In the middle of England, in the county of Leicestershire, a new warehouse is pushing the technological boundaries of automation and hoping to redefine global logistics for a post-Covid-19 world. Inside the 638,000-square-foot space, machines on rails zip between tightly stacked shelves and robot arms pluck various products from tight spaces, while pallets are automatically wrapped for loading in trucks.
The products, which include boxes of biscuits and chocolate bars, are from Nestlé (ticker: NESN.Switzerland), which occupies…
