Björn Weber

Rewe Markt, the supermarket division of Rewe Group in Germany, has announced that it will be equipping three more stores with Pick&Go technology in the coming months: in Düsseldorf and Hamburg. Rewe already operates such stores with Trigo technology in Berlin, Cologne and Munich. One of the stores to be added in the spring will be the largest scanless store…

Online supermarket Flaschenpost, which is part of the Oetker Group, has opted for Bayard's Byrd technology to receive its suppliers' product content more efficiently, more completely, with higher data quality and to integrate it into its systems. Bayard has been majority-owned by the Markant Group since February of this year.

Africa’s largest retailer, The Shoprite Group, is currently upgrading its entire POS software architecture for around 2,500 stores with GK OmniPOS.

Berlin-based retail and hospitality location management specialist Targomo has been acquired by Casafari, a real estate platform hitherto active in Southern Europe. Targomo will continue to operate out of Berlin under its own name and will be able to use Casafari's wealth of data for its clients.

With the new name Iki Go, Rewe Group's Lithuanian retailer opened a fifth store with Pixevia's scanless technology in Vilnius today. Thus, Iki has already put more autonomous stores into operation than ...

French company Lapeyre is introducing Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) from SES-imagotag not only to display extensive product information electronically to customers, but also to connect physical sales outlets with online sales channel in the sense of omnichannel retailing.

Wholesaler Lekkerland, which is part of Rewe Group, is adding smart fridges from Portuguese specialist Reckon.ai to its portfolio of smart store solutions …

According to the latest report by RBR Data Services, now part of Datos Insights, nearly 200,000 self-checkout devices were shipped worldwide last year. By 2028, the analysts expect the number of global installations to exceed 1.9 million. NCR remains the largest player in the market with one-third of the shipments – and even increased its market share by one percentage…

Austrian Spar today launched an app that allows customers to use complex sales promotions in its stores without registering by name with the retailer.

Getir has chosen Relex Solutions. The quick commerce provider has secured a comprehensive solution for sales forecasting and replenishment, new stock allocation and sales optimisation with the platform. Relex Solutions will be deployed across Getir stores and distribution centres worldwide to increase product availability and freshness while reducing food waste.