Joachim Pinhammer

Joachim Pinhammer supports retail and technology companies with consulting and marketing expertise. He was Senior Analyst and Research Director Retail Technology at the London-based analyst group Planet Retail. Prior to that, he was the global marketing director for the retail division of Wincor Nixdorf (now Diebold Nixdorf). Joachim Pinhammer is a regular speaker at events organised by Messe Düsseldorf (EuroShop and EuroCIS), the EHI and further industry conferences. His reports are regularly published by trade magazines and online retail industry media.
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Jysk moves Europe wide into the cloud with Vusion

Danish furniture retailer Jysk is significantly expanding its partnership with Vusion. By 2027, the provider of AI-powered digitalisation solutions is supposed to equip a total of 2,500 Jysk stores across Europe with electronic shelf labels featuring the latest cloud-based technology. The company will also migrate its existing local installations to the Vusion Cloud.

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Tesco selects Hanshow as its sole ESL supplier

Tesco has signed a multi-year contract with Hanshow for the supply of electronic shelf labels, according to Retail Week. Within two years, the British market leader plans to roll out the Chinese supplier’s labels to all of its approximately 3,000 UK stores – across all retail formats. The rollout is set to begin at a Tesco Express convenience store and…

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Deichmann unifies store network infrastructure worldwide with Telefónica

Footwear retailer Deichmann is rolling out a standardised network infrastructure in partnership with Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica. Within a year, the company aims to equip 4,000 stores worldwide with Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology. This shall provide its retail outlets with reliable and fast access to standardised digital applications. The contracting parties explain this in the Handelsblatt podcast ‘So…

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Vertiseit acquires Scala from struggling Stratacache Group

Swedish Vertiseit group has acquired digital signage specialist Scala. Until recently, Scala was part of US retail media group Stratacache. Its British subsidiaries, Stratacache UK and PRN UK, have been in insolvency and liquidation proceedings since the beginning of May. Furthermore, there are clear signs of widespread financial difficulties within the Stratacache Group. The Retail Optimiser reported.

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Hy-Vee optimises planning processes with Relex

Hy-Vee has chosen planning software from Relex to automate demand forecasting and replenishment. The US grocery retailer expects this move to improve product availability, particularly for fresh products. Furthermore, the company aims to relieve floor staff and free up time for customer service.

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Poco revamps logistics processes with Infios WMS

Poco is standardising and modernising its logistics processes with a new warehouse management system from Infios, a joint venture between Körber AG and investment company KKR. As a first step, the home furnishing discounter has put the software into operation at its central warehouse in Trebbin near Berlin. The solution is then set to be rolled out to seven further…

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Home Depot acquires warehouse automation start-up Simpl Automation

Home Depot has acquired start-up Simpl Automation. Under the name Adaptiv ASRS, the company – founded in 2023 in Waltham, Massachusetts – developed a modular, AI-powered automated storage and retrieval system that works at case level. This technology is expected to enable the US DIY retailer’s distribution centres to operate faster and more efficiently in future.

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Edeka Eggert readies store for autonomous operation with Anystore

Independent Edeka retailer Kim-David Eggert has fitted his store in Sörup, Schleswig-Holstein, with technologies from Anystore. The solutions from the Austrian smart store specialist, formerly known as Eccovia, are designed to enable autonomous operation outside regular opening hours.

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All Saints sets planning on Impact Analytics’ AI platform

London-based fashion brand All Saints has chosen Impact Analytics’ AI-based platform to modernise its buying and merchandising planning. Backed by these technologies, the company aims to make faster, smarter and more connected decisions.

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Aldi Süd implements omnichannel retailing in the US with Instacart

Aldi Süd has closed the omnichannel loop in the US with a relaunch of its web stores and mobile app. The technology is provided by Instacart, the discounter’s now exclusive online fulfilment partner, via its Storefront Pro platform. The new online presence personalises the shopping experience both online and in-store.

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