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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

After initial tests in two stores in Cologne and Marburg last year, Rewe Group's discounter Penny is starting the roll-out of its mobile scanning solution in an initial 111 stores in the coming weeks.

The lockdown has made it abundantly clear to the textile retailers how dangerous it is to establish omnichannel strategies only half-heartedly or not at all. Zara owner Inditex had to report losses for the first time in the company’s history. Now the textile company is reacting with an investment of 2.7 billion Euros in technology. Inditex’s declared goal: to combine…

In addition to new tax law requirements, the temporary reduction in value-added tax poses major challenges for the retail trade in Germany With the temporary reduction of the value-added tax, the German government wants to stimulate the economy. However, this will create a gigantic expense for the retail trade in Germany, which is probably out of all proportion to the…