Edeka Group

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…

At the Rewe Center in Cologne-Bickendorf of independent merchants Daniel and Boris Dugandzic, Rewe Digital has installed special tablet computers on around half of all 220 shopping trolleys to guide customers through the store. However, the devices are currently not used for self-scanning, for which customers still have to use the Zebra devices or their own smartphone.

Food waste is a major problem. In Germany alone, 11 million tonnes of food ended up being thrown away in 2020, according to the National Statistics Office. Of this, 7 per cent (0.8 million tonnes) came from the retail sector. To combat food waste, 14 major German wholesale and grocery retailers signed an agreement with the Federal Ministry of Food…

CAS AG and Solace have formed a partnership to jointly support retail companies with their omnichannel challenges. Through the cooperation, the Hamburg-based consultancy and the Canadian event mesh platform help companies to realise the real-time processing of product, inventory, customer, and receipt data more efficiently. This should allow customers to shop seamlessly across all sales channels. Solace’s event mesh platform…

For its efforts to get suitable product images for the target market Germany into the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN), Rewe Group won the ECR Award for 'Operational Excellence' this week together with the branded goods giants Mars and Procter & Gamble. The biggest challenge, however, may be that Germany's largest food retailer, Edeka Group, requires product images from its…

In the Bavarian towns of Burglengenfeld and Sünching, Edeka Group-owned discounter Netto is testing Wanzl's Hybridloc app-based shopping trolley system. The solution allows the shopping trolley to be unlocked either with a coin as a deposit, as before, or through the retailer's app.