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Aldi Nord is introducing Relex for replenishment automation based on sales forecasts as well as shelf space optimisation. The discounter sees inventory optimisation as a central component of its modernisation, and is throwing out SAP's F&R engine, which was introduced only a few years ago. By discounter standards, Aldi Nord's plans to introduce electronic shelf price labels in all stores…

In a store in Bremen, Back-Factory is piloting self-service terminals from manufacturer Pan Oston that can register goods using image recognition and AI instead of barcode scanning. Camera systems and software were developed by sister companies Smoothr and Walkout Technologies.

Cosmetics specialist Cosnova Beauty optimises the provision of individual product content to retail groups with the Product Content eXchange platform SyncManager. Connecting cosnova’s active SAP and Stibo source systems to SyncManager.

After Delivery Hero and Jokr, Flink has now also decided to optimise its goods processes with solutions from Finnish specialist Relex. The rapid delivery service wants to improve its inventory and shelf space along the entire flow of goods.

Belgian Colruyt Group has opened its first unattended convenience store. The Okay Compact store in the city centre of Ghent is testing technology from in-house development team Smart Technics.

Metro is introducing self-scanning with customers' smartphones in its wholesale stores. Software from start-up Nomitri uses visual AI and the camera of the smartphone to detect potential fraud and generate personalised offers.

Plus Severijn in Heeten, the Netherlands, integrates attended and self-service checkout options in a compact checkout zone with modular systems from shopfitting specialist Pan Oston.

On 9 and 10 November, the German retail technology scene will finally come together again in person. The EHI Retail Institute invites to the parallel events "Technology Days" and "Connect" in Bonn. It could be a top meeting of German retail technology. Uli Spaan, Member of EHI’s Managing Board, gave Retail Optimiser a few insights in advance.

Aldi Nord wants to move its entire POS software to the cloud with GK Software and Microsoft. In the area of inventory optimisation, Aldi Nord relies on artificial intelligence.

Luxury goods group LVMH’s perfumery operator Sephora is implementing AI-based supply chain management solutions from Relex to improve the availability and turnaround speed of its merchandise.