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Assortment: From procurement to the shelf thanks to automation?

How forecasting software could make everyday store life easier

From the optimization of procurement to the shipment of goods and the efficient organization of stores ...

Hanshow’s ESL Solutions Push Precision and Performance at the National Hardware Show

NHS is the premier event where home centers, independent retailers, online retailers, wholesalers, distributors ...

iXtenso tests: REWE Pick&Go

New test store in Düsseldorf - is the concept convincing?

REWE has launched its Pick&Go concept (on a trial basis) in Düsseldorf. We tested the store!

Precise pricing and well-stocked shelves

Interview with Hanshow Technology

Have you heard of green digitalization and how important it has become? Hanshow gives you an insight into the possibilities of modern ESL innovations – colorful and sustainable. At EuroCIS, the company explains the benefits for retailers. ...

The global state of autonomous stores

The stores are located in various retail segments such as food retail, fashion, electronics, convenience stores and fast food.

In a highly competitive global retail landscape, autonomous stores are an emerging force that addresses changing consumer behaviors, reduces operational costs, improves profitability, and powers revenue growth strategies. Advancements in autonomous ...

Christmas decorations: set the scene for your store!

From the floor to the shelves and lights to the shop window - here's how to get your store ready for Christmas!

The weeks leading up to Christmas Eve are considered to be the busiest of the year....

"Help yourself!": Are self-checkouts the next big thing in retail?

Efficient everyday business, efficient shopping

In the face of the digital age (and the rush just after the end of the workday or the day right before a holiday), retailers are looking for innovative technologies to continuously improve shopping experiences. Self-service checkouts (SCOs) allow ...

Grove Co. announces new retail partnerships with Kroger, Costco and Hannaford

Leading sustainable consumer products company increases in-store presence at 450 additional brick & mortar locations

Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GROV) (“Grove” or “the Company”), a leading sustainable consumer products company and Certified B Corp, today announced another significant retail expansion for Grove Co., its ...

Something is stirring on the shelf

Attracting attention with animated product presentation

A few aisles, many haphazard shelves and even more competing products – how can brands stand out from the crowd? A Romanian start-up has also asked itself this question. The answer: Tokinomo, an interactive robot arm that brings products to ...

Store design: second life for furniture, materials and fashion

How a new sustainable store concept came about at Globetrotter and what can be learned from it

On 11 May, Globetrotter's new Re:Think store opened in Bonn. The special feature: many furnishing elements of the previous tenant were taken over. The new store also places great emphasis on sustainability ...

Sensei launches Europe's most sophisticated autonomous supermarket with Hewlett Packard Enterprise

The technology behind the Dojo is scalable for retail spaces ranging from from 150 m2 to 1500 m2

Sensei the leading European provider of autonomous store technology, announced in March 6th the launch of its 'Dojo', the most sophisticated autonomous retail environment in the world: the space itself has 500m2, the biggest store fully ...

Glass solutions for commercial refrigeration from Saint Gobain

Interview with Ghenadie Vatamanu and Anna Cassani

At EuroShop Saint Gobain presents innovative glass solutions for commercial refrigeration. Take a look for yourself and talk to the experts in hall 17 at booth D70. ...

World market leader through takeover

Captana finalizes an agreement for the acquisition of Belive.ai

The SES-imagotag subsidiary, specialized in artificial intelligence, has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in the company Belive.ai. ...

Save costs with modern technologies

Turning physical stores into digital assets – 30,000 retail stores worldwide already rely on digital IoT solutions

Retail is at the heart of our lives and societies, as it represents more than 20% of global GDP and 15% of jobs. With consumers changing their shopping habits, stores must now reinvent themselves and leverage new technologies to stay relevant in ...

Raiffeisen relies on automatic price control

Optimized processes thanks to electronic shelf labels

Raiffeisen-Markt Emsdetten optimizes its store operation with electronic price tags to free up time for customer service. Heavy manual work processes have been replaced with a digital solution that saves significant amounts of time and handles ...

Pixizoo: Digital price tags are a success among baby and children's equipment

New initiatives and technologies to help Danish online giant Pixizoo achieve ambitious growth target

The online success Pixizoo has come to stay. A new capital injection and new initiatives will help to realize the company's ambitious growth target of 20 percent per year, among other things with the help from digital price tags from Delfi ...

Hobro Vinhandel digitizes the store with electronic price tags

Danish wine merchant invests in electronic price tags from Delfi Technologies and a new checkout system

The local wine shop in Hobro (Denmark) has existed for more than 10 years. A growth journey is underway, including a full digitizationof the store. Going from writing price tags in hand to a fully digital solution with a complete overview of and ...

Let it be – LED!

Tips for well-planned and efficient lighting

Saving costs and putting your products in the right light at the same time? Do you think that's not possible? You bet it is! Here are some tips on how to not only put your shop windows, sales rooms and shelves in the best possible light, but ...

New gigantic XL-BYG introduces digital price signs

8,500 electronic shelf labels from Delfi Technologies installed for opening in Denmark

In July 2022, the newly built XL-BYG Tømmergården opened in Viborg, Denmark. With a size of 10,000 m2 and several thousand items in stock, there is plenty of opportunity to explore the DIY store. As part of the store opening, 8,500 ...

Giving associates 'superpowers' to better serve customers

Lowe's digital twin showcases a future in which AI, 3D and AR collaboration are part of retail associates' daily lives

Building upon its history of innovation, Lowe's unveiled the home improvement retail industry's first interactive store digital twin at NVIDIA GTC. Leveraging NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise, this digital twin showcases a future in which store ...

