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The leading British retailer has been exploring electronic shelf labels for decades. But now Tesco is apparently really getting serious. In a proof-of-concept in selected Tesco Extra superstores and Tesco Express convenience stores with labels from VusionGroup and Hanshow, the company is evaluating their use.

British retailer Morrisons is currently trialling an in-store technology from Norway-based Strongpoint. It enables customers to purchase quit-smoking products from a dedicated touchscreen interface directly embedded in the aisle’s shelf.

SAP has opened a new retail technology test store on the grounds of its headquarters in Walldorf. What may surprise visitors from the retail industry is the use of RFID on individual grocery items in SAP's new test store.

Morrisons is rolling out AI-supported workforce management software from Yoobic to all its stores. The British supermarket operator wishes to increase efficiency and profitability of its outlets and counteract cost increases.

Lidl launches a pilot for a digital reservation service for non-food promotion items in its Lidl Plus app in the UK this week. For the first time, the discounter's customers will be able to reserve selected products via app and collect them from a store of their choice before the official sales start. While Lidl is launching a digital Click,…

Kiko Milano has adopted Dutch provider Adyen’s Unified Commerce payment platform across its physical and online stores. With this, the Italian cosmetics retailer aims to enhance the payment platform by streamlining transactions from various sources.

Rossmann is automating large parts of its distribution centre in the polish town of Pyskowice with solutions from Körber. Various automation technologies from the general contractor will be used in the distribution centre.

H&M is testing the potentials of AI-generated advertising. The fast-fashion retailer is using technology from Swedish provider Uncut to create digital twins of initially 30 models for future campaigns. They retain full control over the use of their doppelgangers.

Coca-Cola HBC plans to open 15 scanless micro-stores in Hungary within three years using technology from Kende Retail. The Coca-Cola bottler with headquartes in Switzerland opened the first of its autonomous convenience stores at the headquarters of telephone provider Yettel near Budapest.

Vienna-based fiscalisation specialist Fiskaly has acquired its competitor Deutsche Fiskal from GK. Deutsche Fiskal will continue to operate in the same way under the new ownership. Deutsche Fiskal's customers include almost all major German retail companies, including those that do not use GK at their checkouts.