customers

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Back-of-Store

Automated Micro-Fulfillment Solutions

Explore SymMicro solutions for small quantity and back-of-store order fulfillment.