Instacart announces ‘Connected Stores’ technology

New technology to help grocers seamlessly unify the online and in-store shopping experience

Instacart, a grocery technology company in North America, unveiled Connected Stores – a bundle of six new Instacart Platform technologies that layer on top of existing offerings, helping grocers bring together the best of online ordering and ...

Cimcorp to showcase its bakery solution at IBIE 2022

Automated order fulfillment solutions help bakeries minimize lead times and maximize product freshness

Cimcorp, a manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic order fulfillment and tire-handling solutions, announces it will be exhibiting at the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) 2022, scheduled for Sept. 17-21, in Las Vegas. Cimcorp ...

Rolling into the future

Why shopping carts can be so much more than they currently are

More and more technology is finding its way into our supermarkets. Already today, self-service checkouts, electronic shelf labels and virtual wayfinding guides are a familiar sight in many stores. But the customer experience usually doesn't ...

Automated stores: the path to the future

Intelligent checkout and shelf systems at EuroCIS 2022

At the past trade fair in Düsseldorf, Zucchetti presented intelligent checkout and shelf systems for the store of tomorrow. Even if the technology is currently still in its infancy – the theoretical possibilities are pioneering.Nico ...

Messy retail counters chase away customers

Modernizing operations and driving customer appeal

Counter space is some of the most valuable real estates inside a retail store. An organized, neat counter with accessible Point-of-Purchase items projects care and intention to customers and may even convert them into lifetime ...

A.S. Watson injects additional HK$900M in technology

New investments to deliver easier and faster O+O customer shopping experience

A.S. Watson, an international health and beauty retailer, injects an additional HK$900 million in technology this year to accelerate digital transformation and delivery of its O+O platform strategy. Key technology focus areas include heavy up ...

Morrisons launches lower environmental impact store

Including less carbon emissions, zero waste, local and loose products

Morrisons is has opened a lower environmental impact store in Little Clacton, the latest initiative on its journey to becoming a more sustainable business. The new store design, which has been built from scratch, for the first time incorporates ...

ESL on the rise in Denmark

How a bottle store in Copenhagen uses electronic shelf labels to create a special eye-catcher

POPL - a burger bar that originally started as a Noma pop-up concept back in 2020. A pop-up that exceeded all expectations, as they attracted long queues and enthusiastic reviews. The burgers quickly became known as the "Noma burger", and ...

In-store marketing: The salt in the soup of sales promotion

How to positively influence the shopping experience of your clientele

Soft music in the background, delicious scent, pleasant lighting – Sounds like dinner at your favorite restaurant? Almost. Because atmospheric design elements are also important ingredients for the perfect in-store shopping experience in ...

Walmart putting AR shopping experiences right in customers' pockets

Augmented reality tech at home and in stores

We believe the closest store to our customers is in their pocket, and we are focused on making that always-on experience as easy, engaging and personalized as possible. We now announce two brand-new augmented reality (AR) features on the Walmart ...

retail salsa Tech Talks – Industry discussion live for the first time from EuroCIS 2022

Hot topics of the retail tech industry: automation & AI, smart stores, interactive touchpoints

After one and a half years of successful webtalks in the format "retail salsa – Spice up your Community", we took the EuroCIS 2022, which took place again from 31.05.-02.06. after a pandemic break, as an opportunity to organize the ...

Smart Stores: Fast shopping on the go

Live from EuroCIS: The kitchen help among stores

Hungry for a delicious dish, but not much time? Using a food processor saves time here and offers endless possibilities to satisfy your appetite. It’s the same with Smart Stores: scan the goods and pack them without having to stand in line. Or ...

ESL: an all-rounder for the customer journey

Why the use of Electronic Shelf Labels can pay off

On 18.5.2022 it was time again: The webtalk format of iXtenso and EuroShop went into the next round! Despite the small ingredient ESL, the new "retail salsa" showed what an all-rounder electronic price labels can be when it comes to use in ...

At this year's EuroCIS, GK Software presents cloud solutions for the retail industry of the future

GK's world of solutions geared to the constantly changing needs of international retail companies

GK shows latest version of SaaS platform GK CLOUD4RETAIL Transition to cloud – SaaS contracts account for half of GK's new contracts in2021 Pop-up container with the new "grab-and-go" store concept GK GO GK at ...

Pete’s of Erie adopts self-checkout solutions for convenience stores

“Busy stores create new challenges in the shopping experience”

Pete’s of Erie Inc., a convenience store retailer with 50 stores across Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, has selected Gilbarco Veeder-Root's Passport® Express Lane™ self-checkout system to elevate the overall customer experience ...

Syndicated shelf intelligence data across every store and shelf

Real-time, continuous visibility into what’s really on store shelves

Lund Food Holdings, Inc. and Pensa Systems announced a partnership to deploy Pensa’s automated retail shelf intelligence solution in every Lunds & Byerlys grocery store.Using patented computer vision and artificial intelligence to scan all ...

More convenience and control at the checkout

With flexible self-service solutions from Toshiba, today as well as tomorrow customers have a choice when paying

The demands on retailers can change quickly. The last two years have shown that government regulations as well as customer expectations have made it necessary to constantly rethink and adapt store operations. ...

Benetton offers customers a new metaverse experience

With an experimental store design during Milan Fashing Week, Benetton introduced its new shop in the metaverse

United Colors of Benetton has transformed its Corso Vittorio Emanuele store for Milan Fashion Week, aligning it with the brand’s new shop in the metaverse, which opened at the same time with the same experiential look and feel.The term ...

