Case Study: Kesko doubles online grocery delivery capacity with AutoStore

Kesko's Online Grocery Transformation Doubling Delivery, Enhancing Shopping, and Adapting to Demand with AutoStore

Kesko, a leading Finnish grocery retailer, faced a significant challenge when the COVID-19 pandemic caused online order volumes to skyrocket. Their manual in-store picking method was running out of capacity, impacting both online and in-store customer experiences. They needed a flexible automated warehouse solution, AutoStore, to increase delivery capacity, shorten delivery times, and improve inventory management.

The solution implemented by AutoStore was a dual-grid automated micro-fulfillment center (MFC) for both ambient and chilled goods. This system provided the flexibility to adapt to demand and delivered exceptional results. With AutoStore, Kesko doubled its daily delivery capacity, reduced same-day delivery time to 6 hours, and cut its number of in-store pickers by 80%, all while new staff required only 30 minutes of training.

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Jussi Hytönen

Program Manager