Berkshire Grey, Inc. introduced its Reverse Logistics solution to help retailers accelerate the resale of returned goods and improve labor utilization in the returns process. Projections indicate that by the end of January, consumers will return approximately $120 billion of goods following the holiday season, creating a significant inventory and cost challenge for retail. By implementing Berkshire Grey's Reverse Logistics solution for returns processing, eCommerce providers and retailers can reduce the time to recirculate returned items back onto the shelf and optimize labor productivity, ultimately improving profitability.

Berkshire Grey's Reverse Logistics solution helps decrease markdowns by speeding up returns processing to get goods back into inventory or moved to refurbishment up to 25% faster than manual processing. In addition, the solution reduces processing costs by improving labor handling efficiency by up to 35%. The Reverse Logistics solution includes Berkshire Grey's Robotic Product Sortation with Identification (RPSi) and Robotic Shuttle Put Wall (RSPW) systems, both of which are specifically configured to efficiently process returns.

BG RPSi systems allow 3PLs and other central returns processing centers to pre-sort incoming packages by brand and merchandise category prior to opening and inspecting the merchandise. BG RSPW systems will rapidly sort returned products for faster put away to resell and/or refurbish. Both systems improve labor utilization and speed up the overall returns handling process to make returns less costly and ultimately more valuable to sellers.