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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.

Deichmann had chosen Centric solutions to manage its private label products across countries. The market leader in European shoe retail is using the US provider's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions to harmonise processes and bring products to market faster.

British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has unveiled an AI-powered Wine Finder, designed to enhance the wine shopping experience for its customers. The tool is accessible via the retailer’s online platform and in twenty stores across the UK, where dedicated QR codes facilitate its use.

Norwegian cooperative Coop Norge has chosen Omnium as its order management system (OMS) provider as part of its omnichannel transformation strategy. With the move, the retailer aims to streamline operations and provide a seamless shopping experience for its customers across its distribution channels.

Carrefour is expanding tests of its micro-store concept called BuyBye in Belgium. For the first time, customers at a Carrefour hypermarket can shop 24/7 using smart vending machines from specialist Reckon.ai. At its Auderghem site near Brussels, the company wants to measure profitability of the solution.