In-Store
Staff, often called “shoppers” or "selectors," walk the store’s aisles, fulfilling multiple online orders at once by picking items off store shelves and then placing them into each customer order. Items can also be grouped by zones within the store for more efficiency. Once orders are completed, they are consolidated and staged within the store for either customer pick-up or delivery.
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Fast Pick Area
Used in conjunction with in-store picking, this fulfillment method uses a small section of the store that is dedicated to online order fulfillment via manual picking methods. It holds a sub-set of the overall store items, is only accessible by store staff, and is organized in a way that enables efficient picking with better inventory controls because it's not accessible by customers. The fast pick area is used along with in-store picking, provides a more efficient operation than in-store picking by itself.
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Dark Store
Dark stores solve the problems posed by in-store picking by taking the picking out of the store. This fulfillment method not only improves the in-store customer experience by getting congestion off the store floor, but also increases order picking efficiency and order accuracy. While often a repurposed store or small warehouse, simply put, they're laid out to maximize manual picking efficiency instead of an in-store merchandising experience and as no customers are in the dark store, you're able to track your inventory with much greater precision.
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MFC
Micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs) can be co-located in back of or attached to an existing store. AutoStore is goods-to-person automation, bringing items to your staff. With no more wasted time walking around your store or dark store, overall operating efficiency is greatly improved. Because of AutoStore's best-in-class storage density and modularity, you can build it to any shape, form, or height. It can even be placed inside the middle of a building and not only improve your fulfillment operations but also become technology showcase for your in-store experience.
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