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Deposit Systems in Transition: Practical Examples from the Retail Sector

How LIDL, REWE, Kaufland, and companies abroad handle returns

Design

Puppenkönig Bonn: Where shopping becomes an (play) experience

How a traditional toy store became the world of Playmobil

Marketing

More sales on Amazon: 10 tips for better product content

Retailers improve their Amazon performance with these measures

Design

Mirror variety: ONLY focuses on spatial effect and style

The store in Bonn demonstrates how design and function go hand in hand – thanks to a design element.

TikTok reach on the shelves: dm launches with SHEGLAM

Short interview – What's behind the rollout?

Digital shopping carts: the key to successful retail?

REWE's smart shopping cart not only scans products, but also helps shoppers find their way around the store. How intuitive is the shopping experience really?

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Deposit Systems in Transition: Practical Examples from the Retail Sector

How LIDL, REWE, Kaufland, and companies abroad handle returns

Store Design Book paradise with local flair Thalia shows how modern accents and city history go together in its new flagship store

Puppenkönig Bonn: Where shopping becomes an (play) experience

How a traditional toy store became the world of Playmobil

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Marketplaces in the multichannel mix: what eBay, limango and OBI have to say

Trends, tools and success factors

More sales on Amazon: 10 tips for better product content

Retailers improve their Amazon performance with these measures

Mirror variety: ONLY focuses on spatial effect and style

The store in Bonn demonstrates how design and function go hand in hand – thanks to a design element.

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Between tradition and transformation: how Fissler is rethinking omnichannel

On the way to a cross-channel brand presence in the age of digital commerce

Customer loyalty at eye level: Why WhatsApp is becoming indispensable for retailers

Christian Strauch from hellomateo in an interview about the role of WhatsApp along the customer journey - from personal contact to conversational commerce

Sustainability

US tariffs: How “Brand America” is harming itself

Our colleague Ben Giese lives in the USA - this is his view of the situation

US tariffs 2025: trade pressure and need for action for the retail sector

What the new US customs policy means for global supply chains and the European retail sector

Experience fulfillment up close: From order to delivery

My journey through the Fulfillment 360° LIVE Experience

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"Retail Together" – NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe: Shaping the Future of Commerce

Europe’s leading retail event unites global industry leaders to shape the future of connected commerce

Inside DSS Europe 2025: Innovation, Insight & Industry Game-Changers

Exploring the Strategic Shifts Defining the Future of Digital Signage – From AI to Managed Services

Thank you for a wonderful e-Commerce Day!

2,000 participants. Countless impulses. A day that connects.

Self-service: regional shopping made easy

The Stadt Hofladen in Nuremberg is a smart local supplier for any time of day

News

Geck at the Retail Technology Show 2025: Experience pioneering retail solutions live

J. D. Geck GmbH

Geck at the Retail Technology Show 2025: Experience pioneering retail solutions live

ProWein 2025 debut for ITL’s age estimation technology

Innovative Technology Ltd.

ProWein 2025 debut for ITL’s age estimation technology

Huge success for ITL at EuroCIS retail show

Innovative Technology Ltd.

Huge success for ITL at EuroCIS retail show

Salto achieves EPD for XS4 Original+ smart locking range

Salto Systems GmbH

Salto achieves EPD for XS4 Original+ smart locking range

Webinar Invitation: How retailers are using age estimation technology to revolutionise Challenge 25

Innovative Technology Ltd.

Webinar Invitation: How retailers are using age estimation technology to revolutionise Challenge 25

ISE 2025 Concludes with Record-Breaking Success in Barcelona

ITL head to EuroCIS to showcase latest retail innovations

Italian grocery retailer Coop Alleanza 3.0 Partners with VusionGroup for Next-Level Store Digitalization

VusionGroup SA

Italian grocery retailer Coop Alleanza 3.0 Partners with VusionGroup for Next-Level Store Digitalization

Zebra Technologies Germany GmbH

Loss prevention with new AI solution

LPR – La Palette Rouge Conquering new markets in DACH Region

LPR - La Palette Rouge Deutschland GmbH

LPR – La Palette Rouge Conquering new markets in DACH Region

ITL showcase age & identity technology at Seamless Europe

Innovative Technology Ltd.

