The Danish lifestyle retailer Søstrene Grene has introduced the goods-to-person solution "PopPick Lite" from Geekplus in its distribution center in Venlo, Netherlands. The provider of warehouse robotics worked with its partner in the Nordic region, STL, according to a Geekplus press release dated October 16. This is the eighth project together with STL.
This goods-to-person system comprises a total of 64 "P1200" robots, eight picking stations, more than 400 shelves, and 300 pallet positions on an area of around 3,000 square meters.
"We saw the need to automate our
warehouse systems, especially to cope with a changing product range and rising volumes — something that would otherwise require a substantial overhaul of our logistics. This made STL and Geekplus the right partner for us," said Claus Tjærby, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Søstrene Grene.
The new "PopPick" station enables workers to work in a more ergonomic way and to increase throughput and accuracy. The system, which provides pallets and cartons for picking, is an example of flexibility and modularity: both processes can be carried out simultaneously; the cartons
are connected to a put-wall via conveyors; the system is compatible with products of different sizes and can be scaled at any time, while at the same time reducing the footprint for fixed machinery.
"Our partnership with STL shows how quickly and flexibly automation can be introduced," said Simon Houghton, Head of Northern Europe Sales at Geekplus. "This is our eighth joint project and evidence of how quickly and efficiently we can work, since we unveiled this new product at LogiMAT in March and we can already say that
the implementation has been a success."
"We are incredibly proud to work with such a renowned Danish retail chain as Søstrene Grene. The project in the Netherlands was ambitious as well as meaningful—and the completed facility is an impressive example of how automation can future-proof logistics," said Ole Madsen, CEO of STL.
Regardless of the location, the layout can be replicated, and a similar setup is currently being prepared for the warehouse in Aarhus (Denmark), whose commissioning is planned for 2026 and which is intended to support Søstrene's growth
