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Convenience store operator Valora is piloting electronic shelf labels that do not require batteries.  The ESLs from Instore Solutions, called Green Tag, are set to reduce environmental impact as well as follow-up costs for retailers. At this year’s EuroCIS, the Swiss company specialising in digital store solutions introduced the new generation of intelligent labels to the public. Small photovoltaic modules…

The GS1 organisation of Switzerland is tackling the issue of industry-wide product data management in a new way. Based on the Byrd platform from Cologne-based specialists Bayard, it will build a product content hub that will replace the current Trustbox solution, but also offer an independent Swiss connection to the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN).

Christ has introduced digital receipts in all its stores. The solution is provided by Warrify from Austria. The jeweller and watchmaker company uses the solution to stay in touch with its customers digitally and to provide them with targeted offers.

The cooperative dairy Schwarzwaldmilch is testing with the SES Imagotag subsidiary Captana, whether technology on the refrigerated shelf can reduce food waste as well as supply bottlenecks and increase consumer confidence.

Pepco has opened its first German store in Berlin. Customers can pay there at four Diebold Nixdorf self-checkouts. The textile and household goods discounter will open more locations in the east of the country this year.

Gustoso Group, one of the fastest growing branded restaurant operators in Germany, is supporting the expansion of business with new location intelligence technology from specialist Targomo. This is helping the company to efficiently identify the best locations for each of its restaurant brands Cotidiano, Ciao Bella, Ruff's Burger and Otto's Burger.

Relex Solutions has acquired Formulate, a Swedish promotion planning and analytics company. One of the joint users of Formulate and Relex is the Swedish Coop, whose Värmland region is one of Relex's early customers in the field of inventory optimisation, but also staff planning.

With Byrd, the Cologne-based product content specialists from Bayard have launched an integrated software platform for product data management that also facilitates work with the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN). Already today, numerous retail companies such as the Schwarz Group, Migros and Colruyt, consumer goods manufacturers such as Danone, Radeberger Group and Cosnova, healthcare product providers such as Pajunk, Vygon…

Tegut has launched its new smartphone-based loyalty programme Tebonus this week. It replaces the regional grocery company's previous customer card Gute Karte. In the new loyalty app, customers can choose which products they want to score the most points with, thus providing the grocery retailer with valuable insights for shaping its assortment.

The e-procurement specialists at Simple System have succeeded in digitalising their core business processes with Salesforce's Sales Cloud. With the help of CAS AG's consultants, they have implemented the CRM in a way that it gives them a comprehensive view not only of their customers, but also of their suppliers.