According to the latest report by
@RBRLondon
nearly 200,000 self-checkout devices were shipped worldwide last year.
@NCRCorporation
remains the largest player in the market with one-third of the shipments – and even increased its market share by ...
German online fashion retailer
@Zalando
enables new virtual dressing App 'Try On' for selected products of its own brands from
@Snapchat
using AR image processing technology. Learn more in The Retail Optimiser.
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Retailers highly value the potential of AI in supply chain optimisation. But there are hurdles. This is shown by a study conducted by
@ehi_org
EHI Retail Institute on behalf of specialist
@RelexSolutions
.
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Italian retail co-operative Unicoop Firenze has chosen
@sesimagotag
solutions to gain reliable in-store data and optimise business processes. Using electronic shelf labels, connected cameras and sensors, the retailer wants to centrally ...
According to the POS Software 2023 study from
@RBRDataServices
,
@GK_Software_SE
remains number one for POS software installations in Europe. While
@ncr_voyix
continues to lead the ranking of POS software installations not only in the USA, but worldwide ...
European retailers discover how to make your supplier relations
#omnichannel
with the Alkemics platform, spreading across Europe! 🌍
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Quick Commerce providers ride on Relex: Read now, how after Delivery Hero and Jokr, Flink will also optimise its goods processes with solutions from Finnish specialist
@RelexSolutions
.
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North American convenience store operator
@CircleKStores
plans to transform a Phoenix store into an
@Amazon
Go style just-walk-out shop using technology from Standard Cognition.
@standardAI
With the SmartID project, the Fraunhofer institutes
@FraunhoferSIT
,
@FraunhoferIAP
and
@fraunhoferfokus
develop a new type of labelling system with which products can be clearly verified and authenticated via smartphone ....
Currently, retailers offer their customers self-scanning in over 46,000 stores worldwide. By 2027, this number will more than triple, according to
@RBRLondon
. Read more about it in The
@RetailOptimiser
.
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The Hong Kong-based Aldi Süd division has implemented AI-based logistics solution Intelligent Control Tower from specialist
@onenetwork
. With the move, the discounter aims to centrally control its global supply chain and thus achieve …
Deutsche Bahn is testing convenience vending machines from Glory
@glory_dach
with goods from Bite Delite. Commuters can reserve from a responsive website and pay in advance.
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@DB_Presse
#BiteDelite
@glory_global
Retail media joint venture
@unlimitail
, founded by French retail giant
@CarrefourGroup
and agency holding
@PublicisGroupe
, has got off to a flying start: 13 further retail companies have already aligned themselves ...
Discount store giant Aldi Süd allows customers to pay cash at its self-checkouts going forward in Germany. The latest installations of
@DieboldNixdorf
machines have integrated cash recyclers. The
@RetailOptimiser
spoke to Aldi Süd about ...
Discount store giant Aldi Süd is now allowing customers at its Shop&Go store in London to shop without using the app. To enter the store, which is equipped with technology from
@AiFiInc
, shoppers can now also scan their payment card at the entrance ...
Our new report: Retailers in Germany are looking for ways to offer a digital receipt to all shoppers. This is challenging as most of their customers still prefer to shop anonymously.
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In Lithuania,
@rewe_group
's Iki is opening more autonomous stores with technology from
@Pixevia
. Customers see the item list of their shopping in real time – in contrast to stores equipped with just walk out technologies of providers such as
@amazon
...
Norwegian DIY retailer Maxbo, part of Løvenskiold Handel, has signed a contract with
@StrongPoint
to roll out Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) from
@PricerAB
across its stores. Read more in The Retail Optimiser.
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Congratulations to all winners of EHI Retail Institute Reta Award 2021.
Read in our new
@RetailOptimiser
Report which retailers won with which projects and technology suppliers this year's award.
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Douglas has chosen
@RelexSolutions
to optimise its inventory. Hardly any software provider is currently reporting more success in retail than Relex. The Finnish specialist was able to report 33 new customers last year.
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Swiss retail market leader
@migros
Group is building a
digital twin of its flow of goods with Norwegian platform technology provider
@Kezzler
. In its data marketplace, it wants ... read more in our Retail Optimiser ...
Read now about
@RelexSolutions
' aquisition of Formulate, a Swedish promotion planning and analytics company. One of the joint users of Formulate and Relex is
@CoopSverige
.
Read now, how Bünting enables customers of a Combi City store to shop in self-service mode at off-peak hours. General solution provider for the hybrid store is Wanzl, the self-checkouts are from
@DieboldNixdorf
.
