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Sobeys grand opening of distribution centre in Vaughan

Will Vaughan’s e-commerce grocery facility — the first in North America — spur technology adoption?

Sobeys grand opening of distribution centre in VaughanTwo years ago, Michael Medline, President and CEO of Empire Co., was sitting in his backyard and then — boom — came the mega lightbulb vision when he was reading about Ocado.

Ocado isn’t Canadian. Rather, it’s a U.K.-based company that touts itself as a “serial innovator,” “disrupter” and the “world’s most advanced end-to-end e-commerce, fulfilment and logistics platform.”

Ocado comes with an army of robots, which are efficient at packaging fresh produce like tomatoes.

Full Article: yorkregion.com