Staples.ca: Moving "Easily" into the Future

Faced with a decades-old conveyor system and mounting maintenance costs, Staples Canada needed a flexible automation solution to modernize its primary fulfillment center near Toronto without disrupting next-day delivery promises. Partnering with Locus Robotics, the retailer transformed its operations with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that boosted throughput, accuracy, and employee satisfaction in record time.

Within weeks, productivity nearly doubled, order quality improved by 73%, and training time dropped by 70%. The facility cut daily operations from 13 hours to 8 while giving associates a quieter, safer, and more ergonomic workspace. With zero downtime during rollout and rapid ROI, Staples is now expanding its Locus deployment across Canada to meet customer demand with unmatched efficiency and scalability.