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Spar Austria has significantly expanded on its use of fully automated picking with Witron technology. The retail company has completed the fourth construction phase of its central warehouse in Wels and started full operation.

Rossmann is equipping more of its stores in Germany with Electronic Shelf Price Labels (ESLs). Initial tests are also taking place in the Polish market. The labels come mainly from South Korean manufacturer SoluM, but some stores have also been equipped with labels from Chinese supplier Hanshow.

The umbrella organisation Spar International has signed a framework agreement selecting Relex as its preferred supplier for forecasting and replenishment, pricing, merchandising, space and shelf space optimisation.

Dutch retailer Jumbo introduces Streaem's self-service platform, expanding its retail media offering for brand producers.

Auchan Polska has opened its first autonomous mini-store in Warsaw under the banner name Auchan Go. The store's technology is provided by Trigo. The fact that shoppers only register at the entrance terminal with a common bank card and their phone number instead of having to identify themselves via a retailer app and QR codes is new for the Israeli…

Unicoop Firenze has chosen SES Imagotag solutions to gain reliable in-store data and optimise business processes. Using electronic shelf labels, connected cameras and sensors, the Italian retailer wants to centrally measure product availability of goods on the shelf with SES Imagotag's AI-based Vusion platform solution.

Spanish footwear retailer Merkal will expand its use of Nextail's optimisation platform. The retailer has already been deploying the cloud-based solution for demand planning, allocation, replenishment and stock transfers across its more than 200 shops and online business since September 2001.

At Berlin's Ostbahnhof station, DB Station&Service AG has opened a checkoutless store as a 24/7 ServiceStore with technology from Californian Grab&Go specialist AiFi. Cameras on the ceiling and sensors in the shelves of the 40 square metre store replace scanning completely. It is the first publicly accessible AiFi store in Germany.

The retail media joint venture Unlimitail, founded by French retail giant Carrefour and French agency holding Publicis, has got off to a flying start: 13 other retail companies have already aligned themselves. With the joint business, Carrefour and Publicis want to conquer the growing retail media market in Europe and Latin America.

Carrefour is piloting smart carts from Israeli manufacturer Cust2mate in Sainte Geneviève des Bois, near Paris. The smart trolley allows customers to shop without scanning and waiting at the checkout.