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Oslo (Infront TDN Direkt): Autostore is reducing upfront payments for its technology to customers in an attempt to increase sales, and will continue its legal battle against Ocado.
This is what the Financial Times writes on Sunday after an interview with CEO Mars Hovland Vikse and his predecessor Karl Johan Lier.
AutoStore has introduced a new way for dealers to purchase its systems, which Vikse called “pay per pick”, in an effort to make it easier for businesses to invest by lowering the initial cost. Under the system, a retailer pays only for the automation infrastructure up front - about 20-30 percent of the usual total cost - and then pays for everything else including the robots, software and workstations each time they use it.
However, the two expect that the strong growth in warehouse automation will continue even if e-commerce sales stagnate.
-Even if e-commerce and global trade see a decline, we as consumers will still buy online, and companies will still invest in automation. Only 15-20 percent of warehouses globally have automation, Vikse said.
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