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Aldi Nord is piloting a customer loyalty programme for the first time. Users of the Aldi app can collect bonus points in 70 of the discounter's stores in Belgium. The application was developed together with software specialist GK.

VF Corporation, parent company of brands such as The North Face, has improved its in-store processes with smartphone apps powered by Scandit and SAP Fiori. The solution integrated Scandit's barcode scanning software and was built with SAP’s app toolbox Fiori.

Last week, Rewe Group launched a new distribution centre in Magdeburg Rothensee with automation technology from Kuka subsidiary Swisslog. Up to now, the retail group has mainly relied on Witron for the automation of distribution centres, whose automation technology largely operates without robotics.

Walmart is accelerating the digitalisation of its stores, with plans to install Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) from VusionGroup in 2,300 stores by 2026. The move, described by Walmart as “game changing”, aims to boost staff productivity, increase stock accuracy and improve the customer experience.

Albert Heijn has introduced a new function to its customer app that aims to help reduce food waste. With the Scan & Cook application, which is based on generative AI, customers can take photos of food products and receive personalised recipe suggestions.

Jet has chosen GK as software partner for its petrol stations. The oil company will be the first European adopter of the GK Drive solution, which is already being used in the USA by retailers with associated filling stations such as Hy-Vee. The first pilot trials are scheduled to be completed by 2025, with full roll-out across Europe planned for…

WHSmith is integrating data from its business applications on the AI-based Xfuze platform from Xiatech. This way, the British retailer aims to optimise business processes and grow faster internationally.

DIY store operator Obi uses Vtex technology to offer its customers a seamless omnichannel shopping experience with various delivery and collection options. Among other things, shoppers can collect their online orders within just two hours via Click & Collect.

Rewe Group is further expanding its tests of Pick&Go technology. In the Romanian capital Bucharest, the retailer opened the first store from its discount operation Penny to use Trigo technology.

In one of the largest technology projects in Europe, Aldi Nord has built a completely new SAP-based merchandise management IT system in the cloud under the decisive influence of Accenture consultants. However, the conversion of the first pilot region was anything but a success: the inventory record in the system no longer worked in the Dutch region Culemborg, resulting in…