Home pickup for convenient ecommerce returns

Narvar service available in ten major metros in the U.S. including San Francisco, NY, LA and Chicago

Narvar announced the rollout of its Home Pickup service, a carrier-agnostic returns service that allows shoppers to schedule a courier to pick up return packages at their homes. More than 70 retailers, including DSW and Ann Taylor, piloted the ...

Electronic shelf labels - electronically labeled

On the way to becoming a standard: Digital prices conquer the space

More and more retailers are trying out electronic shelf labels. Why? More speed in price changes and less manual work for staff are only two of the many reasons. EuroCIS, The Leading Trade Fair for Retail Technology, from 31 May - 02 June 2022 in ...

Store Management: Smarter with Smartphone!

EuroCIS from 31 May to 02 June 2022 in Düsseldorf

More and more retail companies are equipping their store personnel with mobile devices. The trend towards smartphones or smart mobile devices that function almost like smartphones will also be impressively reflected at EuroCIS, The Leading Trade ...

"Amazon Go" or "Amazon No"?

Our iXtenso editor tested a “just-walk-out store” from Amazon in Chicago

Is Amazon's ambitious "Amazon Go" project quietly going under? Or is it about to catch on and become ubiquitous? I tried to find answers to these questions at a store in Chicago.  ...

This is what shop design can look like: with a love for licorice

A look inside the store of Danish confectionery retailer LAKRIDS BY BÜLOW at Bikini Berlin.

The smell of licorice is in the air when you enter the first floor of Bikini Berlin. At first glance, it's hard to pinpoint the origin, but follow the scent and you'll find yourself at the doors of LAKRIDS BY BÜLOW. ...

Asda trials UK-first indoor map service for the blind and visually impaired

The British supermarket chain Asda is trialling new technology in its Stevenage store which will make it easier for blind and partially sighted customers to navigate their way around the store.To coincide with the UN International Day of Persons ...

Sainsbury’s introduces contactless, checkout-free shopping with SmartShop Pick & Go

New initiative available at Holborn Circus using Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology

Sainsbury’s is launching a new in-store digital innovation with a contactless, checkout-free way to shop. Building on the success of SmartShop, which grew 173% last year, SmartShop Pick & Go is using Amazon’s Just Walk Out ...

EuroCIS 2022: Electronic shelf labels – electronically labeled

Digital prices conquer the space

More and more retailers are trying out electronic shelf labels. Why? More speed in price changes and less manual work for staff are only two of the many reasons.EuroCIS from 15-17 February 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany, will showcase a wide range ...

Versatile and variable: About shelves in the store

Shelves as stages for products

Shelves are versatile and multilateral – in the truest sense of the word, because they can not only be placed against the wall, but are also suitable, for example, as beautiful and open room dividers. We spoke with Lukas Schroll, Managing ...

Success at c-stores with workforce optimization

Despite the turbulence of the past year, C-stores are almost certainly due for a promising quarter–or more.

The pandemic’s effects are receding, and the public is itching to spend and move about again. In fact, many retailers expect consumers to make both routine and leisure trips at pre-COVID-19 levels.This means C-store associates will be ...

The cool way to make more sales

POS TUNING offers the perfect presentation for the freezer cabinet AND chest

Did you know that, statistically speaking, every shopper visits the freezer department?The shopper reach of frozen products is 98%*. This means that almost every household in Germany buys frozen products. This impressive figure is a strong argument ...

New solution optimizes Lysmesteren stores

More opportunities for impulse purchases

At Lysmesteren in Næstved and Charlottenlund, which are part of Denmark’s biggest lighting chain, the stores have introduced electronic price tags from Delfi Techonolgies. A solution that has been implemented to gain focus and to ...

Candle shop "Cereria Subirà" in Barcelona – more than just a store

Why it is worth preserving antique treasures

A good two years ago, iXtenso discovered a gem in Barcelona, a store the likes of which are very rare: The candle store Subirà is located in a historic building from the 19th century and inevitably captivates its many visitors.Both the ...

Tally the robot: Schnuck Markets deploys intelligent robots chainwide

Grocer expands partnership with Simbe to bring thecomprehensive retail management solution to all Schnucks stores

On August 26 Schnuck Markets announced an industry-first chainwide expansion with Simbe Robotics’ to further elevate the grocer’s business operations and customer experience.Building on previous successful expansions, the multi-year ...

Long-term preparations for mid-pandemic brick-and-mortar retail

Under what circumstances do consumers enjoy their physical customer journey?

The COVID pandemic is not over. That’s a hard but necessary truth. And brick-and-mortar retailers need to face that. But there is also good news. While expanding e-commerce and omnichannel services is important, surveys show that ...

Digitization of logistics – enabler of e-commerce

The many tasks in logistics and its role for retailing

Many companies are currently looking at the opportunities of e-commerce, as the brick-and-mortar retail is declining significantly. But successful e-commerce is not only based on an accessible, well-functioning, and attractive online shop, but above ...

Blue City is pushing for a sustainable future

Installation of electronic price tags in all stores

The consumer electronics chain Blue City has a vision to achieve a leading role as a European supplier and front figure of sustainable solutions. Most recently, the chain has installed electronic price tags in all stores.Blue City buys and sells ...

HEMA Buttons Up Omni-channel Supply Chain Transformation with Blue Yonder

Department store retailer increases forecast accuracy leading to improved planner productivity and better fulfilment with AI/ML-powered Luminate Planning

Ensuring the right inventory is available to meet customer demands became even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to its recent digital transformation with Blue Yonder’s cloud-based ...

