Stories Ko:Ko — Less time in the warehouse. More time in your cabin.

Ko:Ko — Less time in the warehouse. More time in your cabin.

Ko:Ko Norway

Fosnavåg, Norway

Ecommerce, Apparel

Stories Ko:Ko — Less time in the warehouse. More time in your cabin.

In the small coastal town of Fosnavåg, Norway sits Ko:Ko. Here, scenic fjords, small islands, and rugged coastlines form a stunning backdrop for this husband-and-wife team designing vibrant apparel for women.

Excellence, achieved.

5x faster

80% less labor needed

99.9% order accuracy

Same-day shipping

The Challenge

Ko:Ko founders Stine Goksøyr and Øyvind Rekkedal don't settle for anything but the best.

Perfectionists at heart, the family ran their warehouse with impressive efficiency, with well-organized storage systems and thoughtful workflows. Still, they knew there was room for improvement.

Stine and Øyvind quickly became interested in warehouse automation. They saw how physical automation could significantly speed up their order fulfillment, saving their employees significant time and effort. However, they weren't able to find an affordable solution. Warehouse automation systems seemed designed exclusively for industry giants, not mom-and-pop shops like Ko:Ko. That is, until they found Pio.

A solution tailor-made for their small business.

Pio’s flexible, scalable system was exactly what Stine and Øyvind had been looking for—an automation solution that could fit seamlessly into their existing operations without breaking the bank. With Pio, Ko:Ko’s warehouse leveled up from relatively organized, to perfectly efficient. Robots took over the heavy lifting of retrieving products for orders, bringing products directly to packing stations. The streamlined process meant Stine and Øyvind’s team could fulfill orders faster than ever before.

Pio didn’t just save time; it gave Ko:Ko the freedom to focus on the personal touches and customer service they value so highly, reinforcing the boutique’s reputation for quality and care.

And perhaps most importantly, Pio gave the two busy business owners time back to enjoy their lives. Before, the team was often picking all day. Now, only one person needs to pick for a few hours in the morning—and they're free to relax in their cabin by lunchtime.

And in idyllic Fosnavåg, what could be better than that?

"Before Pio, we would've had two people picking all day. Now there's just one person doing it, and they're usually done by lunch."

Øyvind Rekkedal

CEO of Ko:Ko

The Results

Just a few hours of picking a day, and Ko:Ko gets orders out to happy customers all over Norway—often on the same day they're placed.

5x faster. For Black Friday 2023, Øyvind picked and packed 1121 SKUs in just 6 hours. By lunchtime, he was chilling in his cabin.

Same-day shipping. Even from this remote corner of coast Norway, Ko:Ko is able to get orders out to customers on the very same day. That's pretty impressive.

99.7% accuracy. Ko:Ko's wide assortment means they have a high number of unique SKUs. With Pio, customers get exactly what they ordered, every time—no more mixups.