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Danish retailer Salling Group is testing humanoid robots to automate shelf replenishment at its Føtex supermarket banner operation. The multi-year trial, which began in June, is taking place in Lyngby, north of Copenhagen. The robots are supplied by Chinese manufacturer Unitree, while Danish start-up Hive Robots develops ...

Vusion has completed the acquisition of In-Store Media (ISM). The relevant authorities have approved the transaction and all other conditions have been met. Carrefour is one of the key joint retail clients: both providers are already working extensively for the group and can now integrate in-store digitalisation and retail media marketing more closely.

Instacart announced this week that it is discontinuing development of its Caper Cart smart trolley. All systems rolled out to date – several thousand, according to the manufacturer – are set to be phased out of the stores by end of March 2027. The US technology provider intends to shift its investment in brick-and-mortar retail solutions from hardware to software.…

Etam Group is replacing its current online shop platform with the solution from Commercetools. The banner operations Etam, Maison 123 and Undiz will use a shared technical platform while retaining the freedom to independently develop their digital offerings. At Etam, Commercetools is set to manage key digital retail processes.

Globus Markthallen has appointed Björn Winterhalter as Managing Director of IT. The computer science graduate will take up the position on 1 April 2027 at the latest, succeeding Jens Berger, who has left the retail company. Björn Winterhalter is currently still Head of IT at Tegut. The Fulda-based grocery retailer is currently in liquidation, with its stores being divided amongst…

Schwarz Digits is trialling a rail installed on the store ceiling in a Lidl store in England, which combines shop lighting with camera technology. The so-called Camera Rail is manufactured by Pyramid Computer.

Schwarz Digits has entered into a strategic partnership with Fujitsu for sovereign digital infrastructures in Europe. In 2023, Fujitsu had already moved closer to Schwarz Group through its majority takeover of Lidl’s POS software supplier, GK Software.

Swedish ICA Group is testing a robot from start-up Cota Robotics, which is designed to restock shelves autonomously. ICA’s Innovation Division is conducting initial live trials at retailer Peter Dinehage’s ICA Nära Roslagstull store in Stockholm. The robot is set to work overnight for the project, so that the shelves are already stocked when the store opens.

NCR Voyix supplied the largest number of self-checkouts to the European retail sector in 2025. Diebold Nixdorf follows in second place, whilst 4POS Pan Oston Group, based in Switzerland and the Netherlands, comes third. These are findings from the latest ‘Global EPOS and Self-Checkout’ study by Datos Insights, which analyses hardware deliveries to the retail sector in 2025. In 2025,…

Kesko has chosen the ActiveWarehouse solution from Manhattan Associates to replace its outdated, batch-based warehouse management system at the distribution centres of its grocery retail operations. The Finnish retail group plans to initially roll out the cloud-native solution, which includes agent-based AI capabilities, at five distribution centres.