ComputerSalg: Impressive growth, new premises and more technology

To keep up with the growth and the rapidly increasing inventory, the company moved to a new domicile in 2020

The growth comet ComputerSalg, which started as a physical store in 1996, where you could buy computers, hardware and software, has today grown to be one of Denmark's largest webshops. The corona crisis has accelerated the business further at ...

Automation leading the way to retail success

Possibilities of modern technology – online and offline

COVID-19 creates a slew of unprecedented challenges for retailers. In Germany, shops are closed due to the lockdown again since December, and many retailers not only fear the economic impact, but also that their customers might not return to the ...

Hobbii has knitted a huge business together

The enormous growth has been possible because Hobbii has chosen technology that supports the processes in the warehouse and in the stores.

The yarn company Hobbii is Denmark's fastest-growing company. In a very short time, they have managed to create a huge business that is supported by modern technology and efficient work processes when handling the expected 1.5 million orders in ...

BAUHAUS introduces new click and collect technology

New solution helps store associates pick items for Click & Collect orders

With help from electronic shelf labels and handheld terminals, it has become much faster and easier for BAUHAUS to navigate through the store to find the right items. A new solution that also saves a lot of time on replenishment.With a product range ...

Lighting concept - For more individuality and extraordinary appearance

New design of the optical store Panis Eyewear with BARO

An optician that is as unconventional as Panis Eyewear attracts attention – especially when it's located in a small town in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant. The new interior design boasts a professional lighting concept that showcases ...

Consumer packaged goods purchases grew 19% in 2020

Fueled by the pandemic, half of Americans tried new brands

As consumers hunkered down at home during most of last year, their spending on consumer packaged goods (CPG) grew an average of 19% in 2020 compared to 2019 according to the latest data from NCSolutions. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a ...

A completely new experience at ICA Kvantum with Breece

ICA Kvantum in Lerum has invested in new technology: A cloud-based electronic shelf label

ICA Kvantum Lerum has for a long time been looking for a supplier of electronic shelf labels (ESL), so the staff no longer have to spend time and resources on changing paper shelf labels. It was important that it should be a ...

Denmark's first sustainable DIY store has great success

Electronic price tags provide price and product information

In February 2020, STARK opened its doors to a whole new and sustainable DIY store in Hørsholm (Denmark), which will make it easier for customers to build sustainably. The store has got a flying start despite Corona and general restrictions in ...

Design and decoration in every nook and cranny

Let your eyes wander: Shop design ideas for ceilings and floors

Shopping is a 360 degree experience. Customers not only see what's at eye level, on shelves or on merchandise tables. The entire space – from the floor to the ceiling – helps to shape the impression created by the room. ...

SPAR grocery store embraces new technologies

The store has implemented Delfi Technologies' cloud solution and mobile app to manage the store's electronic price tags

This year, the co-operative association Tikøb could celebrate its 100th anniversary. Today, the SPAR grocery store in Tikøb is one of the stores in the chain that is at the forefront when it comes to implementing new technology. Most ...

Knowledge is (retail) power

The Germany Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) wants to attain knowledge to assist the retail sector and creates digital twins of stores to make it a reality

Knowledge for all retailers - DFKI has launched the Knowledge4Retail (K4R) project series to achieve this goal. The driving force is an open-source platform for complex AI and robotics applications in retail.  The project relies on a digital ...

Disposition and shelf maintenance in times of Corona

Tools for shelf management

The CPG industry is currently experiencing turbulent times just as much as retail. Challenges such as the ban on field sales force visits or the sudden increase in demand for some articles, which leads to gaps in the shelf and loss of sales, are ...

World’s first convenience store retrofitted with AI technology

Standard Cognition to provide Circle K with autonomous checkout

Standard (“Standard Cognition”) announced that Alimentation Couche-Tard, a company that operates close to 14,500 convenience stores worldwide, including under the global brand Circle K, has selected Standard to pilot touchless, ...

Key elements of successful supply chain management

5 tips to optimize your supply chain and mitigate risk

A chain consists of many small individual links and only works as a whole when these links connect effectively. After all, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The same principle applies to supply chains. What are the best practices for ...

Supply chain: Know what’s on your retail shelves

What should bricks-and-mortar retailers pay attention to in their supply chain management?

The Cha-Ching sound of the cash register rings up sales – that’s music to a retailer’s ears. Satisfied customers and happy employees are the key to increasing sales. What role does effective supply chain management play in this ...

All knitted and sewn up: an online yarn retailer takes a stationary foothold

iXtenso’s interview with Joachim Hansen, retail manager at Hobbii

It’s all about yarn at Hobbii. From now on, the Danish retailer does not just sell exclusively online but also in physical stores. Joachim Hansen describes how digitization and personal contact interact in the retail stores. ...

POS TUNING tuned its pushfeed system

The supplier optimizes the compartment systems C60 and C90

Never change a running system?Who doesn't know this saying? Changing something well-tried always has something to do with risk. The danger that something suddenly doesn't run as well as before is always there. But standstill has never ...

Augmented reality in online shopping

Study finds that augmented reality reduces the number of returns

A recent survey found that online shoppers return 70 percent of the clothing they order, more than any other category of purchase. This has an indirect but real impact on the environment.Online shoppers tend to order multiple sizes and colors, with ...

Cashier as british Vogue cover star

Keyworkers chosen for front cover providing a special moment of thanks during pandemic

British Vogue is breaking with their usual cover stars - a space normally reserved for ‘A’ list celebrities and supermodels, and instead have devoted their iconic cover for the July 2020 issue to honouring key workers who have been ...

