COVID-19 has changed the future of retail: there's plenty more automation in store
Mortimer, Gary, Bowden, Jana, Pallant, Jason, Grimmer, Louise, & Grimmer, Martin (2020) COVID-19 has changed the future of retail: there's plenty more automation in store. The Conversation, June, 25 June 2020. [Article]
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Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has announced its single biggest investment in logistics infrastructure, spending A$780 million to replace up to 1,300 workers with robots.
It plans to build one semi-automated and one fully automated distribution centre in south-west Sydney. About 650 jobs will be created at the new centres, to open in 2024. Three existing centres (two in Sydney, one in Melbourne) will close as a result.
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| Item Type: | Contribution to Newspaper, Magazine or Website (Article) | ||
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| Keywords: | COVID-19, Retail, eCommerce, Online Shopping, supermarket retailing, automation, Supply Chain, Future | ||
| ISSN: | 2201-5639 | ||
| Pure ID: | 62683776 | ||
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > QUT Business School Current > Schools > School of Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations |
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| Copyright Owner: | 2020 The authors | ||
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| Deposited On: | 21 Jul 2020 03:42 | ||
| Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2025 05:42 |
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