Yonghui Superstore uses intelligent logistics robots to solve the business pain points of retail stores

Geek+ applied ‘goods to person’ solution to help Yonghui Superstore improve efficiency and enable its flexible expansion

The customer

Established in 2001, Yonghui Superstores is a Shanghai-listed (601933) company operating supermarket chains. It has nearly 900 supermarkets in 24 provinces and cities across China, covering over 6 million square meters. China’s biggest supermarket chain in 2018, it is a top 100 China Company.

The challenge
  • Significant increase of single item orders
  • Need to improve warehouse in and outbound order processing efficiency to meet higher volume demand
  • High labor costs
Our solution
  • Yonghui Superstores’Kunshan Warehouse in April 2019. Operated by Geek+, we provide a comprehensive robotics solution with full picking system and business intelligence monitoring
  • The project area is about 1600 square meters, using 43 P800 robots, 186 shelves, and 80 tray holders, focusing in and out processing of food and daily consumer goods
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The Geek+ impact
  • Average picking efficiency multiplied by three (153 lines / hour)
  • Daily shipping processing capacity is in the 5000-7000 order line, easily solving the increased demand requirements for East China region
  • Picking error rate significantly decreased
  • Shorter working time and more cost-efficient on-site management
  • Reduction of on-site manual labor to achieve cost reduction and efficiency gains
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