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Home Depot Buys Warehouse Automation Startup SIMPL

Original: Home Depot Acquires Warehouse Automation Startup SIMPL

Home Depot has acquired SIMPL, a startup specializing in warehouse automation. The deal gives the home improvement retailer in-house technology to streamline its fulfillment centers as it pushes to speed up deliveries and compete with e-commerce rivals. Industry observers see it as part of a broader wave of major retailers buying logistics and robotics capability directly rather than partnering.

Why now: Major retailers buying automation and robotics firms is a hot topic as supply chains and e-commerce fulfillment modernize

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• Home Depot Acquires Warehouse Automation Startup SIMPL · National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors

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