Ahold Delhaize said it will bring robots to nearly 500 of its Giant/Martin’s and Stop & Shop locations after a successful test at two Giant stores during the last year. The in-store robots named “Marty” will be in all 172 Giant stores.
The Netherlands-based grocery giant said it has started rolling out the robots at Giant/Martin’s and Stop & Shop, a deployment that will continue through the early part of 2019. Other Ahold Delhaize USA brands will continue to test autonomous robots in select stores.
“Several companies in the grocery retail space have recently begun testing or using in-store robots — something Retail Business Services and the local brands we serve have been doing for some time,” Paul Scorza, executive vice president and chief information officer for the Retail Business Services division of Ahold Delhaize, said in a statement. “We’re pleased to support the Giant/Martin’s and Stop & Shop brands as they now lead the industry from test to large-scale usage of robots and to see the benefits the technology continues to drive for their businesses.”
