{"id":4027,"date":"2025-06-12T11:05:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4f3b7e0f0f63b0d70d5ea4bd93f99f16\/?p=4027"},"modified":"2025-06-12T11:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:08:24","slug":"staples-canada-robot-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/blog\/staples-canada-robot-automation","title":{"rendered":"From Pen and Paper to Robots: Inside Staples Canada&#8217;s Automation Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4027\" class=\"elementor elementor-4027\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e25397 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e25397\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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<\/p>\n                <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hero-banner-right-content\">\n            <div class=\"hero-thumbnail\">\n                <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staples-Canada-image-1-977x1024.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Staples Canada with Locus Robots\" srcset=\"https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staples-Canada-image-1-977x1024.jpg 977w, https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staples-Canada-image-1-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staples-Canada-image-1-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staples-Canada-image-1-300x314.jpg 300w, https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staples-Canada-image-1-400x419.jpg 400w, https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staples-Canada-image-1-510x535.jpg 510w, https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staples-Canada-image-1-1200x1258.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staples-Canada-image-1.jpg 1311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94e872f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94e872f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dfedf5\" data-id=\"9dfedf5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc0d742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-content-blog-news-post\" data-id=\"cc0d742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"content-blog-news-post.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<section class=\"content-blog-news-post\" id=\"content-blog-news-post\" data-module=\"ContentBlogNewsPost\">\n        <section class=\"post-content-item-section white-bg\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"content-blog-news-post-content\">\n                <p>When Mert Selcuk joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staples.ca\/\">Staples Canada<\/a> as Senior Manager of Supply Chain Strategy and Capabilities, he didn\u2019t just step into a supply chain organization. As Selcuk\u2019s team is responsible for everything from network design to system engineering and long-term planning, he stepped into a true warehouse transformation. One of their biggest challenges wasn\u2019t about blueprints or throughput. Instead, it was cultural and meant moving a decades-old network from pen and paper to a future built on automation.<\/p><p>\u201cWe\u2019d just completed the rollout of a tier-one WMS,\u201d Selcuk said on a recent episode of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/resources\/podcast\/warehouse-automation-matters-episode-20-warehouse-automation-landscape\">Warehouse Automation Matters<\/a>\u201d. \u201cThat allowed us to ask the question: what\u2019s next?\u201d<\/p><p>That question became the catalyst for Staples Canada\u2019s warehouse automation journey, which was grounded in data, cross-functional alignment, and a people-first mindset.<\/p><h4><strong>Laying the Automation Foundation with Strategy<\/strong><\/h4><p>The temptation for any operation exploring warehouse automation is to jump straight to the newest tool, but Selcuk urged caution.<\/p><p>\u201cThe automation landscape is exponential \u2014 it\u2019s not linear,\u201d he explained. \u201cIf you\u2019re reading about a technology on a whitepaper, you\u2019ve probably already missed the window of opportunity.\u201d<\/p><p>To avoid chasing trends, the Staples team asked hard questions up front:<\/p><ul><li>What are we trying to solve?<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>How will this technology integrate with our existing operations?<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Will it support, and not disrupt, our associates?<\/li><\/ul><p>Armed with that clarity, the team began vetting vendors through a strategic lens. Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) rose to the top for their flexibility, ease of implementation, and collaborative design. \u201cWe were very happy with the RaaS model as it let us scale without the weight of a capital-heavy structure,\u201d Selcuk said. \u201cBut more importantly, we wanted a solution that empowered our people. That made AMRs a natural fit.\u201d<\/p><h4><strong>Data-Driven Design, Bottom-Up Buy-In<\/strong><\/h4><p>Instead of a top-down rollout, Staples took a different approach and engaged every stakeholder early and often.<\/p><p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to come in with a final solution and ask for buy-in,\u201d Selcuk explained. \u201cWe involved our fulfillment center teams in the design cycle from the beginning. That way, it wasn\u2019t just a good idea on paper \u2014 it was operationally sound.\u201d<\/p><p>The Staples team pulled extensive data sets, including transaction-level outbound picks, item and location masters, historical inventory snapshots, and used them to design and validate multiple proof-of-concept models. The process wasn\u2019t quick, but it was intentional and then it was time for cross-functional alignment.<\/p><p>\u201cWe built a tightly knit implementation team across engineering, supply chain systems, IT, project management, operations, and Locus,\u201d Selcuk said. \u201cEveryone had a role. Everyone was invited to the same calls. Our goal was to eliminate silos before they could form.\u201d<\/p><p>This collaborative model paid off. \u201cOur senior director of strategy once said after a call, \u2018I couldn\u2019t tell who was Staples and who was Locus,\u2019\u201d said Selcuk. \u201cThat kind of cohesion is what made the difference.\u201d<\/p><h4><strong>Validation in the Metrics<\/strong><\/h4><p>From the first day of go-live, Staples Canada tracked their success with a laser focus on productivity KPIs like lines per hour (LPH) and units per hour (UPH). Using tools like LocusView and LocusHub, the team measured performance in real time and exceeded their targets, but the most powerful validation came from the floor.<\/p><p>\u201cOne of our associates, Grace, looked around at 3:30 p.m. one day and said, \u2018It must\u2019ve been a slow day,\u2019\u201d Selcuk recalled. \u201cBut when we checked the dashboard, we had hit our average Tuesday volume. We\u2019d just done it faster with less friction.\u201d<\/p><p>That moment captured the heart of Staples Canada\u2019s strategy to use automation not to replace people, but to improve their workday.<\/p><h4><strong>What\u2019s Next: Agility, Balance, and True Partnership<\/strong><\/h4><p>As Selcuk puts it, the automation journey at Staples Canada is just beginning. But already, the results are clear: faster order turnaround, greater scheduling flexibility, reduced reliance on bolted infrastructure, and stronger associate engagement. And a true partnership is at the core of it all.<\/p><p>\u201cLocus wasn\u2019t just a vendor,\u201d Selcuk said. \u201cThey were embedded in our teams, even before we signed a PO. They visited five of our sites just during the evaluation phase. That level of commitment is what partnership looks like.\u201d<\/p><p>Want to hear the full story? <a href=\"https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/resources\/podcast\/warehouse-automation-matters-episode-20-warehouse-automation-landscape\">Listen to the full podcast episode<\/a> with Mert Selcuk of Staples Canada on Warehouse Automation Matters.<\/p>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n    <\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7e3e5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7e3e5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-915a68d\" 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