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Fabric adds co-CEO to expand U.S. market presence
Provider of e-fulfillment automation appoints Curt Avallone as co-CEO. Longtime company executive Avi (Jack) Jacoby will remain with Fabric as co-CEO.

A.P. Moller – Maersk teams with Fabric on automated ecommerce fulfillment center
The advanced, AI-driven 38,000-square-foot automated-fulfillment center in Dallas is expected to be fully operational this fall in support of an online B2C retailer.

Fabric and Synergy Design & Integration partner on fulfillment automation
Fabric, which offers a robotics-based fulfillment automation platform, and systems integration firm Synergy, team up to streamline and optimize warehouse processes.

MFC solution provider Fabric strikes alliance with Reply for supply chain execution capabilities
Fabric’s robotic capabilities and automation to gain integration connector, higher-level orchestration functions, via partnership and integration tie-in to the LEA Reply supply-chain execution platform

Alert Innovation signs agreement to be acquired by Walmart
Grocery industry micro-fulfillment center (MFC) automation pioneer has been working with Walmart to customize technology for Walmart’s MFCs since 2016

Micro-fulfillment solution provider Alert Innovation opens new headquarters
Company is moving to larger facilities in Andover, Mass., to accommodate rapidly growing workforce

Content set for Modern’s 2022 Virtual Summit: The Future is Now
On July 28, hear from thought leaders with Kenco, Gartner, JHedges Consulting, St. Onge Company, Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors, VDC Research, and Interact Analysis, on advancements in areas including warehouse automation, robotics, and supply chain software. The free event is open for registration now.

Moving Automated Fulfillment from Strategy to Execution
The latest Swisslog e-book unpacks the evolution of e-grocery, navigates the dynamic market, and changing consumer behaviors.

Fabric opens Dallas micro-fulfillment center as its on-demand retail network expands
Chill Brands, a lifestyle brand providing first-class functional products and tobacco alternatives, joins as first customer in Dallas micro-fulfillment center

Addverb Technologies and Davinci Micro Fulfillment partner on robotics
Davinci will use Addverb's autonomous robots and software in its micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs), which Davinci touts as offering retailers and brands superior reach and efficiencies in what amounts to 'Micro-fulfillment as a Solution,' or MaaS.

What’s holding back micro-fulfillment?
Micro-fulfillment is moving forward, but at a slower pace than previously forecast. Slowing e-commerce sales and achieving an ROI are two factors.

Analyst study: 7,300 automated micro-fulfillment centers to be installed by 2030
Interact Analysis study finds for near future, much of the growth in the automated MFC market will come from the large incumbent grocery retailers, but rapid delivery companies may invest also invest in automated MFCs longer term.

Robotic order picking automation vendor Exotec raises $335 million
The Series D funding, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, is expected to support continued large-scale deployments in North America, and with plans to hire 500 new R&D engineers by 2025

Analyst firm foresees global micro-fulfillment center market topping 6,600 installs by 2030
Study by LogisticsIQ estimates rapid growth for micro-fulfillment center automation solutions and services through 2030.

Hy-Tek Holdings acquires Advanced Handling Systems
AHS is a material handling automation integrator with expertise in multiple types of systems, with a focus on robotics solutions.


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