Retailers fight inflation with robotics
The sector is accelerating in automation, seen as a bulwark against a narrow and expensive labor market. At a vast warehouse in the southern Dutch city of Roosendaal, automated cranes and driverless vehicles silently stack clothes for the French and Italian stores of retailer Primark, reducing the need for hard-to-come-by labor. [Analysis: Retailers turn to robots in cost inflation fight – Reuters]
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