The purchasing and cooperation platform Retail Trade Group (RTG) is launching a cross-retailer in-store retail media network ‚RTG Media‘ with the technology company Cyreen in Germany. By April 2026, more than 800 interactive screens will be installed as part of the network in all Globus locations throughout Germany as well as in selected stores of Bartels-Langness, Bünting, Georg Jos. Kaes…
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After over a year of testing its in-house developed Smart Cart with employees, Colruyt is now offering the AI-powered, self-scanning shopping trolley to customers for the first time. The Belgian market leader has placed 15 units in its Halle store near Brussels. The technology was developed in-house by Colruyt Group in collaboration with intralogistics specialist Expresso.
Read more >>There was a great atmosphere at Dr. Thompson's Seifenfabrik in Düsseldorf last night: IT managers from leading retail companies such as Colruyt, dm Drogeriemarkt, Edeka, Lidl, MediaMarktSaturn, Migros, Takko Fashion, Woolworths and many more celebrated together with their technology partners. EHI Retail Institute has selected the winners of the 18th Retail Technology Awards.
Read more >>Belgian Colruyt Group has started to equip stores of its Okay, Okay Compact and Spar Colruyt Group banners with self-checkout systems. The retailer is purchasing the devices from Toshiba, configured to the retail group's own specifications. The design of the self-checkouts, which Toshiba sells in a similar design as the ‘TCx Smart Wing’ product in Europe, comes from Dutch specialist…
Read more >>Coruyt is testing an in-house developed self-scanning shopping trolley in its store in Halle in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. If used in combination with payment by the Colruyt app, users can leave the store without going to a checkout. Since beginning of March, the smart cart has been available for Colruyt employees only. The shopping trolley developed by…
Read more >>Colruyt is testing the use of cameras and AI to identify goods at a supermarket in Halle, Belgium. The solution, developed by its in-house technology team, is designed to reduce workload of checkout staff and speed up the process by a fifth.
Read more >>Colruyt is testing the use of autonomous vehicles for its online business. In a two-month trial, a compact driverless van from Estonian manufacturer Clevon transports customer orders to a Click&Collect pick-up station at the Londerzeel store in Belgium.
Read more >>Colruyt makes it easier for employees to restock shelves with its new Product Finder app. This communicates with ESLs, which signal the correct shelf position by means of a built-in LED display.
Read more >>With Byrd, the Cologne-based product content specialists from Bayard have launched an integrated software platform for product data management that also facilitates work with the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN). Already today, numerous retail companies such as the Schwarz Group, Migros and Colruyt, consumer goods manufacturers such as Danone, Radeberger Group and Cosnova, healthcare product providers such as Pajunk, Vygon…
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