Edeka Group

Edeka Hessenring is erecting its first automated central logistics hub near Melsungen. From mid-2029, the new distribution centre will supply more than 500 stores with a dry goods range of up to 16,500 items. As with four other Edeka regions, the technology will be supplied by intralogistics specialist Witron.

Netto Marken-Discount, part of Edeka Group, took an innovation-led step to make shrink measurable – without slowing the checkout experience. The discounter's deployment of AI-powered computer vision from Trigo has just earned Netto the Reta Award 2026 in the Artificial Intelligence category, with Trigo recognised as Top Supplier Retail 2026. But the award matters less than what the technology revealed…

Edeka Group has rolled out new pick-by-voice technology to the logistics centres from six of its seven regional companies. For order picking, employees now wear Lydia Voice Wear smart vests. Logistics solutions specialist Ehrhardt Partner Group (EPG) implemented both hardware and software.

Natsu Foods has chosen Aiperia’s AI-based optimisation solution to supply retailers even more tailored to shoppers' demand with healthy sushi and convenience items from its own production. The Neuss-based company supplies over 1,200 stores – including retail outlets of the Rewe and Edeka groups.

Independent Edeka merchants Max and Robert Aschoff are testing the further developed version of the digital shopping cart with KBST's ScanBox 2.0 in their store in Kassel, Germany. The new solution features a wide-angle camera that makes scanning errors visible by showing the customer a video sequence in real time, alerting them to any mistakes they may have made.

Hornbach is implementing AI-based forecasting and replenishment solutions from Relex across Europe. With the platform from the Finnish software provider, the DIY store operator is replacing SAP's F&R Engine.

Edeka's Netto has automated the picking of produce crates at another distribution centre using technology from Finnish intralogistics specialist Cimcorp. The storage and picking system enables efficient storage and retrieval of crates, optimises the use of available space and reduces manual handling.

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 Jäger at Stuttgart Airport uses AI from Diebold Nixdorf for age verification during self-checkout. Owner Florian Jäger spoke to Retail Optimiser about his experiences with the system.

The atmosphere was excellent last night at Dr Thompson’s Seifenfabrik in Düsseldorf: Top IT managers from Edeka Group, Tegut, Rewe Group, Schwarz Group, Douglas, Benetton and many more had every reason to celebrate with their technology providers. Yesterday, EHI Retail Institute honoured the winners of the Retail Technology Awards Reta for the 17th time as part of Eurocis 2024. The…