Magdalena Nowak

Belgian non-food retailer Extra Shop is digitally transforming its stores and will be using Vusion's platform and electronic shelf labels in the future. With the company's decision to introduce the solutions in 40 of its stores, the number of Belgian retailers using Vusion has risen to a total of 1,700.

Rewe Group's discount retailer Penny is testing a hybrid self-checkout solution from Itab in a newly opened store in Offenbach an der Queich. The Vision Hybrid system, developed by Swedish shopfitting and retail technology specialist, enables the retailer to use the same space as either a manned checkout or a self-checkout area.

Norwegian retail company Coop Norge is expanding its fully automated picking system in its logistics centre with Witron during ongoing operations. The 84,000-square-meter facility near Oslo's Gardermoen Airport is to be expanded with twelve additional Case Order Machines (COM) from Witron.

Independent Edeka retailer Alexander Ristow from Schleswig-Holstein uses a fully automated cooking system from Goodbytz to prepare fresh, hot meals. The cooking robot has been operating at an Edeka store in Kiel-Heikendorf since the end of November. This is the first time that Germany’s largest retail company has used this type of technology. The autonomous kitchen system, developed by Hamburg-based…

Rewe Group has equipped its new flagship Penny store, the most sustainable store of its discount banner operation in Austria, with Zumtobel's holistic, recyclable LED lighting system. Located in Weiden am See in Burgenland, the store combines timber construction, a biodiversity-oriented outdoor space concept and efficiently designed building technology with a revamped store layout.

Southern German denim specialist Yeans Halle is pushing ahead with its digital strategy and replacing its previous, highly manual staff deployment planning with the workforce management platform from Swedish technology provider Quinyx.

VusionGroup has secured a significant stake in Yagora, a provider of shopper insights for category management and shopper activation via retail media that is highly relevant to the consumer goods industry. Until September 2020, Yagora appeared as GPS Dataservice and made a name for itself in the industry with top customers such as dm Drogeriemarkt, Ferrero, Radeberger Gruppe and Kellogg's…

Asda is deploying VusionGroup’s electronic shelf labels (ESLs) across more than 250 of its newest Express convenience stores to improve operational efficiency and on-shelf availability. Asda plans to launch up to 20 new Express stores before the end of this year.

After over a year of testing its in-house developed Smart Cart with employees, Colruyt is now offering the AI-powered, self-scanning shopping trolley to customers for the first time. The Belgian market leader has placed 15 units in its Halle store near Brussels. The technology was developed in-house by Colruyt Group in collaboration with intralogistics specialist Expresso.

Morrisons will become the first retailer in the UK to trial Instacart’s Caper digital shopping trolley. Starting in early 2026, the retailer plans to pilot the technology in one store, with the potential for further rollout.