Gustoso Group, one of the fastest growing branded restaurant operators in Germany, is supporting the expansion of business with new location intelligence technology from specialist Targomo. This is helping the company to efficiently identify the best locations for each of its restaurant brands Cotidiano, Ciao Bella, Ruff's Burger and Otto's Burger.
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dm Drogeriemarkt has chosen US-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) specialist Centric Software to develop and manage its private label brands collaboratively with the manufacturers.
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On 9 and 10 November, the German retail technology scene will finally come together again in person. The EHI Retail Institute invites to the parallel events "Technology Days" and "Connect" in Bonn. It could be a top meeting of German retail technology. Uli Spaan, Member of EHI’s Managing Board, gave Retail Optimiser a few insights in advance.
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Together with Relex, Migros Online has intelligently decoupled the delivery of its distribution centres from customer orders in terms of time and product range in order to smooth out peaks in staff deployment. This was reported by the partners this week at the German-language ECR conference.
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In a sign that forward-thinking brands are increasingly exploring technical solutions to satisfy customer concerns, Organic Garden AG is part of the new wave of innovative food companies embracing blockchain-backed technology to give customers clear visibility of sustainability and traceability information. The Bavarian firm will begin incorporating Yaliyomo’s blockchain-based tracking across their product line of health-conscious, sustainably-sourced groceries this autumn.…
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Furniture retailer Porta integrates its supply chain planning with Relex Solutions to benefit from aligned processes, reduced inventory and costs, and increased availability.
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Edeka merchant Stefan Popp is the first retailer to use the technology of Israeli Bizerba partner Supersmart in Germany. In his E-Center in Würzburg, Popp has had the intelligent validation of self-scanning by its customers installed not only for the verification of items in shopping trolleys but also for those in shopping baskets.
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French retail group Système U has entered into a partnership with Alkemics to optimise cooperation with its suppliers of all sizes.
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The lockdown has made it abundantly clear to the textile retailers how dangerous it is to establish omnichannel strategies only half-heartedly or not at all. Zara owner Inditex had to report losses for the first time in the company’s history. Now the textile company is reacting with an investment of 2.7 billion Euros in technology. Inditex’s declared goal: to combine…
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In addition to new tax law requirements, the temporary reduction in value-added tax poses major challenges for the retail trade in Germany With the temporary reduction of the value-added tax, the German government wants to stimulate the economy. However, this will create a gigantic expense for the retail trade in Germany, which is probably out of all proportion to the…
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