For the 16th time, EHI Retail Institute this week announced the winners of the Retail Technology Awards Reta. The eight-member international jury of the award includes Retail Optimiser editors Björn Weber and Joachim Pinhammer as well as the publisher of the British trade magazine Retail Technology, Miya Knights.
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GK Software, a Fujitsu company, is a global leader in retail technology, delivering innovative cloud solutions for checkout, store operations, and the consumer experience. Trusted by more than a quarter of the world’s Top 50 retailers—including Adidas, Aldi, Coop, Lidl, Migros, and Walmart International—GK empowers the Global Top 250 with scalable software, AI solutions, and expert services.
Recognized by leading industry analysts such as Gartner, Forrester, IDC, and Datos Insights, GK is known for its reliability, innovation, and customer-centric approach.
With annual revenues exceeding €195 million and a team of over 1,350 employees, GK continues to operate as an independent company under the leadership of CEO Michael Scheibner.
Its subsidiaries—GK Artificial Intelligence for Retail AG and Nomitri GmbH—enhance its portfolio with cutting-edge capabilities in AI, cloud-native technologies, and computer vision.
Since joining Fujitsu’s Consumer Experience division in May 2025, GK’s deep retail experience combined with Fujitsu’s global innovation and scaling power has accelerated GK’s sustainable and profitable growth worldwide.
For more information, visit: www.gk-software.com
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