ITL showcase age & identity technology at Seamless Europe

Hanshow Awarded FY24 China Top ISV Partner by Microsoft for Innovative Retail Solutions

Introducing the Design XS Keypad Wall Reader Series

Salto Systems GmbH

Introducing the Design XS Keypad Wall Reader Series

Zebra Technologies Germany GmbH

Time saving made easy

Introducing the Salto Glass XS Reader Series

Salto Systems GmbH

Introducing the Salto Glass XS Reader Series

Glory receives 2024 Red Dot award for Product Design

GLORY Global Solutions (Germany) GmbH

Glory receives 2024 Red Dot award for Product Design

Zebra: Using transparency to combat losses and shrinkage

Zebra Technologies Germany GmbH

Zebra: Using transparency to combat losses and shrinkage

Communication at the POS in focus at Meto

Meto International GmbH

Communication at the POS in focus at Meto

How efficient is your workforce management?

Zebra Technologies Germany GmbH

How efficient is your workforce management?

Extenda Retail expands into the German market

Extenda Retail Ab

Extenda Retail expands into the German market

"Retail Together" – NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe

Shaping the Future of Commerce through Global Collaboration, Innovation, and the Power of Unified Retail Experiences.

TikTok Shop - cool, clever ... and somehow also a little unsettling

A commentary by iXtenso editor Lena Schmidt

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Registration is Now Open for Digital Signage Summit Europe 2025 as Focus Turns to AI & Managed Services

Early bird tickets are available for the digital signage and DooH industry’s flagship conference, which is now a three-day event from 21-23 May at the Hilton Munich Airport in Germany.

Supplier

Suzhou Renhe Commercial Equipment

Changshu Wangzhuang Towns, Shelf Industry Areas
215553 South Jiangsu

shelfs

Stock Displays Ltd

Unit 2 Delta Court, Sky Business Park
DN9 3GN Doncaster

displays

Jinsung Refrigerator Ind Co. Ltd.

3 Ma-711 Shihwa Industrial Complex
429-450 Gyeonggi-do, Korea

refrigerated trucks
refrigeration technology

Bloms Eventtechnik Vertriebs GmbH

Jacksonring 12
48429 Rheine

screens, display screen
electric displays
LED technology

Simac Services Deutschland Gmbh

Bonner Str. 178
50968 Köln

project management
epos printers
epos software

Friedhelm Kuche 360

Dominikanerstraße 7
40545 Düsseldorf

trade fair systems
trade show stands
shop planing

FBI GmbH

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Str. 18
55543 Bad Kreuznach

full service

Bizerba SE & Co. KG

Wilhelm-Kraut-Straße 65
72336 Balingen

bakery & bread shop machines
check weighers
self service scales

Ultrawise Technology Co.,Limited

Room 201,Wutongyili,Lilin road Qianchuan,Huangpi
432200 Wuhan

integrated circuit cards (ICC)
cards in special formats
loyalty cards

INSYS MICROELECTRONICS GmbH

Hermann-Köhl-Str. 22
93049 Regensburg

locking systems
access control systems
access control

FORSEC Deutschland

Am Vinckenbrink 8
45525 Hattingen

Curtain-Wall Deutschland

Kammerloh 2
83666 Waakirchen

G3 Worldwide Mail (Germany) GmbH

Groendahlscher Weg 87
46446 Emmerich

post management

Miatech, Inc.

9480 S.E. Lawnfield Road
97015 Clackamas, OR

electronic control systems
cold storage
refrigerated counters

Barclaycard

Churchill Place
E14 5HP London

credit card
payment systems

Frigo - Consulting AG

Feldstrasse 30
3073 Gümligen

consulting

Universalprojekt Laden- und Innenausbau GmbH

Wielandstraße 5
74736 Hardheim

shop concepts

Videor Technical E. Hartig GmbH

Carl-Zeiss-Straße 8
63322 Rödermark

digital video recorders (DVR)
cameras
digital video surveillance

Emailleschilder Von Halem GmbH

Massenhauser Straße 10
85376 Fürholzen

signposting systems
markers
price labels

Verifone (UK) Limited

7 Cowley Business Park, High Street
UB8 2AD Cowley, Uxbridge

corporate payment solutions
pin pads
e-payment

Gamification in retail: how to attract and retain new customers

Easily integrate playful elements into your campaign with Brame AG's Gamification Marketing Builder

Retail media: great potential or just a buzzword?

Retail experts explain how retailers can take advantage of the trend

EDEKA: Supermarket without staff at the Stuttgart Airport

WalkIn concept enables around the clock service

Digital shopping carts: the key to successful retail?

How REWE wants to enhance the in-store shopping experience

Toshiba: Hardware innovations for POS

Toshiba supports retailers with implementation

Unified commerce: that's what matters!

Toshiba helps retailers create the optimal customer experience