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H&M is testing the potentials of AI-generated advertising. The fast-fashion retailer is using technology from Swedish provider Uncut to create digital twins of initially 30 models for future campaigns. They retain full control over the use of their doppelgangers.

Coca-Cola HBC plans to open 15 scanless micro-stores in Hungary within three years using technology from Kende Retail. The Coca-Cola bottler with headquartes in Switzerland opened the first of its autonomous convenience stores at the headquarters of telephone provider Yettel near Budapest.

Vienna-based fiscalisation specialist Fiskaly has acquired its competitor Deutsche Fiskal from GK. Deutsche Fiskal will continue to operate in the same way under the new ownership. Deutsche Fiskal's customers include almost all major German retail companies, including those that do not use GK at their checkouts.

Deichmann had chosen Centric solutions to manage its private label products across countries. The market leader in European shoe retail is using the US provider's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions to harmonise processes and bring products to market faster.

British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has unveiled an AI-powered Wine Finder, designed to enhance the wine shopping experience for its customers. The tool is accessible via the retailer’s online platform and in twenty stores across the UK, where dedicated QR codes facilitate its use.

Norwegian cooperative Coop Norge has chosen Omnium as its order management system (OMS) provider as part of its omnichannel transformation strategy. With the move, the retailer aims to streamline operations and provide a seamless shopping experience for its customers across its distribution channels.

Carrefour is expanding tests of its micro-store concept called BuyBye in Belgium. For the first time, customers at a Carrefour hypermarket can shop 24/7 using smart vending machines from specialist Reckon.ai. At its Auderghem site near Brussels, the company wants to measure profitability of the solution.

Independent Edeka merchants Max and Robert Aschoff are testing the further developed version of the digital shopping cart with KBST's ScanBox 2.0 in their store in Kassel, Germany. The new solution features a wide-angle camera that makes scanning errors visible by showing the customer a video sequence in real time, alerting them to any mistakes they may have made.

Möbel Heinrich is expanding its digital customer communication of its store in Steinheim, Westphalia, with digital shelf labels from VusionGroup. Integration partner for the project is LN-Consult. Via digital POS advertising platform Prestige from Online Software, the electronic labels have been integrated with merchandise management system from SHD.

French retail group Coopérative U is rolling out the software solution developed by start-up Ida to optimise the performances of its fruit and vegetable departments. Starting April 2025, Ida tool will be available across all 1,700 Coopérative U stores in France.