Norwegian discounter Rema 1000, part of Reitan Retail group, has selected Itab Group to remodel its store interiors and implement advanced loss prevention solutions. The Swedish supplier, which specialises in store design and retail technology solutions, has evaluated the deal's combined products, services, and installations at approximately 30 million euros.
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South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay is reorganising its information technology leadership: David Cohn took up the role of Group Chief Information Officer last week. He had worked for direct competitor The Shoprite Group for about two decades.
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Together with Nexum and GK, Hawesko Group is introducing AI-powered wine recommendations to the online shops of Hawesko, Vino and Tesdorf. The retail group specialising in premium wines, champagnes and spirits aims to help customers find the right wine more quickly and manage digital sales channels cost-effectively.
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Fressnapf is significantly expanding its AI-based chatbot for staff, ‘Ask MIA’. Europe’s leading specialist retailer of pet supplies has entered into a development partnership with GK for this purpose. As a first step, the two companies ...
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Douglas is continuing to drive forward the use of AI and plans to integrate a new chatbot into its digital offerings. In future, beauty specialist intends to use the AI chatbot to respond efficiently to customer service enquiries and provide personalised product recommendations with the help of GK Air.
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The new self-checkouts, featuring a large, portrait-format display and an overhead camera, which Kaufland is currently rolling out across Germany, are also becoming the new standard at Lidl. They were developed by Schwarz IT in collaboration with the discounter.
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The highly acclaimed mini-stores, which Tegut operated largely unmanned under the name Teo, will be transferred to Edeka headquarters along with their operating company Smart Retail Solutions. It is very likely that Edeka Group will further optimise and expand this format in order to be able to offer food in structurally weak areas throughout Germany and to operate 24-hour convenience…
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Lengermann & Trieschmann (L&T), a premium fashion and sports retailer in Germany, has brought smart hangtags and AI-based price optimisation into regular operation. Since September 2025, the Osnabrück-based company has been dynamically managing its sales prices with GK Air.
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There was a jubilant atmosphere last night at Dr. Thompson's Seifenfabrik in Düsseldorf: top IT managers from leading retail companies such as Colruyt Group, Coop Sweden, Globus, Kaufland, Koçtaş, Lekkerland, Netto Marken-Discount, Rossmann, Sonae, and many more celebrated together with their technology partners.
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As CEO of GK, Michael Scheibner regularly talks to the top executives of the world's largest retail companies and is familiar with many of their strategies. In the run-up to EuroShop in Düsseldorf, he shared his thoughts with Björn Weber, whom he has known well for 16 years.
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