Customized lighting: the marriage of technology and creative design

Interview with Pierluigi Gusmani, International Sales Director at Imoon

The Italian company Imoon has already done the right lighting for big food retailers like Carrefour, Coop, E.Leclerc, Warner’s Budgens and Globus. Charismatic Pierluigi Gusmani talks about the current developments of customized solutions and ...

Now is the time to invest in retail

POS TUNING solutions for the retail industry

The retail sector is particularly affected by the current crisis. The high sales and large customer rushes are countered by staff shortages, sick leave and delivery bottlenecks. In addition to the increased effort required to replenish shelves, it ...

Behind the curtain: Inside Amazon

A Frankfurt startup helps sellers to improve their ranking on the platform

"I want to successfully promote and sell my products on Amazon" - that's the goal of many sellers. It comes as no surprise as the Seattle-based online store has evolved to become the largest e-commerce marketplace in Europe since its ...

First-ever autonomous box truck fleet to move the middle mile

Contactless solution for transporting multi-temperature goods from distribution centers to retail locations

Gatik, a Palo Alto-based startup deploying autonomous vehicles for business to business (B2B) short-haul logistics, announced a new platform to serve the supply chain’s middle mile: the autonomous box truck. Their self-driving fleet of ...

COVID-19: Study reveals impact on hourly workforce

78 percent are worried about making ends meet during the pandemic and 47 percent have less than $1,000 in savings

Bluecrew, the staffing technology platform connecting job seekers with W-2 protected hourly work, released new survey results which indicate hourly workers are bearing the brunt of unemployment and uncertainty in the face of the COVID-19-fueled ...

Why does “sin” feel so good?

The store design of the AllSin gourmet chocolate store in Barcelona is all about blocks of chocolate

Attention all chocolate lovers and sweet tooths: Heaven is located at Carrer de Ferran 30 in Barri Gòtic, the charming Gothic Quarter right in the heart of Barcelona.The store’s display tables feature chocolate towers stacked high with ...

Invisible light sources and dynamic lighting solutions in retail stores

"All the trends in the lighting industry focus on improving the shopping experience."

LED lights for retail stores have witnessed significant growth over the past few years. You would be hard-pressed to find any newly constructed store without these small, efficient lighting sources. Meanwhile, many existing stores and supermarkets ...

ELEKTRA at Euroshop 2020

One highlight: the JUNIC System

A complete success was the trade fair appearance of ELEKTRA at the joint stand of the Deutscher Ladenbauverband at the Euroshop in Düsseldorf. The highlight was the presentation of the JUNIC system, the extension of the JUNIC power conductor ...

Not just stow it, present it, please!

Shelves and their possibilities at EuroShop 2020

Shelves are no longer just shelves. Form, colour and also function can vary. At EuroShop 2020, we will see what is possible with merchandise compartments today and that the good old shelf is not obsolete despite digitization! ...

Energy saving with communicating glass systems

EuroShop 2020: iXtenso spoke with Saint-Gobain

Saint-Gobain presents their latest innovation on glass for the commercial refrigeration. It offers a concept of digital solutions based on communicating glass systems driven by an application, with the aim to display information to the consumer and ...

Let it shine!

Lighting trends at EuroShop 2020

Whether on the floor, on shelves or on the ceiling - light can make a big difference in retail. How to set the right scene for goods, address customers and control the lighting in a smart and energy-efficient way? We looked for the answers at ...

In harmony with nature

Biophilic design in retail spaces in the 2020s

A new decade has begun and has inspired the iXtenso editorial team to track down the latest retail design trends for you. One of the hottest trends of the moment is biophilic design. ...

Smart digital labels and pricing automation

SES-imagotag at EuroShop 2020

For 25 years, SES-imagotag has been the trusted partner of retailers for in-store digital technology. SES-imagotag, the worldwide leader in smart digital labels and pricing automation, has developed a comprehensive IoT and digital platform that ...

Five customer experience considerations for retailers

From forethought to a proper execution

Anyone can sell a product, and customers have plenty of choices when making a purchase. So how does a retailer stand out from the crowd to keep customers coming back? It all comes down to the kind of customer experience you deliver.It’s no ...

Safety First: Safe data transmission at the PoS

2020 EuroShop preview

Data security is the future currency in retail. Systems for inventory control, price labelling, customer and goods flow management must meet the highest security standards.ELEKTRA, together with a software partner, has been working on this ...

Solid Lines 2020, a product range …

… designed with the idea of generating unforgettable shopping experiences

New architectural and design concepts are appearing in the conceptualization of current supermarkets, especially aimed at improving the customers' shopping experience by incorporating solutions that generate value, allowing to optimize energy ...

cloud4retail – the revolutionary platform for retailers

Essential services like price calculations, loyalty or promotions

GK Software SE is reinforcing its claim to be the world’s leading provider of software solutions for the retail sector with its cloud4retail platform. cloud4retail combines what is absolutely essential for a forward-looking solution in one ...

The favour of the hour

Energy efficiency and environmental awareness in retail

The current events in the frozen food industry show: Energy efficiency and environmental awareness are becoming increasingly important. Old refrigerants have to be replaced in freezers and retail has to act.The demands placed on food retailers are ...

A strong team for the POS

Founding of neoalto GmbH

POS TUNING, the specialist for the optimized presentation of products at the point of sale, announces the spin-off of the digital services division. The GmbH (LLC), founded in September as neoalto, has already made a name for itself on the market ...

Ideal replacement for the conventional T5 fluorescent luminaire

The surface-mounted luminaire with SMD LED in four light colours and various lengths

With the dimensions of the old T5 fluorescent luminaires, it can be used perfectly in interior design and shop fitting, but also as a classic under-cabinet luminaire in kitchens, bathrooms and home furniture. It offers the perfect illumination for ...

