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The leading German drugstore operator is paving its store network with self-checkouts. 3,000 devices from Pan Oston are already in place at dm stores and the rollout is continuing at full speed. While the success of the ongoing introduction of devices from Dutch specialist Pan Oston is exceeding all expectations, self-scanning with shoppers smartphones is as good as dead at…

Albert, the Czech banner operation of Ahold Delhaize, has implemented Mettler Toledo's AI-powered solution FreshAI at all its attended checkouts. The company is also testing the technology at self-checkout terminals in five pilot stores. Albert's employees and customers should be able to identify products without barcodes more quickly using image recognition.

In Canada and the US, Amazon is testing smart delivery glasses for its drivers designed to enhance the tracking and efficiency of its delivery operations. The wearable technology, which is currently tested by hundreds of drivers, aims to enable a fully hands-free, digitally assisted delivery process.

Dutch textile discounter Zeemann has implemented Manhattan Active Warehouse Management at its distribution centre at the company’s headquarters in Alphen aan den Rijn, in the province of South Holland. The cloud-based solution replaces a 25-year-old, in-house developed Warehouse Management System (WMS), which was no longer able to meet the rapidly growing market requirements.

Edeka Group has reorganised the management of its IT subsidiary. As The Retail Optimiser has learned from the company's consultants, Benjamin Beinroth is joining the management board of Edeka IT today.

VusionGroup has secured a significant stake in Yagora, a provider of shopper insights for category management and shopper activation via retail media that is highly relevant to the consumer goods industry. Until September 2020, Yagora appeared as GPS Dataservice and made a name for itself in the industry with top customers such as dm Drogeriemarkt, Ferrero, Radeberger Gruppe and Kellogg's…

Germany's leading drugstore operator dm is the second retail company worldwide after Walmart to opt for VusionGroup's innovative EdgeSense shelf label technology.

French retailer E.Leclerc is trialling in-store kiosks designed to bring digital personalisation to the physical shop floor. The solution from technology provider Winter Mushroom and web marketing agency Lorweb is currently being tested in Thionville, close to the border with Luxembourg.

Tesco wants to make shopping in its stores easier for people who are blind or partially sighted. To this end, the British retailer launched a six-month pilot programme in collaboration with the Be My Eyes community on World Sight Day. The Be My Eyes app provides customers with support while shopping and allows them to contact Tesco employees who can…

In its store in Bad Feilnbach, southeast of Munich, Edeka merchant Prechtl has modernised the checkout area with two Vision Hybrid systems from Swedish shopfitting and retail technology specialist Itab. With this solution, which combines traditional staffed checkouts with self-checkouts, the independent retailer aims to offer its customers a flexible and efficient checkout experience.