productAutoStore is to acquire Logiqs, a Dutch developer of roaming robots for automated pallet storage and retrieval, in a deal that will eventually bring pallet AS/RS into the AutoStore platform.
productDesigned to operate at -24°C, the 4,640 m² facility will accommodate 23,010 Euro pallets in a high-density, automated multi-depth storage system.
newsMoffett Automation has begun groundwork on a €4 million Centre of Excellence at its headquarters in Clontibret, Co. Monaghan, which will support research and development and showcase its warehouse automation systems.
articleHow can warehouse and fulfilment solutions be planned to suit requirements, operated more flexibly and maintained more effectively?
articleBefore investing in robots, conveyors or shuttles, warehouse operators should ask whether a process deserves to be automated at all, argues Chris Lawrence.
articleBEUMER Group, examines how advances in robotics, vision and intelligent controls are helping CEP operators close the automation gap and bring greater consistency to complex parcel flows.
newsLogistics Matters editor Simon Duddy interviews Vineta Bajaj, group CFO of Holland & Barrett as the health and wellness retailer makes moves on the European stage.
newsIn 2027, Logistics Matters will run three Tomorrow’s Warehouse conferences, offering networking and learning opportunities to warehousing and logistics professionals.
newsKNAPP UK has appointed Tyrone Driscoll as managing director with effect from 1 November 2026, as part of a planned leadership succession.
productUS wholesaler First Supply can now offer next-morning delivery at scale on orders placed by 5pm after deploying Exotec’s Skypod robotic system at its distribution centre in West Salem, Wisconsin.
productA leading European fashion retailer is rolling out more than 1,500 rack-climbing robots from Hai Robotics at a new e-commerce fulfilment centre, in what the automation specialist says is the world’s largest deployment of its kind.
newsWürth Australia is investing in automated order fulfilment from Dematic at its facilities in Yatala, Queensland, and Keysborough, Victoria, to strengthen service across its national distribution network and provide a scalable platform for growth.
newsWarehouse operators should plan automation around requirements they can see clearly over the next few years, rather than trying to build the warehouse of 2035 today, according to Exotec.
articleNordic logistics company Nowaste Logistics is said to be the first in the world to install AutoStore’s AutoCase, supplied by Swisslog, allowing it to store inbound cartons directly within its AutoStore system.
productConnection technology manufacturer Hummel AG has appointed Toyota Automated Logistics (TAL) as general contractor to rebuild and modernise the warehouse at its headquarters in Denzlingen, Germany, while production continues.
newsWalmart has expanded its commercial agreement with Symbotic to bring further automation to 25 of its US regional distribution centres, with an initial commitment of approximately $6 billion in spend over several years.
newsHolland & Barrett, the UK’s leading health and wellness retailer, has today announced a €17.5 million investment across digital and retail fulfilment in Ireland over the next three years, as it builds on its long-standing partnership with Kildare-based Road Truck Services (RTS).
newsVineta Bajaj, group chief financial officer at Holland & Barrett, will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural Tomorrow’s Warehouse Dublin, revealing how supply chain investment is supporting the health and wellness retailer’s growth in Ireland.
newsFootwear brand Skechers has selected KNAPP to automate a new 230,000m² European distribution centre in Liège, Belgium, which will have more than 3.3 million storage locations and handle up to 10 million pairs of shoes a month.
newsDelegates at the first Tomorrow’s Warehouse Dublin will tour Dixon Transport’s newly expanded 46,000-pallet automated warehouse, one of the largest automated warehousing operations in Ireland, when the event launches on 25 February 2027.
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