Micro-fulfillment

Founder John Lert becomes executive chairman, while Fritz Morgan, previously COO, becomes CEO.

VARGO's "SPS" solution enables a micro-fulfillment site inside a store.

Retailer announces plans for 1.5 million square-foot automated fulfillment center and a 730,000 square-foot automated grocery distribution center, in Lancaster, TX.

Swisslog is providing the automation for a new micro-fulfillment center to support efficient home delivery and click-and-collect for Australian ecommerce fulfillment company

Free event airs July 29, featuring insights on warehouse automation, robotics and other trends from leaders with Main Pointe, St. Onge Company, Gartner, Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors, VDC Research, Interact Analysis, and Capgemini

Instacart signs strategic partnership with Fabric to provide automated fulfillment solutions to brick-and-mortar grocery partners in the U.S. and Canada, locating the automation within dedicated warehouses and existing retailer locations

Listen in as Marc Wulfraat discusses why micro-fulfillment taking off in grocery and e-commerce.

Site features vocabulary of e-grocery related terms, as well as multimedia content

Registration open for free online event featuring insights on fulfillment trends from leaders with Main Pointe, St. Onge Company, Gartner, Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors, VDC Research, Interact Analysis, and Capgemini

Download the new white paper Winning the Last Mile in the Supply Chain Race: Using Micro-Fulfillment to Synergize Online and Storefront.

In e-grocery, automated micro-fulfillment centers are catching on, but for general retailers and e-commerce sellers, other approaches are part of the picture. Providers are focused on helping online brands or other retail merchants quickly establish the network reach they need for next-day or two-day fulfillment.

Being able to adapt a fulfillment center's systems and output to respond to surging ecommerce demand can be seen as shaping trends

What’s up with micro-fulfillment?

Coming out of COVID, there’s a lot going on in the materials handling industry. Not all of it is visible

Stord offers a logistics network that also gives brands access to a cloud-based software platform