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Groceries & Convenience

Market situation

Food and bever­ages are the biggest spend­ing categories after housing, water & energy and the category we most frequently shop. While groceries are still predom­i­nantly shopped in-store, the online grocery channel has tripled its share over the past decade with the UK leading with a share of 13%, France and the Nether­lands with around 10% and Germany and South­ern Europe ranging from 5% to 6%.

Expectations

Today’s consumers place greater empha­sis on value and expect seamless omnichan­nel experi­ences with flexi­ble and more precise deliv­ery. Health, nutri­tion, and fresh­ness are increas­ingly top-of-mind, while demand for sustain­able, ethical, and trans­par­ently sourced products is steadily growing. Person­al­iza­tion through digital tools and AI, smaller basket sizes, and trust-building trans­parency further define the new landscape of food shopping.

Implications for logistics

Flexi­bly storing a large and fast chang­ing product range
Support central as well as decen­tralised, fast order fulfill­ment options
Enable fast and efficient replen­ish­ment to reduce stock-outs
Safely manage required temper­a­ture zones for optimal fresh­ness and safety
Enable faster as well as more precise and more flexi­ble deliv­ery and Pick-up options
Cater to more sustain­able packag­ing options to reduce waste
Provide more sustain­able deliv­ery options to reduce kilome­ters driven per order and move to electric

P8S highlights for Groceries & Convenience

(Company highlights)

P8S flexi­ble high-density storage, 3x to 5x higher density compared to manual storage.

Flexi­ble picking of eaches or cases—ambient, fresh, or frozen in one integrated system.

High speed, flexi­ble picking, Goods2Person and In-Aisle-Picking with our multi-purpose robots.

Our vision for Groceries

Next-generation online grocery fulfill­ment could be envisioned as follows: central and decen­tralised fulfill­ment centers close to customers, curated assort­ment of 5,000–20’000 SKUs, essentials/broader assort­ment, fresh produce, and local special­ties plus add-ons for daily needs. From beauty and electron­ics, home & DIY to pet care. High density, automated storage with fast zero-touch replen­ish­ment and a mix of robot and manual picking. Precise and safe (temper­a­ture controlled) fulfill­ment and deliv­ery with flexi­ble options, either fast, sched­uled, or 24/7 pickup — embrac­ing sustain­abil­ity by reduc­ing distances, eDeliv­er­ies and support­ing circu­lar services like rent-all, re-sell, re-fill, and recycle.

P8S Solutions for Grocery & Ceonvenience

Decentralized Grocery Fulfillment

Alter­na­tive to central fulfill­ment when speed and profitabil­ity are key.

Combines high-speed Fulfill­ment (G2P and robotic picking) plus integra­tion with the central warehouse for zero-handling receiv­ing. Deliv­er­ing both more speed, high and signif­i­cant cost savings.

Automated Dark Stores for Quick Commerce

The P8S All-in-One System for Dark Stores deliv­ers maximum speed and efficiency in minimal space.

Its unique combi­na­tion of automated storage, Goods2Person, and Fast Pick-Wall Picking, enables prepa­ra­tion of six-item orders in under one minute.

Efficient and safe temperature controlled delivery

Fresh and frozen products require temper­a­ture controlled storage, picking and deliv­ery. 

We offer a flexi­ble solution for temperature-controlled storage and trans­port: The Tray Box Thermo line.

24/7 Pick-up

Customers expect faster, more conve­nient deliv­ery options. Shippers need cost-efficient last-mile solutions beyond manual parcel lockers. The solution: P8S Kiosk Station and Mobile Pick-up Container as add-ons to fulfill­ment centers or stand­alone units.

Automate the impossible

Physi­cal AI designed to scale your most demand­ing tasks, from logis­tics to manufac­tur­ing. Together with mimic of Zurich, we’re tackling the last criti­cal frontier: enabling robots to handle a vast variety of SKUs in dynamic environ­ments. Here’s a first glimpse from March 2025 and it’s only the begin­ning. More excit­ing results are on the way.

It’s time to talk.

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Pick8ship Technology AG
Switzerland Innovation Park Zürich
Sonnentalstrasse 8
8600 Dübendorf (Zurich)

Phone +41 44 821 22 08
Mail: welcome@p8s.swiss
Web: www.p8s.swiss

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