Robotics in Retail and Apparel - Thematic Intelligence
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Robotics in Retail and Apparel - Thematic Intelligence
Summary
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots. Robots are machines capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, either programmed by a computer or using artificial intelligence (AI). Robotics is used by retailers in warehouses, in-store, and for improving the logistics and delivery process. The leading adopters of robotics in retail and apparel are investing in logistics robots, industrial co-bots, and inspection, cleaning, and maintenance robots, to automate operations and improve efficiency.
This thematic report takes an in-depth look at the importance of robotics to the retail and apparel sector. Firstly, the value chain section provides an in-depth description of each segment of robotics and outlines the specialist vendors and leading adopters of robotics in the retail and apparel sector.
The challenges section outlines the key challenges currently faced by the retail and apparel sector. This is followed by an impact assessment detailing the areas in robotics where retail companies should focus and outlines how these challenges have accelerated the need for robotics.
The case study section highlights the deployment of robots within retail and apparel.
A data analysis section provides market size and growth forecasts, mergers and acquisition activity analysis, a robotics timeline, and insight into patents, company filings, and hiring trends.
Finally, the report profiles companies making their mark within the theme.
Robotics can help address the various challenges retailers face, such as the need to profile customers, achieve greater personalization, understand market trends, and improve operational efficiency. According to GlobalData forecasts, the global robotics market was worth $45.8 billion in 2020 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29% between 2020 and 2030, reaching $568 billion by 2030.
Robotics is increasingly being used by high-growth industry leaders to improve warehouse efficiency, streamline their logistics and supply chain networks, and enable shorter delivery times for customers. Industrial robots are used in retail warehouses to take on heavy and repetitive tasks and co-bots are increasingly being used to work alongside human workers to process orders. Drones are also filling gaps in delivery systems, including reaching isolated areas.
Retailers are also adopting robotics instore to help converge online and offline retail. Managing store inventory is a major problem for many retailers, with inaccurate tracking leading to lost revenue. Robots can solve this problem through constant stock-taking and shelf audits, identifying stock shortages. As robotics becomes more technologically advanced and artificial intelligence (AI) develops, the level of accuracy in tasks undertaken by robots will consistently grow and create new efficiencies for retailers.
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Summary
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots. Robots are machines capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, either programmed by a computer or using artificial intelligence (AI). Robotics is used by retailers in warehouses, in-store, and for improving the logistics and delivery process. The leading adopters of robotics in retail and apparel are investing in logistics robots, industrial co-bots, and inspection, cleaning, and maintenance robots, to automate operations and improve efficiency.
This thematic report takes an in-depth look at the importance of robotics to the retail and apparel sector. Firstly, the value chain section provides an in-depth description of each segment of robotics and outlines the specialist vendors and leading adopters of robotics in the retail and apparel sector.
The challenges section outlines the key challenges currently faced by the retail and apparel sector. This is followed by an impact assessment detailing the areas in robotics where retail companies should focus and outlines how these challenges have accelerated the need for robotics.
The case study section highlights the deployment of robots within retail and apparel.
A data analysis section provides market size and growth forecasts, mergers and acquisition activity analysis, a robotics timeline, and insight into patents, company filings, and hiring trends.
Finally, the report profiles companies making their mark within the theme.
Robotics can help address the various challenges retailers face, such as the need to profile customers, achieve greater personalization, understand market trends, and improve operational efficiency. According to GlobalData forecasts, the global robotics market was worth $45.8 billion in 2020 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29% between 2020 and 2030, reaching $568 billion by 2030.
Robotics is increasingly being used by high-growth industry leaders to improve warehouse efficiency, streamline their logistics and supply chain networks, and enable shorter delivery times for customers. Industrial robots are used in retail warehouses to take on heavy and repetitive tasks and co-bots are increasingly being used to work alongside human workers to process orders. Drones are also filling gaps in delivery systems, including reaching isolated areas.
Retailers are also adopting robotics instore to help converge online and offline retail. Managing store inventory is a major problem for many retailers, with inaccurate tracking leading to lost revenue. Robots can solve this problem through constant stock-taking and shelf audits, identifying stock shortages. As robotics becomes more technologically advanced and artificial intelligence (AI) develops, the level of accuracy in tasks undertaken by robots will consistently grow and create new efficiencies for retailers.
Scope
- An overview of the robotics value chain including leaders and challengers for each sub-segment.
- A breakdown of the key challenges in the retail and apparel industry, and how robotics technologies can help to solve them.
- Market size and growth forecasts for robotics split into segments.
- Case studies showing the use cases for robotics across the retail and apparel industry.
- Analysis of alternative data including company filing, patent, and hiring activity.
