Magdalena Nowak

North German retail company Bartels-Langness has joined forces with Shopreme and IT Media Consult AG to develop an intelligent shopping cart that will be introduced in Famila Nordost stores in the coming weeks. The Snap Cart enables the retailer to convert existing shopping carts into smart carts in a few simple steps and with a low investment.

Africa’s largest retailer, The Shoprite Group, has successfully completed the implementation of its new POS system from GK in its 2,450 South African stores in just five months. The implementation of GK Software’s new POS system represents a significant development in Shoprite’s efforts to enhance its omnichannel retail operations.

French retail group Les Mousquetaires plans to implement Diebold Nixdorf's fraud prevention software at self-checkout terminals in its full-range banner operation Intermarché. The technology detects unintentional operator errors and fraudulent transactions at self-checkout terminals, increasing operational efficiency and improving the checkout process for customers and staff. The decision to implement the software followed a successful trial period at a Intermarché…

With the help of Captana's technology, Edeka Clausen was able to increase intraday shelf availability in its stores by more than five per cent. This was reported by Hauke Clausen, member of the management board of the independent Hamburg-based Edeka retailer, at Deutscher Handelskongress in Berlin in November.

GK has acquired Nomitri, a start-up company specialising in vision recognition. The Berlin-based start-up's solutions will be fully integrated into GK’s retail platform Cloud4Retail under the name GK Vision. Nomitri will continue to exist as a wholly owned subsidiary of GK.

Norwegian retail technology specialist Strongpoint has announced the cancellation of its long-standing distribution agreement with electronic shelf label (ESL) provider Pricer, which included a number of exclusive agreements. This decision comes in the wake of a new agreement with VusionGroup.

Italian grocery retailer Coop Allenza 3.0 is implementing VusionGroup’s solutions across its 350-store network to increase operational efficiency, improve customer experience and support sustainability goals. Implementation has already begun in 40 stores, with a target completion date of the end of next year.

Fashion discounter Takko Fashion has chosen the Relex platform to optimise its forecasting, replenishment and inventory management and thus increase overall efficiency. The retailer, which has over 2,000 stores in 17 countries and an online store, is also using the solution to support its omnichannel strategy.

Canada's largest alcoholic beverage retailer, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), has selected GK Software's Cloud4Retail solution as part of its multi-year Future State Modernisation (FSM) transformation programme.

Walmart’s Cash-and-Carry store operation Sam’s Club will open a self-scanning-only store in Grapevine, Texas next week.