CVS doubles Hainesport warehouse automation to raise weekly volume
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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 1
CVS doubles Hainesport warehouse automation to raise weekly volume
9 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 1
At the 165,000-square-foot New Jersey site, throughput is set to rise to 4 million items from 2 million by year-end, after climbing from 550,000 before automation began in 2023.
CVS says the robot-heavy facility helps replenish Northeast and mid-Atlantic stores more accurately and quickly, using technology from AutoStore, Tompkins Robotics and Bastian Solutions.
The warehouse employs 150 people, with 100 more planned, and would become CVS's fourth-highest-volume distribution centre as the chain seeks to defend margins and shelf availability against Amazon, Walmart and discounters.
Can one hyper-automated warehouse help CVS defend its retail aisles from rivals like Amazon and Walmart?
As robots fill its warehouses, what new human skills is CVS betting on for its future workforce?
Why is CVS building huge robotic warehouses while also opening tiny, pharmacy-only stores across the country?