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The cooperative dairy Schwarzwaldmilch is testing with the SES Imagotag subsidiary Captana, whether technology on the refrigerated shelf can reduce food waste as well as supply bottlenecks and increase consumer confidence.

In its E-Center Gundelfingen, the Edeka regional co-operative Südwest is piloting intelligent shopping trolleys from Kaufungen-based start-up KBST. The retailer is currently testing customer acceptance with 20 of the systems called Smart Shopper.

Aldi Nord is introducing Relex for replenishment automation based on sales forecasts as well as shelf space optimisation. The discounter sees inventory optimisation as a central component of its modernisation, and is throwing out SAP's F&R engine, which was introduced only a few years ago. By discounter standards, Aldi Nord's plans to introduce electronic shelf price labels in all stores…

Cosmetics specialist Cosnova Beauty optimises the provision of individual product content to retail groups with the Product Content eXchange platform SyncManager. Connecting cosnova’s active SAP and Stibo source systems to SyncManager.

Aldi Nord wants to move its entire POS software to the cloud with GK Software and Microsoft. In the area of inventory optimisation, Aldi Nord relies on artificial intelligence.

After the great success with which Lidl introduced its customer loyalty app, Aldi Süd is now also building a CRM infrastructure for its global business in order to generate a better database for its listing decisions. For this, Aldi Süd is relying primarily on tools from Adobe and Salesforce.

Magnit implements Relex software for automated replenishment in all of its stores and distribution centres. The artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution is set to optimise ordering and delivery processes.