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By switching its automated replenishment system to AI-powered demand forecasting and replenishment optimisation from Symphony AI, Delhaize has significantly reduced stock shortages and wastage.

Bauhaus has automated the goods receiving process at its import and central warehouse in Krefeld by using robots from XYZ Robotics. The RockyOne and RockyOne SE systems are responsible for unloading containers, sorting and palletising in a seamless, automated workflow.

Sainsbury’s has appointed a new Head of Martech. With immediate effect, Dave Cain is responsible for strategy, governance and futureproofing of the British supermarket operator’s martech and adtech stacks. Martech plays currently a central role in Sainsbury’s digital transformation.

British grocery retailer Morrisons is expanding the deployment of Vision AI technology to enhance self-checkout accuracy across its network. Following a successful pilot, the grocer has signed a long-term contract with Everseen to roll out its Evercheck Vision AI solution across 200 stores.

M-Preis has reported significant success in its use of Remira’s inventory management software, which the Austrian retail company has been using for almost ten years to manage stock levels across its stores. By 2026, M-Preis also plans to integrate its two in-house production facilities into the existing stock management solution.

Belgian Colruyt Group has decided to operate its unattended Okay Direct convenience stores exclusively in the vicinity of a traditional Okay outlet in future. This explains the closure of two of its three existing locations at the end of last month. At the same time, the company has announced plans to bring the 24/7 stores to the capital, Brussels.

Regional DIY retailer Homebase USA, which operates in Texas und Wyoming, will be rolling out Simbe Robotics’ Tally autonomous shelf-scanning robot across its store network over the coming months.

Vusion has signed an agreement to acquire In-Store Media (ISM). The French provider of digitalisation solutions for brick-and-mortar retail and the Barcelona-based specialists in retail media advertising are both active on a large scale for Carrefour and now aim to build a joint platform for digital in-store retail media. The completion of the transaction is still subject to regulatory approvals…

Waitrose is currently rolling out electronic shelf labels from the Korean supplier SoluM. The British supermarket operator of the John Lewis Partnership has now equipped more than 200 of its about 420 stores with the technology.

Rossmann has fitted its first stores in Spain with a digital signage system from Bütema, thereby implementing a solution that the drugstore operator is already using in Germany. In Spain, the project currently comprises shop window displays at three locations: two stores in Barcelona and a new store in Madrid, which Rossmann opened in July 2026.