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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.

Instacart has acquired the Israeli company Arpalus to bolster its computer vision technology for shelf data in the grocery retail sector and also intends to use the technology in its Caper Carts, which are fitted with external cameras.

Aldi Nord is continuing to test loyalty features in its customer app in Belgium, even though the company generally rules out app discounts and different prices for different customers. In a joint press release issued today for Germany, Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have stated that they are committed to a standard Aldi price for everyone and are therefore not…

Tesco has signed a multi-year contract with Hanshow for the supply of electronic shelf labels, according to Retail Week. Within two years, the British market leader plans to roll out the Chinese supplier’s labels to all of its approximately 3,000 UK stores – across all retail formats. The rollout is set to begin at a Tesco Express convenience store and…

Aldi Süd has announced plans to cut around 1,250 jobs within Aldi International Services by the end of 2027. The majority of these cuts will affect the international IT and digital unit, Aldi DX, based in Mülheim an der Ruhr. The company has significantly expanded its partnership with the Indian firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

Kaufland is rolling out self-checkouts from Itab throughout Germany. Outside of Germany, the retailer is also working with 4POS in addition to Itab as supplier of these devices. All German locations of Schwarz Group's full range discounter are to be equipped with self-service terminals by the beginning of 2029.

While many full-range retailers are phasing out scanless technology, Rewe has surprisingly opened a new store. This is already the retailer’s seventh test store to feature Trigo technology. At the 650-square-metre supermarket in Hanover, which is equipped with cameras and weighing technology, customers can shop without scanning products

Aldi Süd has now also discontinued its pilot project with a scanless store in London. The discounter’s test store on Greenwich High Road in south London will in future be operated as an Aldi Local store – without Aifi’s scanless technology. Aldi Süd had already ended its scanless experiment in the US back in 2024. The service provider there, Grabango,…

Amazon is closing all of its physical Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh retail outlets. Other retailers are also backing away from scanless stores. The technologies had fallen into disrepute after it became apparent that they did not always work automatically.

Alex Schwald will take on the position of Senior Director of IT at Takko Fashion, The Retail Optimiser learnt. He is moving from MediaMarktSaturn to the radically verticalised fashion retailer. His exact start date is not yet clear but will be in February or March 2026.