Magdalena Nowak

MediaMarktSaturn is introducing a range of innovative applications based on Generative AI. These tools have been developed to provide comprehensive support for both customers and employees. The first application 'GenAI Sandbox' will be available to all employees at the headquarters in Ingolstadt in the coming weeks.

Aldi Süd is now also allowing customers at its scanless Shop&Go store in London’s Greenwich district to shop without using the app. To enter the store shoppers can now also scan their payment card at the entrance.

DIY store operator Obi has chosen Trade Beyond to digitalise and optimise its supplier management and private label development. The Trade Beyond platform is to be implemented at Obi step by step over the course of the year.

The renowned branded goods manufacturer Peter Kölln, which alongside its famous flakes also sells muesli, cereals, oils and vegetable fats to retailers in 23 countries, will switch to Bayard’s GDSN data pool b-synced by the end of January 2024. Going forward, the food producer wants to supply retailers with product content of its around 500 products via GDSN not only…

Gries Deco Company, the retail company behind the Depot stores, has developed a user-friendly quantity planning tool using SAP technology with the help of CAS AG. The self-developed solution optimises the company’s merchandise management by providing its buyers with a high degree of transparency regarding stocks, sales, demand, and planned delivery times. With the support of CAS AG, the company…

Drugstore retailer dm has equipped around 2,100 of its 4,036 stores across Europe with Samsung smartphones of the Galaxy A series. Almost all internal processes and tasks are now handled via the devices. Employees can access information about the products via an app on their smartphone and thus provide customers with better advice. Traditional store and merchandise management processes are…

Bartels-Langness, short Bela, chooses Relex Solutions to increase its availability, reduce inventory and link its ordering and logistics processes. The company, who operates largely across northern Germany, will use the supply chain management solution for all 130 stores of its Famila and Markant banner operations as well as in its three logistics centres. Relex partner Wysupp will provide support for…

The Polish market leader for convenience stores Żabka has opened its first hybrid store, Żabka Non Stop. From 6:00 am to 11:00 pm, the store is operated in a traditional manned manner, with customers being able to pay either at a normal checkout or at a self-checkout terminal. From 11:00 pm to 6:00 am, shopping is unmanned with autonomous checkout…

Despite the growing number of competitors in the market for POS hardware, the largest global vendors HP, NCR, Toshiba and also Diebold Nixdorf were able to defend their market shares steady in 2022, with NCR even growing by two percentage points.

CAS AG and Solace have formed a partnership to jointly support retail companies with their omnichannel challenges. Through the cooperation, the Hamburg-based consultancy and the Canadian event mesh platform help companies to realise the real-time processing of product, inventory, customer, and receipt data more efficiently. This should allow customers to shop seamlessly across all sales channels. Solace’s event mesh platform…