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Walmart reacts to the pressure from Amazon: Also in Canada, the world’s largest retailer starts a multi-billion investment, predominately into technology. Two new distribution centres will be automated: One by Witron and one by Vanderlande. In its stores, Walmart aims for innovative inventory management, additional product information and innovative checkout processes -- partly based on computer vision.

Aldi Süd is launching a worldwide call for tenders to find start-ups in the fields of machine learning and computer vision that could help the discounter to automate stocktaking and scanning.

In dm Drogeriemarkt’s new distribution centre in Wustermarkt, Swisslog-controlled robots pack pallets fully automatically. To make this work, however, the cases are first separated and stored in a shuttle system with an 265,000 storage spaces.

Traditional manned checkout lanes are gone at Walmart’s Supercenter in Fayetteville, Arkansas. But not the staff. Shoppers who prefer to get their shopping scanned and bagged, get the service. But at NCR’s self-checkout tills.

Again, Amazon is putting the world of in-store technology in a state of awe. This time with Dash Cart, a shopping trolley that automatically logs products placed inside. It will have its first appearance it the soon-to-be opened first 3,000-square-metre Amazon supermarket in Woodland Hills. It is likely that Amazon will also equip its Wholefood Stores with the new checkout…

Although the retail industry in Germany has enough problems with the temporary reduction of sales tax, the Federal Ministry of Finance is refusing to extend the first deadline for the difficult conversion of the cash register system to tamper-proof security against tax fraud. Against the will of five federal states, which are now extending the deadline at least in exceptions.

Alkemics plans to enter the market in ten other European countries. There are four reasons why the platform could be successful with this. Three of them are related to Nestlé, E.Leclerc and the GS1.

According to forecasts, the Swiss retailers will come through the lockdown well – not at least because they are well positioned online. With the full integration of nonfood picking for stores and online orders with Witron automation, market leader Migros will take another important step in omnichannel fulfilment next year.

Marks & Spencer changes the logic of its loyalty scheme Sparks completely when relaunching is in a digital form on Thursday this week. In line with its transformation programme, which includes the start of selling M&S products via Ocado later this year, the British food and apparel retailer is offering the digital version of its loyalty scheme as a more…

Following its Cash&Carry-competitor Metro, Coop Switzerland’s Selgros is also testing the innovative checkout solution from Supersmart. The first installation of two lanes is currently ramped up in the Selgros store in Bukarest, Romania