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How Indian e-commerce players can use robotics to gain competitive edge?

By implementing robotic solutions, warehouses can increase their throughput by 10 times

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Yaduvendra Singh
How do we define an industry which grew fivefold in the last 6 years and is expected to grow by another 67 percent in the next year? – Booming!  

That’s what India’s e-commerce industry is. A December 2015 report by industry body Assocham and business consultancy Deloitte suggests that the Indian e-commerce industry will collect $ 38 billion in revenues in 2016 as compared to $ 3.8 amassed in 2009. The factors that lead to this massive growth are: increasing smartphone penetration, younger generation with lack of time and patience for a shopping mall, evolving consumer experience, exciting discounts, and