Unit development with R290

Frost-trol develops a pilot water condensation project using R290 as a refrigerant

Since 2005, Frost-trol R&D efforts have focused on developing efficient cabinets and finding solutions with natural fluids: R744, R290 or R1270. Propane (R290) has always been at the center of attention of our research line, because it is ...

Epta on the podium of the German Design Awards 2020

Excellent prodcut design with OutFit and Mozaïk, combining functionality and aesthetics

Epta wins the prestigious German Design Award for the second time, the award given to projects that merge functionality and utility, aesthetics and quality. The OutFit family under the Costan brand and Mozaïk under the Bonnet Névé ...

Individual control of light colour and brightness

Designed and controllable for you: LD 8004-78

Adjust this spot to your individual requirements at any time by controlling the light colour and brightness. Suitable control elements are also available from Elektra. ...

Whether you want to electrify your shelves in the living room or at the point of sale...

...with the ELEKTRA conductor systems you have unlimited possibilities.

Special products require special attention. Perfect light with ELEKTRA lighting and electrification systems is the solution. ...

Spar: opening in Copenhagen

International Flagship-Store opens for business in Sydhavn, in the South of Copenhagen

On August 22nd, the grocery chain Spar opened its doors to a brand new store with international concepts in the South of Copenhagen area, Sydhavn. The new store offers a modern shopping experience where it should be easy, convenient and enjoyable to ...

News and novelties from ELEKTRA

Sicam 2019: review

The Sicam in October always is big challenge to exhibitors to present news and new products in the Interzum year after only 5 months. At ELEKTRA, this was mastered with flying colours. The prototypes of the Interzum have been brought to series ...

A POS system unlike any other – thanks to light staging

"Personalization a mega trend in lighting systems“

Light does much more than simply illuminate a space. There is a near endless number of uses for lighting concepts, especially in brick-and-mortar retail. Boris Niessing, General Manager Marketing and Sales at ELEKTRA since September 2018 talks ...

A pearl among commodities: encouraging impulse buys

How to make the most of wait times

It’s wonderful if customers come to retail stores to buy things. It’s fantastic if they buy more than they planned to purchase. This offers many opportunities, especially for brick and mortar retailers as surveys show: customers are more ...

The 411 on point of sale systems

Beauty and intelligence combined: What the system looks like and what it can do

Checkout system, material, paint finish – apart from technology and design, today’s point of sale system must fulfill many different roles. Yet its most important function is and will always be the successful completion of the customer ...

App creates personalised shopping experience

The Swiss trading company Valora is opening its first cashless convenience store

The goods are chosen, scanned and paid for using the avec smartphone app. Mobile computer vision specialists Scandit’s scan engine is a key component of the customer-facing app. The future of shopping - whether online or offline - is ...

Innovative ICA store triples revenue

Automatic price updates and product information at the shelf

Since ICA merchant, Jan Sikström, took over the ICA Ettan store in Sundsvall (Sweden) in 2016, he has almost tripled the turnover from SEK 15 million to SEK 40 million. Today, the store has 15 employees and approximately 5,000 different items ...

Round things in an angular environment

POS TUNING develops flexible stackable channels for oral tobacco in round packaging

A real presentation problem has now been solved.The presentation of tobacco products can be a real challenge. In hardly any other area you find such a wide variety in packaging sizes. For instance, there are the classic cigarette pack, the tobacco ...

Sales assistant Remy talks about strange customers and emotional decisions

An interview with a fictitious robot that works in retail

There is a lot of hype surrounding humanoid, socially intelligent robots and what they can do. They are interviewed, filmed and tested. Oftentimes, it’s to find out how consumers feel about the machines and how they are accepted by users and ...

The POS TUNING Pizza Presenter

The presentation solution for round pizzas in the chilling area

At the point of sale, customers can only buy what they see. This is the motto of POS TUNING from Bad Salzuflen, the solution provider for optimized product presentation at the point of sale for almost all product categories.The POS T Pizza Presenter ...

45th anniversary of the barcode in retail

GS1 US celebrates the barcode’s relevance as the backbone of commerce

GS1 US®, the information standards organization best known as the administrator of UPC barcodes, this week celebrates 45 years since the debut and first scan of the iconic barcode. On June 26, 1974, a pack of Wrigley's chewing gum carrying a ...

Retail spaces are so yesterday. Long live brand experiences!

How can brick-and-mortar stores stay competitive? With continuing retail reinvention!

Shopfitting – it’s no longer about shelves, sales counters and cash registers. Silvio Kirchmair, CEO of umdasch The Store Makers, considers it a stage where brick-and-mortar retailers can and should showcase themselves – especially ...

Implementing new ideas: Design thinking in the retail world

Focus on customer expectations

It may be uncomfortable at times – but a change in perspective can help businesses to implement new ideas and successfully complete ongoing processes. Design thinking is a customer-centric approach that can help in this endeavor.“What do ...

What shop design can look like: Marktscheune in Berghaupten

Many wooden design elements, rustic flair, and the Farmer’s Café delight guests

Buy a piece of cake, have a cup of coffee and pick up some fresh vegetables and fruits to take home. Customers can run all of these errands at the Marktscheune (English: Market Barn). The so-called Naturpark-Bauernmarkt (English: Nature Park ...

Presentation of goods for convenience at gas stations

POS TUNING and ARAL report on a successful multi-partner project

At this year's Annual Conference on Trade and Change in Gas Stations and Convenience Shops, Kristin Kolbe-Schade from POS TUNING and Carsten Biermann from Aral reported on a successful tobacco project which they implemented together with other ...

