Automated Apparel Warehouse
The global fashion industry is evolving faster than ever and so are the demands placed on apparel warehousing and logistics. From rising B2B store replenishment and B2C e-commerce orders to complex return flows, resale operations, and manufacturing distribution, traditional warehouse garment storage models are struggling to keep up.
At the same time, fashion brands face growing pressure from seasonal clothing cycles, rapidly expanding SKU counts, and increasingly personalized consumer demand. As a result, apparel storage and fulfillment operations are becoming more fragmented, less predictable, and harder to scale using conventional storage solutions.
To stay competitive, apparel businesses need flexible, intelligent, and scalable storage systems that enable fast inventory turnover, efficient clothes storage, and real-time responsiveness across inbound and outbound operations.
That’s where Hai Robotics comes in.
With automated storage and retrieval solutions purpose-built for the fashion industry, Hai Robotics helps brands modernize their apparel warehouse operations, optimize warehouse garment storage, and future-proof their supply chains.
180+
Projects signed for the fashion industry
100%
Project delivery rate
2-3 Times
Increase outbound efficiency by
Apparel Warehousing Challenges Today
Apparel and fashion logistics present a unique set of operational challenges:
- Seasonal clothing fluctuations create sharp inventory peaks and valleys
- SKU counts increase due to size, color, and style variations
- Returns rates are significantly higher than in other industries
- Omnichannel fulfillment requires shared inventory across B2B and B2C
- Traditional storage units lack flexibility and scalability
Without adaptable apparel storage solutions, warehouses risk inefficiencies such as overstocking, slow order fulfillment, labor dependency, and underutilized space.
Key Capabilities for Apparel Warehousing
Reference Centralized Apparel Storage
Hai Robotics enables centralized reference management by grouping garments with the same SKU or reference into unified storage units. This simplifies apparel picking, reduces sorting errors, and improves store distribution efficiency especially for high-volume fashion operations.
Productivity Increases by 4–6 Times
With 24/7 automated operation, Hai Robotics solutions can increase apparel warehouse productivity by 4 to 6 times compared to manual warehouse garment handling. Robots handle repetitive transport tasks, allowing staff to focus on quality control and exception handling.
Fast Put-away for Returns with Classification
Returns are a major challenge in apparel logistics. Our automated put-away system supports intelligent classification and mixed-SKU clothes storage, enabling 8 to 10 times faster inbound processing for returned garments — even during peak seasons.
Inbound & Outbound Operations at the Same Time
Hai Robotics supports simultaneous inbound and outbound workflows through intelligent cross-docking. This allows apparel warehouses to process returned clothing, store replenishment, and customer orders in parallel — maximizing operational efficiency.
Inventory Sharing for Multi-scenario Business
Our inventory-sharing capabilities enable apparel businesses to dynamically allocate storage units across multiple scenarios, including retail replenishment, e-commerce fulfillment, and resale operations — all within a single automated storage solution.
Fast Operation for Housekeeping & Counting
Powered by the HaiQ intelligent platform, Hai Robotics enables rapid and accurate inventory counting, housekeeping, and stock audits — critical for managing large volumes of garments and seasonal clothing inventory.
Maximizes Warehouse Space Utilization
By increasing storage density by 80% to 400%, Hai Robotics helps apparel warehouses dramatically improve space utilization. Vertical storage and flexible layout design allow businesses to store more garments without expanding their footprint.
Designed for Seasonal and Omnichannel Apparel Storage
Fashion logistics is defined by seasonality. From peak sales events to new collection launches, apparel warehouses must adapt quickly to fluctuating demand.
Hai Robotics storage solutions are designed to:
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Scale capacity during seasonal clothing peaks
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Support fast SKU turnover without reconfiguration
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Enable shared inventory across online and offline channels
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Reduce reliance on temporary labor
This makes Hai Robotics an ideal solution for apparel brands, 3PLs, and retailers seeking resilient, future-ready warehouse garment storage.
LI-NING
Smart Logistics Center
1 Month
Implementation Time
3x
Storage Capacity
96%
Space Utilization
99%+
Order Picking Accuracy
Choosing HaiPick Climb is more than a technical upgrade. It’s a mindset, the spirit of climbing higher, together. With Hai Robotics, we’re building the next chapter of smart logistics.
Choosing HaiPick Climb is more than a technical upgrade. It’s a mindset, the spirit of climbing higher, together. With Hai Robotics, we’re building the next chapter of smart logistics.
