Björn Weber

In the Netherlands, Aldi Nord will open a first store this week offering shoppers the option to scan their purchases with their smartphone or at a self-checkout. Not only the software, but also the hardware for the self-checkouts will be provided by Austrian specialist Shopreme.

French retail group Auchan has started testing scanless technology from Israeli provider Trigo at its headquarters in Villeneuve d'Ascq this week. The store, called 'Auchan Go Le Lab', is only open to employees and guests of the company. The in-house customers do not necessarily have to register in the corresponding app.

Fujitsu was able to secure the majority of shares in GK Software SE 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.

Rewe Group's Lithuanian sales division Iki is opening more autonomous convenience stores this year, which are open around the clock. As with the first scanless store, which Iki Lietuva opened in Vilnius last year under the name Iki Express 24/4, the retailer is relying on technology from Lithuanian technology provider Pixevia. According to Pixevia, customers receive the entire item list…

With the help of CAS AG, Esprit has brought the store processes of all its outlets in Europe to mobile devices so that employees can work user-friendly in real time with the data from the central SAP system. This

Companies in the retail and hospitality industries are facing major tasks in adapting their network of locations to the rapidly changing consumer behaviour. On 40 pages, this report by The Retail Optimisers and Targomo reveals how the experts in the industries face the challenges and what solutions are available. Not least, the efficient and intelligent use of data and AI…

As part of its modernisation plan Galeria 2.0, the struggling department stores' group Galeria overhauled its e-commerce as well as its omnichannel processes and technology from the ground up last year. With support of the retail technology specialists from CAS AG, Galeria was able to implement the SAP module Omnichannel Article Availability and Sourcing (SAP OAA) for omnichannel article availability…

Fully autonomous drones from Swiss manufacturer Verity take the stock of Ikea stores and central warehouses outside their opening hours. In 2020, Europe's leading furniture retailer had successfully carried out a pilot project in both the central warehouse and the furniture store in Spreitenbach, Switzerland. There are now 100 drones in use at 16 locations in Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Germany,…

Estonian grocery market leader Coop Estonia is also set to optimise its sales promotions with Relex. Relex acquired Swedish promotion planning specialist Formulate in May last year, whose clients include Sweden's Coop and the convenience arm of Norwegian retailer Reitan. Coop Estonia has already been optimising inventory at its approximately 330 distribution outlets with Relex's AI-based forecasting solution since 2019.

Markant Group has acquired a majority stake in Cologne-based product content management specialist Bayard. With its investment, the retail and services group aims to become the leading provider of product information management services for industry and retail in Europe.