Swisslog, a provider of warehouse automation and software, has partnered with H-E-B in San Antonio, Texas, to support the company\u2019s growing demand for online fulfillment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Swisslog is working with H-E-B to deploy a number of automated micro-fulfillment centers to support the chain\u2019s curbside pick-up and delivery business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The automated micro-fulfillment centers will enhance H-E-B\u2019s leadership in the industry by streamlining online fulfillment and moving it closer to the customer. It will allow the retail chain to efficiently meet the growing demand for curbside pick-up without negatively impacting customer experience in the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With more than 2,000 installations around the globe, Swisslog has invaluable experience in multiple flexible, scalable and modular automation technologies. The company offers a range of automation solutions and software to fit grocers\u2019 online fulfillment strategies, whether it\u2019s a hub-and-spoke arrangement, a bolt-on store automation approach, micro-fulfillment centers or a fully automated grocery store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Swisslog recently released an e-book, A Guide to e-Grocery Fulfillment Strategies and Technologies<\/em>, that looks at accelerating the need for automated e-grocery fulfillment and examines strategic approaches that can be taken and automation technologies that can be utilized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H-E-B\u2019s new micro-fulfillment centers feature AutoStore empowered by Swisslog\u2019s SynQ software and pick stations. This goods-to-person solution is one of the most flexible automation solutions available for order fulfillment in e-Grocery where density, operator productivity and lead time are important factors. With more than 170 installations worldwide, Swisslog is the largest and most experienced integrator of the AutoStore system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H-E-B is a privately held retail chain based in San Antonio, with more than 400 stores throughout Texas, as well as in northeast Mexico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Swisslog, a provider of warehouse automation and software, has partnered with H-E-B in San Antonio, Texas, to support the company\u2019s growing demand for online fulfillment. Swisslog is working with H-E-B to deploy a number of automated micro-fulfillment centers to support the chain\u2019s curbside pick-up and delivery business. The automated micro-fulfillment centers will enhance H-E-B\u2019s leadership […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":1615,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,510,34,38,39,514,49],"tags":[955,954,956,953,422],"class_list":["post-1614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-studies","category-case-study-newsletter","category-more-news","category-retail","category-software","category-used","category-west-coast","tag-micro-fulfillment-centers","tag-retail","tag-san-antonio","tag-swisslog","tag-texas"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1614"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1640,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614\/revisions\/1640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}