Anta
Apparel Warehouse
27,643
Storage locations
80,000
Throughput capacity per day
99.99%
Picking accuracy
Anta is a company in the apparel industry that needed to improve its logistics center to meet the growing market demand. They wanted to automate their warehouse to improve their regional logistics capacity and meet their business needs. They chose to work with Hai Robotics to implement a solution that would help with warehousing, sorting, inventory counting, and more.
Anta is a company in the apparel industry that needed to improve its logistics center to meet the growing market demand. They wanted to automate their warehouse to improve their regional logistics capacity and meet their business needs. They chose to work with Hai Robotics to implement a solution that would help with warehousing, sorting, inventory counting, and more.
Leading Apparel Brand
Smart Distribution Center
4 Weeks
Implementation Time
7m
Vertical Storage
11,000+
Storage Locations
700+ totes/h
Outbound Efficiency
BOOT BARN
Kansas City Distribution Center
2x
Storage density
100%
Picking accuracy
50%
Lower labor costs
250%
Increased efficiency
Hai Robotics helped us achieve the throughput and capacity that we needed to support our 400 stores nationwide.
Hai Robotics helped us achieve the throughput and capacity that we needed to support our 400 stores nationwide.
NEPA
Logistics Center
50%
Labor savings
2.9 Million
Stored items
60,000
items/day B2B outbound
6,000
items/day B2C outbound
4,000
totes/day inbound
HaiPick Climb
Simplified Efficiency
- Simple implementation and quick go-live with minimal floor requirements.
- Intuitive and simple to operate, with fast 30-minute training and higher picking accuracy.
- Fulfill orders in under 2 minutes, 34% faster than typical ASRS systems.
- High throughput with 4,000 totes outbound per hour in 1,000 square meters (10,763+ square feet) .
- Storage up to 12 meters (39+ feet) , offering 6x storage density.
- Storage capability of up to 30,000 totes in a 1,000 square-meter (10,763+ square-foot) facility.
HaiPick System 3
Maximum storage density, speed, and flexibility for high-throughput applications.
- Extreme-density vertical storage up to 12 meters (39+ feet) and 43 totes per square meter
- Up to 3x throughput for fast order fulfillment
- High-speed Companion Bots drive fast-moving items for ultimate order responsiveness
- Labor cost reduction up to 67%
- 99%+ order pick accuracy with batch picking up to 9 containers per run
- 24/7 operating capability and easy integration with existing WMS/WES
HaiPick System 1
Our essential goods-to-person solution. High-reach, high-density, and highly efficient inventory storage and retrieval for fast, accurate fulfillment that adapts and scales with your business.
- High-density vertical storage up to 12 meters (39+ feet).
- Up to 3x throughput for fast order fulfillment.
- Labor cost reduction up to 67%.
- 99%+ order pick accuracy with batch picking up to 9 containers per run.
- 24/7 operating capability and easy integration with existing WMS/WES.
- Flexible storage options with variable container types or no container if appropriate.
HaiPick System 2
All the benefits of System 1 — with added bulk and mixed-type storage capabilities.
- Automated mixed goods-to-person picking or material-to-line operations for small/medium/large, bulk, and/or irregular items stored together.
- High-density vertical storage up to 12 meters (39+ feet).
- Up to 6x increased efficiency, 5x reduced storage footprint, and 3x throughput.
- Labor cost reduction up to 67%.
- 99%+ order pick accuracy with batch picking up to 9 containers per run.
- 24/7 operating capability and easy integration with existing WMS/WES.
Apparel Warehouse: Bosideng Moves from Manual to Automation with ACR System
World's No. 1 down garment producer Bosideng has joined forces with Hai Robotics to transform its apparel warehouse from manual to automated. The adoption of the ACR solution allowed the warehouse to make full use of its space to relieve heavy order-fulfillment pressure even in peak seasons.
Hai Robotics, Anta to Launch Third Project in Warehouse Automation
Hai Robotics is working with sportswear giant Anta on a third automated warehouse following the success of two earlier projects. The subscription of the latest project from Anta marks Hai Robotics an established supplier in the sector.
HaiPick Landed in SF DHL Apparel Warehouse
SF DHL Supply Chain seeks digitalization solutions to improve operational efficiency in third-party logistics. Instead of relying on human labor, SF DHL chose HaiPick solutions to transform its Hong Kong and Shanghai warehouses, which is an exemplary showcase of a digitalized warehouse operation.
Explore your future apparel warehouse
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