Chemist specifies robot-driven automated warehouse solution

Posted on Monday 23 February 2026

dm-drogerie markt is expanding its DC in Wustermark near Berlin, Germany, relying on the intralogistics expertise of TGW Logistics.

THIS SECOND facility at the location is dm’s reaction to its growing assortment and the increasing demands in the area of small parts and decorative cosmetics. This powerful solution to be completed by 2029 will raise the bar in the drugstore market segment with its innovative combination of shuttle system, pocket sorter and automated picking.

The highly automated distribution centre in Wustermark is intended to accelerate market supply while also forming the basis for future expansion of the assortment. The innovative concept will allow dm to profit from high efficiency and offer its customers an optimal service level as well as maximum flexibility.

“The additional distribution centre in Wustenmark represents a deliberate reaction to our growth, strengthening the longstanding supply base for our dm markets; this constitutes a sustainable investment in the future of our logistics network,” explains Wulf Kristian Bauer, managing director of dm and responsible for logistics.

Robotics as key technology

At goods receiving, delivered items will first be sorted and then stored in a highly automated shuttle system with 190,000 storage locations. As soon as orders come in from the dm markets, the system will retrieve the totes and then 30 RovoFlex robots will load the pocket sorter fully automatically. After sequencing, the market orders will continue to the dispatch area and be allocated to the various truck routes.

A fleet of 70 mobile Quba robots will handle transport, navigating to their destinations autonomously and without any human intervention. The TGW software WERX will plan, control and monitor all processes as Warehouse Control System (WCS).

TGW Logistics chief sales officer of the customer unit Central Europe Martin Waldenberger, says: “We are delighted to be partnering with dm-drogerie markt in Germany. This unique solution for the drugstore market segment raises the bar. With our intralogistics expertise and a highly automated, robot-based system, we are contributing to quick, efficient and reliable supplying of the dm market network.”