$6B fashion retail · Ascena / Knitwell Group
Partnering across vendor selection, design, and deployment so a multi-brand fulfillment center was ready for 2024 holiday peak.
The starting conditions matter — stakeholder alignment, technical debt, and operational reality all shape the path forward. Here's what we walked into.
A multi-brand fulfillment center operating several Ascena / Knitwell Group retail brands under one roof needed to meet rising e-commerce demand and address labor constraints in picking and replenishment. The client selected Locus autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to close the gap — and needed to deploy at scale, integrated with Manhattan WMS, in time for holiday peak shipping.
A disciplined playbook — aligned with operations, built around the client's technical reality, and sequenced to protect the business at every step.
SIS resources played a key role in evaluating AMR vendors and confirming Locus as the right autonomous mobile robot partner for the operation.
Leveraged warehousing, robotics, and automation expertise to steer the client toward a lean, standards-based design — keeping custom extensions to a minimum.
Acted as the bridge between business operations and Locus / Manhattan vendor teams — aligning priorities, cadence, and technical commitments.
Partnered across integration development, end-to-end testing, and deployment of 110+ picking robots and 10+ replenishment bots, integrated with Manhattan WMS.
Locus AMRs deployed
Replenishment bots
Holiday peak ready
All 120+ Locus AMRs deployed on time for 2024 holiday shipping.
Successful Manhattan WMS integration with picking and replenishment workflows.
Minimized delivery delays and boosted overall productivity in e-commerce fulfillment.
We'll embed with your team the same way — aligned, disciplined, and measured in outcomes, not deliverables.
(614) 831-1877Locus AMR rollout — 120+ robots live for peak e-commerce fulfillment
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