By Cristina Gallardo


DHL said it will spend 550 million pounds ($747.7 million) to buy more than 1,000 additional robots to support its business in the U.K. and Ireland.

The logistics and shipping company said Wednesday that the robots will help tackle growing demand in the its e-commerce and life-sciences healthcare sectors.

The group has previously spent 1 billion euros ($1.17 billion) on automation by DHL Supply Chain over the past three years.


Write to Cristina Gallardo at cristina.gallardo@wsj.com


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