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Tegut will be one of the first retailers in Europe to optimise its prices, stocks, floor space and shelf placement from a unified sales forecast. To achieve this, the Fulda-based grocery store chain, which is part of Migros Zurich, will implement Relex's AI-based solution together with Competera's price optimisation tool. For SAP, the decision is a bitter blow: for more…

Retail company Georg Jos. Kaes has opened its first V-mini store without staffed checkouts in Kaufbeuren. For this purpose, DRS AG has further developed its POS software solution to be used on self-checkouts, which can also be used as attended checkouts if required. The hardware concept of the checkout comes from Wanzl.

Jysk will optimise the sales forecasts of its ten distribution centres in Europe with Relex. The Denmark-based furniture and home furnishings company, formerly known as Dänisches Bettenlager in Germany, plans to grow from its current 3,200 shops to 5,000.

Coppenrath & Wiese will move its GDSN data management to Bayard's Byrd platform at the turn of the year. The subsidiary of Oetker Group will provide retailers with uniform product content through the b-synced master data pool integrated in Byrd from the beginning of 2023. In the process, the manufacturer of frozen bakery products will provide retailers in both the…

Colruyt is testing the use of autonomous vehicles for its online business. In a two-month trial, a compact driverless van from Estonian manufacturer Clevon transports customer orders to a Click&Collect pick-up station at the Londerzeel store in Belgium.

In April 2022, Danone operationally bundled four previously independent business units in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in a move to further boost efficiency in these markets. One important area in which the group was able to increase its efficiency very quickly through consolidation, was the consistent supply of retailers with product content from the different divisions. This was made possible…

Following many years of cooperation, Dutch instore technology provider Pan Oston has taken over all shares of Swiss POS hardware specialist 4POS AG as of 1 December 2022. Both companies will nevertheless continue to serve the European market under their own brands and with their respective employees.

Colruyt makes it easier for employees to restock shelves with its new Product Finder app. This communicates with ESLs, which signal the correct shelf position by means of a built-in LED display.

Since this week, Carrefour is testing together with Goggo Network the delivery of Carrefour Drive orders with the help of an autonomously driving and electrically operated pick-up station. With the test on the Plateau de Saclay, South of Paris, the retailer aims to expand its delivery area while optimising delivery time and costs.

Aldi Süd has started to equip its stores in Germany with Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs). Contrary to expectations, the discount market operator is not using labels specially developed for its requirements, but the standard slim labels of the Nebular series from Chinese manufacturer Hanshow.