Joachim Pinhammer

Rewe Digital is evaluating the use of hyper-realistic avatars in employee communication in a pilot project called Knowledge Avatar. Test avatar 'goRobert' helps with the onboarding of new employees at the Rewe IT subsidiary. The hologram technology from US provider Proto is supplied by the event agency Pave.

Ahold Delhaize, Tesco, Canadian Sobeys (Empire Company) and South African Shoprite Group have joined the venture capital activities of the Australian Woolworths Group. Under the name W23 Global, the companies have founded a new venture capital company based in London. Woolworths Australia has been investing in retail technology start-ups under the name W23 since 2019. The companies now want to…

The first Spar supermarket in Israel validates self-scanning purchases with technology from Bizerba partner Supersmart. Spar licence holder Amit Zeev plans to open ten stores within the next few months and a total of 35 within five years.

Kaufland e-Commerce Fulfilment has equipped employees at its Lutterberg distribution centre with smart watches from Nimmsta. With this digitalisation step, the Schwarz Group company expects to increase efficiency in the processing of customer orders from its online marketplace.

UK food brand Branston is putting the GS1 Digital Link QR code on its products to provide consumers with access to useful information. The company is using the platform of software specialist Orca Scan, which is integrated into the GS1 Resolver system.

Edeka Zurheide is equipping its six stores in Düsseldorf and the northern Ruhr region with large-format digital screens from Digooh Media. So-called Digital City Light Posters (DCLP) serve as an advertising platform for brand manufacturers and local suppliers. Retailers are increasingly utilising them to promote sales and as an additional income source.

Lekkerland has deployed its so-called 'Smart Shop' concept in live operation for the first time. In the newly opened Rewe Ready container store at the EnBW loading park in Lichtenau, near Chemnitz in the German federal state of Saxony, the Rewe Group company implemented smart fridges from Portuguese specialist Reckon.ai.

Rewe Group is installing automation technology from Cimcorp in its regional distribution centre in Oranienburg. The system from Finnish specialist picks fruit and vegetables-crates. In this way, the retailer aims to efficiently deliver fresh produce to its stores and combat shortage of staff.

Sainsbury's is deploying software from Norwegian provider Strongpoint to pick food home deliveries from its stores. With the move, the British retailer aims to process customer orders more efficiently and accurately.

Aldi Süd manages its global supply chain with AI-based logistics solution Intelligent Control Tower from specialist One Network Enterprises (ONE). The platform enables logistics partners to work together in real time and helps minimising logistics costs.