The Home Depot announced it has acquired SIMPL Automation, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based automation and technology systems company. SIMPL uses advanced engineering and AI to help distribution facilities operate faster and more efficiently. Its technology furthers the company’s strategy of same-day/next-day …
Read More »Tag Archives: fulfillment
Lowe’s Outlines Transformation, Opens New Fulfillment Center
While meeting with analysts and investors, Lowe’s is solidifying its company priorities and financial goals, the company states in a press release. Describing a “complex retail environment,” Lowe’s president and CEO Marvin R. Ellison says the company is taking steps …
Read More »House-Hasson Upgrades Tech to Boost Efficiency, Store Owner Profitability
Mobile computers and headsets in House-Hasson Hardware’s corporate headquarters warehouse and upgraded electronic scanners for the company’s independent hardware stores and lumberyards will enable 20 percent faster response to orders and speed retailers’ ability to get items on shelves, the …
Read More »
Hardware Retailing The Industry's Source for Insights and Information

