Robot workers can't go on strike but they can go up in flames ocadoandoverfire
LONDON - The Andover fire brigade was alerted at 2.34am local time. About 2 miles across town, a fire had broken out in the early hours of Feb 5 at a state-of-the-art Ocado Group warehouse.
The financial repercussions can also be worse if a retailer's risk is concentrated in a few expensive warehouses rather than hundreds of stores. The blaze began high in the warehouse and was so difficult to reach that firefighters had to cut holes in the roof, according to chief officer Neil Odin at Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. A sprinkler system only contained the fire in its early stages. It took more than 200 people to quell the flames.
Last week, Ocado added a 750 million-pound investment from Marks & Spencer Group to form a grocery-delivery joint venture. Automated warehouses are generally taller and narrower than more traditional facilities because there is no need for people to move between floors and it saves on rent, according to Mr George Lawrie, an analyst at Forrester Research who advises retailers on technology to make their businesses more competitive.
But Ocado has advanced the concept, and it sees itself as more of a tech company than a grocer. It has created its own infrastructure, technology and software, including robotic arms that can pick delicate items such as fruit and vegetables. The tie-up with M&S will allow it to focus even more on technology.
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