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Flexible Automation That Scales With Omnichannel Growth

eCommerce volumes are growing at historic levels. Consumer expectations are rising. Labor is harder to find. Locus Robotics helps retail and eCommerce operators double and triple fulfillment volumes, flex with demand, and scale efficiently — without costly facility redesigns.

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The ChallengeRetail & eCommerce Fulfillment Has Never Been More Complex.

Demand spikes without warning. Consumer expectations for speed and accuracy keep rising. Labor is scarce and expensive. Manual processes can’t keep up — and fixed automation can’t adapt as your operation changes.

Unpredictable Demand

eCommerce volumes, viral trends, and seasonal peaks make demand impossible to forecast — and impossible to staff for manually. 71% of consumers say viral trends drive their purchasing decisions.

Rising Consumer Expectations

Same-day and next-day delivery, BOPIS, curbside pickup, and near-perfect order accuracy are now table stakes. Manual fulfillment can’t keep pace.

Constant Labor Pressure

Staffing shortages, high turnover, and rising wages make it harder and more expensive to meet SLAs — especially during peak season.

Rigid, Fixed Automation

Traditional fixed automation is expensive to modify, slow to scale, and built for yesterday’s order profiles — not today’s omnichannel complexity.

Why Retail & eCommerce Operators Choose LocusOperational Confidence in a Fast-Moving Omnichannel World

The world’s leading retail and eCommerce brands choose Locus for the agility to adapt to changing demand, scale through every peak season, and deliver seamless omni-channel fulfillment.

Increase Throughput. Scale With Confidence.

Retail and eCommerce demand can change overnight. Locus Robotics increases productivity 2–3x while automating picking, putaway, replenishment, and returns — helping you keep pace with seasonal peaks, viral products, omnichannel growth, and rising customer expectations.

Scale for Peaks Without the Hiring Rush

Black Friday. Product launches. Flash sales. Expand your Locus fleet when volume spikes and return to your baseline fleet when demand normalizes. No recruiting, no training lag, no post-peak layoffs — just throughput on demand.

Built for Every SKU, From Small to Bulky

From lightweight eCommerce orders and fragile products to bulky, oversized goods, Locus Robotics adapts to virtually any SKU, container, or order profile. A mixed fleet of robots intelligently matches each item to the optimal workflow, delivering maximum productivity and flexibility.

Seamless Omnichannel Fulfillment

Fulfill wholesale, retail, eCommerce, marketplace, and returns orders from a single inventory pool. Locus Robotics intelligently orchestrates inventory, labor, and robots across every channel to maximize throughput, efficiency, and service levels.

Deploy in Weeks. Scale and Adapt.

Launch automation in new or existing facilities without costly redesigns or operational disruption. Locus Robotics gets you up and running in weeks, then scales seamlessly as demand, channels, SKUs, and fulfillment volumes evolve.

Invest as You Grow with RaaS

With Locus Robotics’ Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, you pay only for the fleet capacity you need. Scale up for peaks, scale down as demand normalizes, avoid CapEx, and achieve ROI in as little as 6–12 months.

Proven Results Across Retail & eCommerce Operations

2-3x
Productivity increase
~90%
Reduction in associate travel time
50-90%
Labor reduction
<12 mo
Typical ROI

Case StudiesReal Results from Real Retail & eCommerce Operations.

See how leading retailers and eCommerce brands are using Locus to hit SLAs, manage peaks, and scale without adding headcount.

Staples Canada Improves Order Quality 73% with Locus Robots Staples Canada facility 1

Staples Canada · E-Commerce / Retail

73% Increased order quality
70% Decreased training time
2x Improved UPH

Staples Canada partnered with Locus Robotics to transform an aging conveyor-based fulfillment operation into a modern, robotic-enabled warehouse that improved productivity, order quality, training speed, and associate experience while supporting next-day delivery expectations.

Ulta Beauty Scales Peak Fulfillment with Flexible Robotics Ulta Beauty case study

Ulta Beauty · E-Commerce / Retail

75% Decreased training time
25% Improved UPH
2x Increased robot fleet during peak

Ulta Beauty deployed Locus Robotics in its new Greenfield distribution center to improve fulfillment efficiency, reduce associate strain, and create a more flexible operation capable of scaling for seasonal demand.

Brother Improves Warehouse Efficiency with Locus Robotics Brother facility 1

Brother · E-Commerce / Retail

100 UPH
10-15 Training time in minutes

Brother uses Locus Robotics both as a supplier partner and as a customer, deploying Locus Robots in its Bartlett, Tennessee warehouse operation with Saddle Creek to improve picking efficiency, throughput, and order fulfillment speed.

Carhartt Deploys Locus Robots and Sees a 200% Productivity Increase Carhartt case study

Carhartt · E-Commerce / Retail

~200 UPH
200% Productivity increase
110,000 units picked in one peak day

DHL Supply Chain deployed Locus Robotics to support Carhartt’s rapidly growing fulfillment operation, enabling the site to scale quickly while improving productivity, reducing labor requirements, and maintaining service levels across wholesale, retail, e-commerce, and returns workflows.

Fleet Feet Boosts Productivity 111% with Locus Robotics Fleet Feet case study

Fleet Feet · E-Commerce / Retail

111% Increased UPH
98% Increased order fulfillment rate
98% Decreased training time

Fleet Feet partnered with Infios and Locus Robotics to automate its new distribution center, increasing fulfillment capacity, productivity, and workforce efficiency while simplifying training and warehouse operations.

ITG Builds Adaptive Fulfillment Infrastructure for Peak Demand with Locus Robotics ITG facility 1

ITG · E-Commerce / Retail

2 million units picked
140,000 orders processed
100,000 replenishment orders executed

ITG deployed Locus Robotics to create a more flexible and scalable fulfillment operation that can efficiently manage extreme seasonal demand fluctuations while improving workforce productivity and operational agility.

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