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British retailer Waitrose decided to deploy software from Satalia to optimise its grocery e-commerce delivery routes with the help of artificial intelligence. The solution is now fully operational at 170 Waitrose stores and two fulfilment centres.

Following successful tests, Zalando plans to install up to 50 more Nomagic picking robots in its European distribution centres. The robots use AI to handle picking, scanning and placing items to automated pocket sorters at the individual item level.

Aldi Süd has now also discontinued its pilot project with a scanless store in London. The discounter’s test store on Greenwich High Road in south London will in future be operated as an Aldi Local store – without Aifi’s scanless technology. Aldi Süd had already ended its scanless experiment in the US back in 2024. The service provider there, Grabango,…

Non-food discounter Tedi has commissioned Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions to provide Europe-wide field services. The company aims to ensure availability of IT systems at its more than 3,700 stores across 15 European countries. The technology partner promises rapid replacement of defective system components by the next working day.

Otto Group is offering other retail companies the opportunity to use the Virtual Content Creator (VCC), which its subsidiary One.O has developed as part of the Movex live shopping suite.

Drugstore operator dm is testing the processing of two-dimensional codes at the checkout in selected stores. The pilot project is set to provide important insights for the planned gradual replacement of barcodes with 2D codes using the new GS1 Digital Link standard. Beiersdorf's 8X4 brand deodorants are among the first products to be labelled according to the new identification standard.

The highly acclaimed mini-stores, which Tegut operated largely unmanned under the name Teo, will be transferred to Edeka headquarters along with their operating company Smart Retail Solutions. It is very likely that Edeka Group will further optimise and expand this format in order to be able to offer food in structurally weak areas throughout Germany and to operate 24-hour convenience…

Colruyt has attracted a lot of attention in the retail industry with its innovative Easy Checkout system. Now, the market leader in Belgian retail is allowing its hardware supplier Partner Tech Europe to market the system to other retailers. This includes the vision recognition software developed by the Colruyt team itself, which reads a barcode as soon as the item…

Edeka Hessenring is erecting its first automated central logistics hub near Melsungen. From mid-2029, the new distribution centre will supply more than 500 stores with a dry goods range of up to 16,500 items. As with four other Edeka regions, the technology will be supplied by intralogistics specialist Witron.

Lengermann & Trieschmann (L&T), a premium fashion and sports retailer in Germany, has brought smart hangtags and AI-based price optimisation into regular operation. Since September 2025, the Osnabrück-based company has been dynamically managing its sales prices with GK Air.