- A review of the leading adopters of robotics in retail and apparel, the specialist robotics vendors for retail and apparel, and the leading robotics vendors cross-industry.
- Thematic scorecards ranking leading retail and apparel companies on their involvement in key themes, including robotics.
- To understand robotics and its current and future impact on the retail and apparel industry.
- To understand how key challenges the retail and apparel sector faces have accelerated the need for the deployment of robotics.
- To identify the leading robotics adopters and specialist robotics vendors.
- GlobalData’s thematic research ecosystem is a single, integrated global research platform that provides an easy-to-use framework for tracking all themes across all companies in all sectors. It has a proven track record of identifying important themes early, enabling companies to make the right investments ahead of the competition, and securing that all-important competitive advantage.
Table of Contents
66 Pages
- Executive Summary
- Robotics Value Chain
- Robot manufacturing
- Caged industrial robots
- Industrial co-bots
- Logistics robots (excluding drones)
- Medical robots
- Exoskeletons
- Consumer robots
- Drones
- Inspection, cleaning, and maintenance robots
- Field robots
- Defense and security robots (excluding drones)
- Hardware components
- Precision mechanical parts
- Semiconductors
- Software components
- Robotic intelligence
- Robotics as a service
- Cloud robotics
- Retail and Apparel Challenges
- The Impact of Robotics on Retail and Apparel
- How robotics helps resolve the challenge of COVID-19
- How robotics helps resolve the challenge of digitalization
- How robotics helps resolve the challenge of ESG
- How robotics helps resolve the challenge of supply chain disruption
- Case Studies
- Amazon deploys fully autonomous warehouse robots
- Ocado uses robots to improve grocery order efficiency
- JD.com launched robotic shops in the Netherlands
- Data Analysis
- Market size and growth forecasts
- Industrial robots will be the growth engine of robotics
- Service robots will grow at a 22% CAGR in the coming decade
- An increasingly varied landscape
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Patent trends
- Company filings trends
- Hiring trends
- Robotics timeline
- Companies
- Leading robotics adopters in retail and apparel
- Leading robotics vendors
- Specialist robotics vendors in retail and apparel
- Sector Scorecard
- Retail sector scorecard
- Who’s who
- Thematic screen
- Valuation screen
- Risk screen
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- GlobalData reports
- Our Thematic Research Methodology
- About GlobalData
- Contact Us
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Key challenges facing the retail and apparel sector
- Table 2: Mergers and acquisitions
- Table 3: Leading robotics adopters in retail and apparel
- Table 4: Leading robotics vendors
- Table 5: Specialist robotics vendors in retail and apparel
- Table 6: Glossary
- Table 7: GlobalData reports
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Key players in the robotics value chain
- Figure 2: The robotics value chain
- Figure 3: Caged industrial robots
- Figure 4: Industrial co-bots
- Figure 5: Logistics robots (excluding drones)
- Figure 6: Medical robots
- Figure 7: Exoskeletons
- Figure 8: Consumer robots
- Figure 9: Drones
- Figure 10: Inspection, cleaning, and maintenance robots
- Figure 11: Field robots
- Figure 12: Defense and security robots (excluding drones)
- Figure 13: Precision mechanical parts
- Figure 14: Semiconductors
- Figure 15: Robotic intelligence
- Figure 16: Cloud robotics
- Figure 17: Hot topics among leading robotics influencers in the retail sector
- Figure 18: Thematic impact assessment
- Figure 19: Alibaba's Xiaomanlv have delivered more than 10 million parcels in China since its launch
- Figure 20: LoweBot helps customers find products in-store
- Figure 21: Starship Technologies robots delivering Co-op groceries
- Figure 22:Nike’s Bot Initiated Longevity Lab (BILL) is designed to clean and repair shoes
- Figure 23: Proteus is Amazon’s first fully autonomous warehouse robot
- Figure 24: Sparrow streamlines the fulfillment process
- Figure 25: The 600 Series bot
- Figure 26: JD.com’s Ochama store in Utrecht
- Figure 27: The robotics industry will grow at a CAGR of 29% between 2020 and 2030
- Figure 28: The industrial robotics market will be worth $352 billion by 2030
- Figure 29: The service robots market will be worth $216 billion in 2030
- Figure 30: Exoskeletons are the fastest-growing robotics category
- Figure 31: Robotics-related patent activity in the retail sector grew by 317% between 2016 and 2019
- Figure 32: Company filings mentions related to robotics were highest in 2021
- Figure 33: Retailers are increasingly hiring for robotics-related positions
- Figure 34: The robotics story
- Figure 35: Who does what in the retail space?
- Figure 36: Thematic screen
- Figure 37: Valuation screen
- Figure 38: Risk screen
- Figure 39: Our five-step approach for generating a sector scorecard
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