Supply Chain & Fulfillment Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Ahold Delhaize pilots micro-fulfillment center in Philadelphia store

Ahold Delhaize is testing a modular micro-fulfillment center in a Philadelphia GIANT store that uses Swisslog SynQ software and AutoStore robotics to process over 15,000 weekly online orders from in-store space.

The numbers

15,000 Weekly online orders fulfilled by the Philadelphia micro-fulfillment center
55% Walmart's digital grocery volume processed by robotic micro-fulfillment centers
400 Planned in-store robotic fulfillment hubs for Walmart
40% Prescription volume automated by Walgreens' robotic micro-fulfillment centers
16M Monthly scripts processed by Walgreens' automated centers

Sources

grocerydoppio.com

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