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Tegut will be one of the first retailers in Europe to optimise its prices, stock, floor space and shelf placement from a unified sales forecast. The grocery store operator will implement
@RelexSolutions
together with
@Competera3
price optimisation ...
Aldi Süd continues to install self-checkouts in its German stores. Contrary to media reports, the discounter is equipping newly opened and renovated stores with an average of three
@DieboldNixdorf
systems each. Also internationally ...
Swiss
@migros
is testing the autonomous store concept Teo, which was developed by
@tegut
. Different from Tegut's Teo in Germany, Migros uses its unified POS software platform based on
@GK_Software_SE
. Learn more about it in the Retail Optimiser:
Together,
#Aldi
Nord and Aldi Süd have completed the Europe-wide introduction of reusable transport packaging from service provider
@IFCOSystems
for fresh fruit and vegetables. With the use of the black, collapsible ...
@ALDINord_Presse
@AldiUK
At
@rewe_group
's new online fulfillment centre in Bochum, picking is largely conducted manually. However,
@rewedigital
has introduced a pick-by-light system that makes it easier for staff to assemble ...
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Coles Liquor, the spirits division of Australia's
@Coles
Group is automating supply chain planning and replenishment with the Living Retail platform from
@RelexSolutions
. Read more in The
@RetailOptimiser
.
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Read now in The
@RetailOptimiser
about
@tegut
piloting self-scanning in combination with self-checkouts on a new technological basis with Aracom and
@GK_Software_SE
`s new cloud-based software suite.
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Read now, how Aldi Nord moves its entire POS software to the cloud with
@GK_Software_SE
and Microsoft (
@msretail
). In the area of inventory optimisation, Aldi Nord relies on AI solutions.
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@ALDINord_Presse
Dutch retailer
@JumboSupermarkt
announces to use over 11 million electronic price labels from Hanshow
@hanshowofficial
in all its about 700 stores in the future. Learn more in The Retail Optimiser.
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#retailtech
Lenta macht seine mobilen Self-Scanner mit
@ZebraRetail
zu Navigations-Geräten. Das Team des russischen SB-Warenhaus-Betreibers will die Lösung zukünftig auch dazu nutzen, individuelle Promotions abhängig vom Standort im Store anzubieten.
#retailtech
Convenience store retailer
@ReitanRetail
Sweden is expanding its use of
@RelexSolutions
. So far, the convenience specialist has evaluated and optimised the promotional campaigns of its
@Pressbyran
and
@7eleven
banners with Relex ...
Read now, how US grocery retail company
@kroger
is expanding its tests with driverless delivery vehicles from
@nuro
in Houston, Texas.
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Hagebau goes into the cloud: With
@GKSoftware
, Infor and Microsoft, the building materials and DIY group is building its merchandise and workforce management as well as its store solutions completely on a Software-as-a-Service infrastructure.
@msretail
At Stuttgart Airport, Edeka Jäger has converted its supermarket into a 24/7 store. Between 10 pm and 6 am, the store operates without staff with the technology provided by
@Wanzl_gmbh
,
@DieboldNixdorf
and
@GK_Software_SE
...
Die Digitalisierung erfordert eine neue Stufe der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Industrie und Handel.
Die Konsumgüterwirtschaft muss sich verändern.
Absolut lesenswertes Paper von
@Alkemics
und
@Accenture
zum Thema, kann man hier kostenlos runterladen:
Edeka Meyer's Frischecenter in Prisdorf near Hamburg makes it easier for its customers to return empties using the R1
@TOMRAGroup
reverse vending system. The Norwegian manufacturer’s machine can process up to 100 empty beverage containers at a time ...
The Retail Optimiser team is looking very much forward to meeting you at
@EuroCIS
2022 in Düsseldorf: 31 May until 2 June.
You will find us as guests of
@RelexSolutions
at 9 / E26.
Travel retail specialist Gebr. Heinemann plans to introduce mobile checkouts with
@snabble_io
at further locations. At Vienna Airport, the company had successfully tested the solution, which runs on employees’ standard devices from
@ZebraTechnology
...
Edeka Meyer's, an independent shop owner of Edeka Nord has automated the scanning at checkout lanes with Itab ScanMate at his newly opened store in Freesen Center in the city of Neumünster.
His store software comes from
@GK_Software_SE
With
#Byrd
, Cologne-based product content specialists
@bayard_official
have launched an integrated software platform for product data management that also facilitates work with the Global Data Synchronisation Network (
#GDSN
).
