Micro-fulfillment e-grocery solutions provider Takeoff and logistics automation company Knapp say they have expanded their partnership to offer a modular product portfolio to provide food retailers with right-sized automation and unique capabilities for their operation.
With fulfillment models for high-, mid- and low-volume operations, retailers can choose different technologies and solutions to realize their e-grocery strategy and fulfill their promises to the end customer, according to a news release. Retailers are now empowered to construct an intelligent, interconnected fulfillment network without being constrained to a single solution, having to engage with different hardware and software providers or compromising on operational excellence, the companies said.
“After operating alongside and growing with our retail partners over the past seven years, we are excited to offer our retail grocery partners new solution modularity with our partner KNAPP,” Takeoff co-founder Jose Aguerrevere said in the release.
In the next phase of their partnership, Takeoff and Knapp said they are bringing their sales, solutions engineering and technical product teams closer together. This will provide retailers with a unified, streamlined experience and access to a dedicated team enhancing e-grocery fulfillment, the release said.
“Automation remains foundational in addressing rising labor costs and offering an optimal customer experience at the lowest cost to serve. Through Takeoff’s expertise we were able to further develop our modular solution for micro fulfillment," Rudolf Hansl, vice president of food retail solutions of Knapp Group, said in the release. In addition, we will enhance our existing portfolio within this new, intensified partnership to make it easier than ever to deploy right-sized automation for any retailer, anywhere."
Seven years ago, Takeoff created the hyperlocal fulfillment category with a custom, grocery-native platform — and micro-fulfillment centers were born, the release said. After an extensive technology evaluation, Takeoff partnered with Knapp.