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Booktopia to use machines to pack and dispatch orders
Australia’s online bookstore Booktopia has partnered with logistics solutions provider BPS Global to roll out Hai Robotics innovative autonomous robot technology.
As part of a $20 million investment in automation for Booktopia, the robots, combined with a range of other automations, gave the leading retailer the opportunity to improve efficiency and double its product range at its 14,000 sqm distribution centre in Lidcombe, NSW.
In the financial year to June 30, 2020, Booktopia broke all previous sales records and reported a revenue of $165.4m, after the retailer saw a massive increase in sales as a result of the COVID-19 online shopping boom. With no signs of slowing down, Booktopia has revealed it is expecting to turnover $217m in the current (FY21) financial year.