Smart grocery fulfillment for a faster, greener, adaptive supply chain

The future of grocery logistics is intelligent, agile and scalable — a future only made possible by automated distribution networks. Is it time to rethink your fulfillment strategies?

Grocery industry insights

Grocery supply chain solutions: Integrated automation, advanced robotics and data-driven software

Modular and scalable. A wide range of automation technologies tailored to the specific needs of grocery, whether you’re optimizing store replenishment or expanding e-commerce capacity.
Flexible implementation. Accelerate your time-to-value with fast-to-deploy, micro-fulfillment centers built with long-term adaptability in mind.
Efficiency. Ensure timely handling, reduced waste and extended product shelf life.
Simplified complexity. Seamlessly manage chilled, frozen and ambient goods in one integrated system — quality control from dock to doorstep.
Intelligent software. Connect and orchestrate every layer of your operation, ensuring real-time inventory accuracy, demand-driven replenishment and full visibility across channels.

Grocery automation success stories

Modern grocery logistics must do more than move goods; it has to move with the market. The ability to adapt quickly while maintaining operational efficiency is now a competitive differentiator.

Unil AS, Norway

Part of Norway’s leading grocery chain built the capacity to ship one million pallets a year of its 11 private labels and 4,500 products.

Albert Heijn, the Netherlands

A new state-of-the-art, e-grocery Home Shop Center capable of handling 45,000 orders weekly using the AutoStore system and SynQ software.

HelloFresh e-grocery distribution center with AutoStore system implemented by Swisslog

HelloFresh, USA

HelloFresh achieves higher throughput, accuracy and flexibility while accommodating a growing menu and customer demand, with AutoStore and SynQ.

dm-drogerie markt, Germany

Europe’s largest drugstore chain sets new standards in efficiency and employee well-being with a revolutionized distribution center.

The GIANT Company, USA

E-grocery fulfillment: Improved productivity, shortened delivery times, lowered total delivered costs, and expansion into a new market.

The benefits of the automation speak for themselves, but the relationship we have with Swisslog brings its own benefits. There’s a real collaborative feel about the way that we work.

Tom Spooner, Operations Manager, Asda IDC

We’re delighted to launch this milestone food distribution facility in the U.K. Nestlé and Swisslog are trusted strategic partners of XPO.

Malcolm Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, XPO Europe

We cover different products, different temperature zones. We deliver and pick very quickly and achieve one to three hours e-grocery delivery. The technology supports the process.

Aleš Malucha, Chief Automation Officer, Rohlik Group

I really enjoyed working with Swisslog. Integrating the system into the environment is where expertise and experience really come into play.

Daniël van Gool, Director of E-commerce Network & Fulfillment Strategy, Peapod Digital Labs

Leading experts and award-winning solutions

Is the pressure to deliver fresh, fast and flexible experiences across physical stores and digital channels pushing your traditional supply chains to the limit? Automation addresses labor gaps, reduces errors, and improves throughput — ensuring reliable, cost-effective operations. But Swisslog will take your grocery retail supply chain even further.