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DIY store operator Hornbach has put Solace's event-driven real-time integration platform into operation. The solution from the Canadian specialist provider ensures that all relevant applications can instantly access important data, such as price changes, product information or sales data.

Modelo Continente (MC), part of the retail division of the Portuguese Sonae Group, has opted for Strongpoint's order picking solution. The solution from the Norwegian technology provider will be used to pick online orders in all of the retailer's Continente stores that process e-commerce orders.

Coop Sweden’s largest automated distribution centre in Eskilstuna is now fully operational. Developed by German warehouse and logistics specialist SSI Schäfer, the site is designed to serve as the backbone of the grocery retailer’s supply chain transformation. Spanning 77,000 square metres, it is one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

Albert Heijn is stepping up the fight against food waste. The Ahold Delhaize subsidiary has developed a solution in-house that bundles its four existing initiatives against food waste in its customer app. The so-called ‘Laatste Kans Koopjes’ – Last Chance Bargains – offer dynamically graded discounts on products with a short shelf life.

British retailer Sainsbury’s has started a trial of biometric recognition technology in two stores, located in Sydenham, South London, and Bath, in the South West of England. The technology comes from Facewatch.

With its new digital platform ‘Spar-Produktwelt’ (Spar Product World), Austrian Spar provides information on prices, origins, and availability of more than 25,000 products from its food range. Customers of company-operated stores in Austria can now access the database via an icon in the Spar app or the company's website.

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.

Following the failed attempt to introduce the Enfore cash register software from the now-insolvent start-up NumberFour AG, Fressnapf is continuing its digital transformation with GK. Europe's leading retailer of pet supplies will migrate all its store services to the GK Cloud4Retail cloud platform.

Biohof Peters, a neighbourhood store at Lake Steinhude, relies on self-scanning technology from software provider Lokbest. Customers can shop there daily from 5am to 11pm via an app – without the need for an employee to be on site.

For Belgium, Aldi Nord has chosen SoluM. The discount giant is currently still in negotiations with further technology providers for other countries.