Magdalena Nowak

JB Hi-Fi plans to roll out Vusion’s technology across all its stores in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian electronics retailer has announced the full-scale rollout following a successful pilot phase.

Morrisons has appointed Mohsen Ghasempour as its first Chief AI Officer. He will take up the newly created role on 1 October 2026 and report to CEO Rami Baitiéh. In the post, Mohsen Ghasempour will establish a central data science and AI function.

Tesco plans to install payment and fuel dispenser technology from Vontier at its more than 700 petrol stations. To this end, the British retail market leader will use solutions from Vontier’s subsidiaries, Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Invenco. Gilbarco Veeder-Root's fuel dispenser controller is designed to work alongside networked outdoor payment terminals and Invenco applications.

Swiss market leader Migros has launched a new fulfilment centre for online orders in Regensdorf, featuring automation solutions from Knapp. The site will be able to process up to 7,500 orders per day in future. Migros Online will handle goods receipt, storage, order picking and dispatch in one location.

Skechers is building Europe’s largest footwear distribution centre in Liège, Belgium. The centre will use automation technology from Knapp. The facility will fulfil orders from stores and end customers across Europe. Spanning around 230,000 square metres, the site is expected to handle up to ten million pairs of shoes per month and offer over 3.3 million storage locations.

Spar Austria has added a digital shopping list to its app and the Spar Product World. Full use of the app and website requires neither registration nor the entry of personal data.

After a one-year trial in Nijmegen, Hornbach introduced a new navigation feature to its smartphone app, which is now available for use in all 18 of its DIY stores in the Netherlands. The app uses a digital map to guide customers to the aisle, shelf and shelf level where the item they are looking for is located. The feature has…

Rewe Digital has expanded the use of Camunda’s software platform to include business-critical processes in the retail group’s merchandise management and logistics operations in Germany. This solution enables the Rewe Group to coordinate orders, invoices and logistics processes with suppliers and partners across various IT systems. In future, Rewe Group’s IT subsidiary also intends to use the platform to integrate…

Schwarz Digits has incorporated three components of the Hellgate payment platform into the marketplace of its cloud solution, Stackit. With this move, Schwarz Group (Lidl, Kaufland) aims to offer European retail businesses a more independent way of operating their payment infrastructure.

Bauhaus has automated the goods receiving process at its import and central warehouse in Krefeld by using robots from XYZ Robotics. The RockyOne and RockyOne SE systems are responsible for unloading containers, sorting and palletising in a seamless, automated workflow.