Holistic POS solutions in visual communication

Product presentation and brand presence through signage

The effective placement of products at the POS is becoming increasingly difficult today due to the broad diversity of brands and the struggle for presentation area that goes along with it. Striking POS solutions are thus all the more important. ...

IRI finds consumer confidence making big impact on e-commerce growth

64 percent of omnichannel growth due to e-commerce

While 2019 got off to a rocky start, with a partial government shutdown and trade challenges attributed to tariffs, consumers at the close of 2018 were buoyed by their strong household financial health and were spending accordingly. The latest IRI ...

Artificial Intelligence for Frictionless Shopping

At EuroCIS 2019, Toshiba unveils the way into the future

No scanning, no hassle – the path to the frictionless shop is in front of consumers and retailers.Toshiba’s Innovation Lab pursues this aim with its Frictionless Shopping proof-of-concept. Relying on a multitude of technologies including ...

SES-imagotag VUSION Pulse Software

Improve Profitability and Reduce Waste

For 25 years, SES-imagotag has been the trusted partner of retailers for digital technology in stores. SES-imagotag, the worldwide leader in smart digital labels and pricing automation, develops a comprehensive IoT and digital platform that delivers ...

The pharmacy of the future in Italy

Delfi Technologies is present on the Italian market

Pharmacies today need to innovate new technologies to support more efficient working methods, in order to save time and costs while providing a high level of customer service. Thanks to the Breece System with fully ...

Toshiba spotlights new innovations for empowering retail

Showcasing its latest solutions, services and innovative concepts at hall 9 booth B42

Visitors to EuroCIS 2019 will learn at Toshiba's booth how every retailer can design his checkout to suit his and the customers' needs. Under the motto "Empowering the Art of Retail", Toshiba will present its end-to-end IT ...

What shop design can look like: The Schubert pharmacy in Pullach on the Isar

Warm wood and limestone from the surrounding area greet customers after the renovation

If you enter the newly designed Schubert pharmacy, you will directly feel comfortable. After the modernization, the premises score with a holistic appearance that is both concise and modern, yet fits into the rural region with its traditions. ...

Bygg-Ole in Sweden streamlines stores with electronic shelf labels

For more efficiency and free up time for more promotional activities

With the goal of saving time and money, the DIY retailer Bygg-Ole in Stockholm has implemented the solution Breece electronic shelf labels, which will help the DIY retailer to increase efficiency and free up time for more promotional ...

New design for TEDi

Wanzl shop solutions provide for even more attractive shops

Wanzl once again proves its worth when it comes to shop solutions. The long-established Leipheim company has played a key role in redesigning TEDi branches. TEDi is a growing retailer which currently has around 1,900 stores around Europe, and ...

What shop design can look like: Pull & Bear in Ourense, Spain

Sometimes you just need an eye-catcher to lure customers into a store

While I was on vacation in Ourense, a city in northwestern Spain, the “Pull & Bear” store in the Ponte Vella Shopping Center caught my attention. A small bright orange VW bus that also works as a shoe rack stands out right in the ...

Globally connected coolers for valuable insights

Atos becomes official IoT partner for Coca-Cola HBC

Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces a new multi-national contract with the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (Coca-Cola HBC), one of the world’s largest bottlers for The Coca-Cola Company with operations in 28 ...

What shop design can look like: Harrods in London

Tradition, luxury, and elegance paired with an experience for all five senses

The world-famous Harrods department store in London is pulling out all the stops for its renovations and features precious materials and custom-designed shopfittings. Harrods’ fully re-designed "Fine Wines & Spirits" and ...

Innovative method offers new potentials for specialized craftsmen and dealers

DryTile revolutionizes the laying of ceramic floor tiles

Time is a very valuable resource - also and especially in the building industry. That is why one has been thinking about the possibility of combining the excellent properties of ceramic tiles with other advantages such as time saving or simple ...

Converting visitors into ‘buying-customers’

Electronic shelf labels at Eventyrsport

The time, that was previously spent on changing prices and marking up clothes and shoes at the adventure and sports chain Eventyrsport, is now spend on customer service and advice. The first goal is to convert 1.5 visitors into ...

Psychographic targeting: fostering a personalized online customer approach

Interview with Professor Joost van Treeck, Consumer Psychologist at the University of Applied Sciences Fresenius in Hamburg

Target audiences are generally identified by sociodemographic factors such as age, gender, family status or place of residence. Psychographics now broadens the previously applied segmentation and adds two dimensions: the personality and behavior of ...

Talking 'bout a (ESL) revolution

... on the connection of digital components in retail to a perfectly harmonizing ecosystem

Let´s imagine the perfect electronic shelf label (ESL): These digital price tags are fully networked, extremely thin and ultra-low battery power models. They also work in damp, wet, dusty, hot or cold environments. You can choose between ...

What shop design can look like: The unique store of Mußler Beauty by Notino

Online/offline symbiosis: Inspired by Arabian bazaars and current trends

Mattias Mußler hired Dittel Architekten to implement his new fragrance and beauty product store concept. At Stuttgart’s Gerber shopping mall, the team created an impressive design, which optimally complements the company’s ...

Amazon is not the cause but the symptom

"Retailers must finally take advantage of their opportunities and stop complaining"

Regardless of what you might think of Amazon, in 2017, the internet giant has pioneered more innovations than any other entity. Amazon Flex, Prime Now, and Amazon Fresh are just some of the projects the U.S. company created to explore new ways to ...

