# Fast Retailing partners with Exotec for warehouse robots

Fast Retailing, parent of Uniqlo, announced a partnership with French robotics company Exotec to equip its warehouses with Skypod robots for order preparation.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-11-14
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: Skypod robots, warehouse automation systems
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Exotec](https://endata.com/companies/13529.md) (supplier)
- [Fast Retailing](https://endata.com/companies/43290.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [bfmtv.com](https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/entreprises/services/pour-gerer-ses-entrepots-le-geant-uniqlo-choisit-les-robots-du-francais-exotec_AV-201911140302.html), 2019-11-14: "Le groupe, qui gère aussi d'autres marques comme GU, veut devenir un modèle d'utilisation de technologies avancées afin de réduire temps, espaces, coûts, tâches ingrates et erreurs."

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