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Numerous German retail companies offer their customers self-scanning via smartphone app or proprietary hand-held scanners. However, a study by the EHI Retail Institute shows that the offer is rarely taken up. At an event of Self-Checkout Initiative at the EHI Technology Days in Bonn this week, retail representatives discussed the topic controversially. Drugstore operator dm plans to launch self-scanning in…

Albert Heijn uses AI-based software for dynamic pricing in its shops equipped with ESLs. The self-developed solution is designed to help fully selling off fresh produce that is approaching its best-before date over the course of the day.

At Rewe Dugonjic in Unterschleissheim, Amazon’s voice system Alexa greets customers and explains the way to the desired goods. The solution has been provided by specialist for instore advertising Online Software with its software Prestige Enterprise.

BayWa and CAS AG are jointly offering their sustainability platforms to companies in the retail sector as a comprehensive solution package. The partnership combines BayWa's Combayn platform for regional environmental and compensation offers with CAS AG's Sustain:Data solution for transparent sustainability data in companies.

Migros is testing the autonomous store concept Teo, which was developed by Tegut, in Bürglen in the Swiss canton of Thurgau since the end of last week. Different from Tegut's German Teos, Migros' uses its unified checkout software platform based on GK here, which also runs the retail group's self-scanning and self-checkout. Customers can scan and pay for their goods…

Rewe Group has merged its IT divisions for brick-and-mortar retail and its online operations. Rewe Systems was integrated into Rewe Digital at the beginning of this month in order to meet challenges of omnichannel retailing. In addition, synergies are to be used, performance is to be increased and ideas are to be implemented in a more targeted manner. The Rewe…

Kwik Trip will optimise space and shelf planning as well as replenishment of its convenience stores in the USA with a consistent platform. The solution comes from the Finnish specialist Relex.

Lekkerland, in cooperation with energy supplier ENBW, opened the first fully automated unmanned container store named Rewe Ready end of September. The autonomous grocery store of the Rewe Group subsidiary is located at the EnBW fast charging park for electrical cars in Bispingen, Lower Saxony. The store's technology originates from Paderborn-based company Latebird.

The international fashion company AWWG is using OneStock's Order Management System to ship online orders from the stores of its two brands Pepe Jeans and Hackett London. This is expected to make processes more efficient as well as more cost-effective and to significantly reduce delivery times for customers.

Kroger will be the first customer to introduce BrightDrop's electronic trolley, which can be used for both in-store picking and as a pick-up station for goods ordered online. The second largest US grocery retailer has already tested the trolley as part of a pilot project in Lexington and Versailles in the US state of Kentucky.