Edeka Group-owned discounter Netto opened its second Pick&Go store with technology from Israeli provider
@TrigoRetail
this week. Customers can shop in the 800 square metre store in Regensburg without a check-in and without having to scan goods ...
Optimisation specialist
@RelexSolutions
and supply chain visibility platform
@FourKites
have formed a partnership.
@PetSmart
is among the retailers deploying both solutions. The collaboration between the solution providers is expected to provide ...
Norwegian food discounter
@REMA1000_Norge
has started automatically recognising fresh produce with
@Edgify_AI
. The scales identify produce with AI image recognition. Edgify’s platform has been integrated into Digi's hardware.
@StrongPointHQ
provided ...
Beauty retailer
@Douglas
is piloting mobile checkouts directly on the sales floor. Sales assistants use the S-Payment (from
@sparkasse
) and
@GK_Software_SE
on their smartphone. Learn more about it ...
Dutch supermarket operator
@albertheijn
promotes sale of fresh produce by dynamically reducing prices throughout the day using an algorithm of an AI-based software. Learn more about it in The Retail Optimiser.
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Italian grocery retailer Esselunga has opened a tech test lab in Milan with scanless technology from
@TrigoRetail
and terminals from
@DieboldNixdorf
. In the catering area, robotic from US start-up
@DexaiRobotics
assembles salad creations in front of ...
In a pilot store,
@tegut
is testing to sell an assortement of 800 articles around the clock. The retailer relies on solutions from Wanzl,
@snabble_io
and
@PanOstonRetail
in its T-Box for access control, self-scanning, anti-theft protection and check-out.
@Coop_dk
is implementing software from
@RelexSolutions
to integrate sales forecasts, automated replenishment as well as space and shelf planning,
@LZnetNEWS
reports.
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Read now about
@Salling_Group
testing digital shopping trolleys from New Zealand Start-up
@imagr_
in five stores of danish discount banner operation Netto. Learn more about it in The
@RetailOptimiser
.
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Lidl has started to install self-checkouts in Germany. Read now about the discounter's new strategy: 4POS, ITAB and
@GK_Software_SE
enable
@lidl
internationally to use the same components and software platform at the SCOs as at attended checkouts.
We are delighted that The
@RetailOptimiser
has been at least digitally able to accompany internationally highly valued retail analyst and consultant
@BryanRoberts72
on a store check at British
@asda
's Stevenage store -- testing a lot of technology there.
Read now, how luxury goods group
@LVMH
's perfumery operator
@Sephora
is going to deploy AI-based solutions from
@RelexSolutions
to improve the availability and turnaround speed of its goods.
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In einem Pilotstore testet
@tegut
den Verkauf von 800 Artikeln rund um die Uhr. Die Tochter der Migros Zürich setzt in ihrer T-Box bei Zugangs-Kontrolle, Self-Scanning, Warensicherung und Check-Out auf Lösungen von Wanzl,
@snabble_io
und
@PanOstonRetail
.
Discounter
#Aldi
Süd is equipping selected stores in Germany with self-checkouts and software from
@DieboldNixdorf
and all German stores with at least one double checkout. Learn more in The Retail Optimiser.
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French company
@LapeyreOfficiel
introduces Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) from
@sesimagotag
to display extensive product information electronically to customers and to connect physical sales outlets with online sales channel in the sense of omnichannel ...
@PBSNetworkGmbH
and Bayard Consulting Group have formed a partnership. Among the first companies to use b-synced via PBSeasy to connect to the GDSN are LEITZ ACCO Brands and Schneider Novus.
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@Dani_Bayard
British brand manufacturer
@BranstonUK
is deploying the 2D code Digital Link from
@gs1uk
for its products uses technology from
@orcascan
. The solution makes it easier for suppliers ...
British food retailer
@sainsburys
is deploying software from Norwegian provider
@StrongPointHQ
to pick food home deliveries from its stores. Strongpoint’s order picking application runs in the cloud and is designed to enable ...
Beauty care retailer
#Douglas
is optimising its product content consistently across stores and e-commerce using Bayards (
@bayard_official
) Byrd platform. This will enable completing listings faster ...
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Metro AG massively reduces implementation costs and risks of self-scanning by using software from
@Nomitri_AI
running on customers’ smartphones,
@RetailOptimiser
learned at EHI Retail Institute s Technologie Tage in Bonn this week.
@METRO_News
@ehi_org
Read in our new report, how customer shopping and payment behaviour has transformed in the recent years. According to the study conducted by market research company Bonsai for payment expert
@glory_global
, consumers have become more price-conscious and ...
