Edeka

With the help of Captana's technology, Edeka Clausen was able to increase intraday shelf availability in its stores by more than five per cent. This was reported by Hauke Clausen, member of the management board of the independent Hamburg-based Edeka retailer, at Deutscher Handelskongress in Berlin in November.

Lekkerland has opened its first railway station store in Koblenz. The unmanned smart store works with technology from Reckon.ai. The Rewe subsidiary sees great potential for cashierless stores at railway stations and airports.

dm will deploy forecasting and replenishment software from Relex across Europe in future. Since the end of 2021, the drugstore operator has been planning product ranges and shelves store specifically with solutions from the Finnish technology provider.

Edeka independent retailer Pascal Gerdes is piloting the new Tomra R2 multi-feed reverse vending machine. His Trinkgut beverage store in Moers is the first in Germany to deploy the compact, wall-mounted machine. In future, it will also be able to accept returnable glass containers.

Edeka's Netto is testing hybrid checkouts that can be used both as regular checkouts and as self-checkouts in some newly opened and reopened stores. After a successful test phase, the discounter, which is part of Edeka, plans to roll out the hybrid checkouts in selected stores, where they will completely replace the conventional self-checkouts.

Edeka Zurheide is equipping its six stores in Düsseldorf and the northern Ruhr region with large-format digital screens from Digooh Media. So-called Digital City Light Posters (DCLP) serve as an advertising platform for brand manufacturers and local suppliers. Retailers are increasingly utilising them to promote sales and as an additional income source.

While Lidl has already implemented the new self-checkouts throughout Romania, the major roll-out in Germany, as well as in other countries such as Spain and Italy, will apparently start in Lidl's next financial year, which begins in March and ends in February 2025.

Rewe Group is installing automation technology from Cimcorp in its regional distribution centre in Oranienburg. The system from Finnish specialist picks fruit and vegetables-crates. In this way, the retailer aims to efficiently deliver fresh produce to its stores and combat shortage of staff.

Netto opened its second Pick&Go store with technology from Israeli provider Trigo this week. Customers can shop in the 800 square metre store of the Edeka Group's discounter in Regensburg without a check-in and without having to scan goods.

Bartels-Langness, short Bela, chooses Relex Solutions to increase its availability, reduce inventory and link its ordering and logistics processes. The company, who operates largely across northern Germany, will use the supply chain management solution for all 130 stores of its Famila and Markant banner operations as well as in its three logistics centres. Relex partner Wysupp will provide support for…