Lidl trials self-checkout terminals from Swiss hardware specialist 4POS in a store in Lingolsheim, France. Half of the six self-service terminals are equipped with cash modules from Glory and offer shoppers the opportunity to pay in cash. Lidl relies on software from GK for the self-checkouts, just as for the attended checkouts. The hardware components for the self-service terminals are…
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A nine-member independent jury has selected this year's winners of the Reta Awards on behalf of the EHI Retail Institute. Winners in five categories include retail companies such as E.Leclerc, Edeka, Fressnapf, Ikea, Rewe, Salling Group and Tegut.
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Rewe Group in Austria is testing Bizerba's Smart Shelf technology in the bakeries of three Merkur stores, which will soon be renamed to Billa Plus. With the help of intelligent weighing technology, the retailer aims to reduce food waste and to ensure product availability for customers.
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Kroger is testing smart shopping carts from New York start-up Caper. Retailers around the world are increasingly testing computerised shopping carts, from a wide variety of providers.
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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
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