Aldi Nord is introducing
@RelexSolutions
for replenishment automation based on sales forecasts as well as shelf space optimisation,
@LZnetNEWS
reports.
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Polish discount chain
@Biedronka
, which is owned by Portuguese retailer Jerónimo Martins, speeds up self-checkout rollout with
@ncr_voyix
. The discount chain already has 15,000 SCOs in use, which are equipped with AI-based article recognition and ...
According to recent studies, customers spend more money with those they experience as authentic. But how can retailers demonstrate authenticity across the entire buying journey? Asendia's Renaud Marlière provides some answers ...
Discounter giant Aldi Süd has agreed a multi-year collaboration with professional services provider
@Genpact
for its mega IT renewal. The contract is for the US and the Australian Aldi operations, where the new IT landscape is piloted under the ...
At the
@rewe_group
Centre in Cologne,
@rewedigital
has installed special tablet computers from provider Catch on half of all shopping trolleys to guide customers through the store. However, the devices are currently not used for self-scanning, for which ...
Discount store operator
#ALDISued
has started to equip its stores in Germany with Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) from Chinese manufacturer Hanshow (
@hanshowofficial
). Read more about it exclusively in our Retail Optimiser:
The Polish market leader for convenience stores
@ZabkaPolska
has opened its first hybrid store with technology from
@AiFiInc
. From 6:00 am to 11:00 pm, the store is operated in a ...
Again,
@amazon
is putting the world of retail technology in a state of awe. This time with Dash Cart, a shopping trolley that automatically logs products. It will have its first appearance it the soon-to-be opened first Amazon supermarket.
Kommende Woche startet Lidl offiziell sein digitales Kundenbindungs-Programm in Deutschland. Nebenbei hat die größte Discounter Europas dabei noch ein Problem gelöst: Mit Lidl Plus bietet er den digitalen Kassenbon an.
@lidl
@LidlDigital
@GKSoftware
Read in our new report, how regional co-operation
@edeka_minden
makes it possible to checkout without unpacking, with smart trolleys from Pentland Firth. The
@RetailOptimiser
visited two of the company-owned stores and spoke to managers and customers ...
Technology giant
@Fujitsu_Global
was able to secure the majority of shares in
@GKSoftware
on time. The authorities have also approved the takeover in the meantime. Thus, nothing more stands in the way of the plans for the acquisition of GK by Fujitsu ...
Role model Groupe Casino: Consumers expect from grocery retailers more and more information about products -- on apps.
Antoine Durieux
@antoinedurieux
, CEO of
@alkemics
, explains in The Retail Optimiser, how French retailers are tackling the problem.
Aldi's containers with permanent changing nonfood promotional articles were one of the challenges,
@TrigoRetail
mastered at Aldi Nord's first checkout-free store which now opened for everyone in Utrecht.
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US petrol station and convenience store operator
@KwikTrip
is using the platform from
@RelexSolutions
to optimise inventory planning and processes in 850 stores. Read more about it in The
@RetailOptimiser
.
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Edeka's Netto Marken-Discount is testing hybrid checkouts that can be used both as regular cash registers and as self-checkouts with technologies from
@GK_Software_SE
and Kesseböhmer. In specific stores it will replace ...
@ZebraRetail
will
@ReflexisSystems
für rund 500 Millionen Euro übernehmen. Das Vorhaben zeigt, unter welchem Druck Retail Technology Anbieter stehen, mehr Geschäft mit Software zu machen.
Read now in our new
@RetailOptimiser
Report, how the market-leading bookseller
@Thalia
started the deployment of self-checkouts with the new software from
@GK_Software_SE
on
@DieboldNixdorf
hardware to improve the shopping experience for customers and ...
Drugstore retailer
@dmdrogeriemarkt
has equipped around 2,100 of its 4,036 stores across Europe with
@Samsung
smartphones of the Galaxy A series. Almost all internal processes and tasks are now handled via the devices. Employees can access information ...
Dutch retailer
@albertheijn
has started construction work to build a new automated fulfilment centre for its online business with technology from
@SwisslogInspire
. Read more in The Retail Optimiser.
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Swiss retail market leader
@migros
fully integrated its online shopping app into its unified Migros app - with significant advanteges for its loyalty scheme Cumulus. Last year, Migros had rolled-out self-scanning with its app with
@GK_Software_SE
...
Since this week,
@CarrefourGroup
is testing together with
@GoggoNetwork
the delivery of online orders in France using an autonomous pick-up vehicle developed by
@MILLApod
. Read more in The Retail Optimiser.
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