Magdalena Nowak

Just a year after launching its own kiosk solution, Zebra Technologies has announced plans to acquire Elo Touch Solutions for 1.3 billion US-Dollars. This move will enable the company to meet the growing demand from retailers for larger in-store touchpoints to display product information and serve as platforms for Retail Media.

The world's leading travel retail company, Avolta (formerly Dufry), has worked with SAP Retail specialist Retail Solutions to standardise and consolidate its cross-country and cross-banner POS data processes within just six months. The project focused on the introduction of SAP POS DTA.

Hagebau Connect, the e-commerce unit of Hagebau Group, relies on the AI-based Add-One software solution from Inform for the replenishment of its online product range. With the introduction of this web-based solution, the retail company has automated central procurement processes.

Spanish Eroski Group will equip all its hypermarkets and larger stores with solutions from VusionGroup to optimise store operations and improve customer communication.

Starting yesterday, Spar Austria became the first grocery retailer in Austria to test Simbe Robotics' autonomous robot. The Tally robot will roll through the Eurospar store in Vienna and the Interspar store in Eisenstadt over the next five months.

Freiburg-based retailer and baker Johannes Ruf has installed self-checkouts (SCO) from Diebold Nixdorf in his new Beckesepp store in Waltershofen. The systems use AI technology to automatically recognise fruit and vegetables as well as perform age checks on restricted goods.

British Co-operative Group is replacing paper with electronic shelf labels (ESLs) from VusionGroup in all of its 2,400 stores across the UK. This marks the largest rollout of ESLs by a single retailer in the UK and Ireland.

The convenience division of the Rewe Group, Lekkerland, is implementing VusionGroup’s solutions in its unmanned smart kiosks – mini stores with self-checkouts that are open around the clock. Following a successful pilot project in Düsseldorf, the rollout has been extended to smart kiosks throughout Germany.

Dutch non-food specialist Hema is implementing the cloud-based RFID platform from Nedap. The aim is to optimise the retailer’s inventory management. By mid-2026 the solution is planned to be rolled out in 740 stores in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Austria. Customers will be able to check the availability of specific products in real time via the app…

Pharmacy operator Dr. Max has chosen VusionGroup's solutions to digitalise the shelf labelling in its approximately 1,000 stores across six countries. The technology is already being implemented in 220 stores.