SES-imagotag wins the 2017 LSA Award

The company is recognized for ist automatic stockout detection solution

SES-imagotag, a specialist in digital solutions for physical commerce and the world leader in connected digital price tags, announces that it has received a prize for the third year in a row at the 2017 LSA Innovation Awards, in the ...

Metropolitan - the pharmacy of the future in Munich airport

A location located where the world meets puts great demands up on a pharmacy in order to reach an extraordinary service level

The pharmacy of the future needs to innovate new technology supporting smarter ways of working in order to remove unnecessary time and money from the daily operation. And since you will find this in probably the most demanding conditions ...

Freshly baked light

Ledxon upgraded lighting in the branch of the private bakery Wimmer in Emmering, Germany

In order to better showcase the goods and attract even more potential buyers to the store, the branch in Emmering should get a new lighting. Bakery owner Max Wimmer was particularly interested in a harmonious overall concept. First, he wanted a ...

Refrigerants in supermarkets: Possible savings up to 51 thousand euros

Interview about the development of refrigerants in retail

Sustainable refrigeration concepts are more important than ever and especially since measures to reduce extremely harmful coolants that accelerate the greenhouse effect have been initiated at the EU level. This means that food retailers, in ...

The "connected" associate

With personal consulting at the POI improving the customer experience

A superficial observation of online growth rates can give the impression that e-commerce is continuing its triumphant march and stationary retail is driven back. However, industry experts know this view is too simplistic and a closer look is ...

Eddie Bauer Outdoor Outfitter: First Shop-in-Shop in Cologne’s Globetrotter Store

Interview with Bernd Niemeyer, Chief Marketing Officer for Eddie Bauer Germany

It is the first store of its kind in Germany: Eddie Bauer’s shop-in-shop just opened inside the Globetrotter Store in Cologne. It features 70 square meters of sales area on the first floor. In this interview, Bernd Niemeyer revealed the ...

Smart retail through use of sensor technology

How brick-and-mortar retail can catch up to the informational edge of e-commerce

E-commerce has a clear advantage over brick-and-mortar retail when it comes to subjects like big data, personalization, and automation. Every time search and buying processes take place online, information about customers practically collects ...

What shop design can look like: Angermaier Trachten in Munich

Dirndls and Lederhosen in an attractive setting

Time and again, people can admire them at the Oktoberfest in Munich: the most fashionable and trendy Dirndls and Lederhosen. Fans of the so-called ‘Tracht’ attire (it refers to traditional garments worn in German-speaking countries, ...

Clothing sales at the discounters will grow 90.7 percent by 2022

Heidi Klum’s range for Lidl shows why

Lidl’s Esmara by Heidi Klum range has lived up to expectations and paves the way for material growth through clothing for the discounters. Within the discount channel* clothing is the most under-penetrated sector, holding only a 0.6 percent ...

Giving costumers transparency and the right prices at the shelf edge

Link between online and physical stores

Ensuring the same prices online and at the shelves in the physical stores can be a big challenge when you run a differentiated product strategy and want to offer customers a consistent experience and service across all channels. These are ...

Knauber Freizeitmärkte emphasize digital signage for improved quality of consulting

“We want to use the digital world to optimally serve our customers“

The digitization of the POS has finally reached the DIY sector. The home improvement store as a place where you can touch and try things is more and more turning into a place of digital consulting. The Knauber Freizeitmärkte (English: Knauber ...

You are the reason why your store is not going well

Are you a store owner? You might be the reason why the business isn’t attaining higher levels

As a store owner, your freedom in changing processes is greater than, say, a store manager in a large chain store. But these opportunities also bring a greater responsibility. If the store is doing well, it is likely a product of you having done a ...

Digital signage in pharmacies: better consulting with new technologies

Pharmacies need a shopping experience too

Touchscreens, open display behind the counter and digital consultation counters: A look inside the Rathausapotheke (English: Rathaus Pharmacy) at the HUMA shopping center in St. Augustin raises the bar when it comes to digital signage. Its goal is ...

Unmanned stores: what local supply might look like in the future

Mom-and-pop stores turn into apps

Even though store hours have become more flexible these days, we probably all know the following scenario: every time we urgently need something – typically on weekends- supermarkets are already closed for the day. In the future, unmanned ...

Pottery Barn with redesigned store in Seattle

New Concept Store at University Village reopened with fall collection and exclusive vintage finds

Pottery Barn, a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands, reopened its doors at University Village in Seattle, Washington. The 16,818-square foot location showcases Pottery Barn’s new store concept, which was introduced last ...

Supermarket in Denmark is first mover in the retail industry

Kvickly Ry is first mover in the retail industry with electronic shelf labels, the e-supermarket OSUMA and much more

A big curiosity and desire to explore new and different ways to run supermarkets is, among other things, something that makes Kvickly Ry a first mover in the retail industry. In 2006, Kvickly Ry was the first supermarket in Denmark to implement ...

From transport to information carrier: intelligent packaging in retail logistics

“The biggest challenge in packaging is its integration into the supply chain”

Conventional packaging meets many demands – intelligent packaging can do even more. It is proactive and provides information about the condition, time and location of the transported goods. This is made possible by sensors applied on or inside ...

Robots and automated processes are the future of warehouse logistics

Staff shortages and the e-commerce boom call for all resources

When e-commerce retailers sell products every few seconds, it creates enormous challenges for their logistics processes. Sufficient qualified staff is currently not available to handle these tasks. This is why automated resources such as driverless ...

Star Micronics revolutionises POS terminal device choice

Direct iPad receipt printing via standard iPad / iPhone / iPod USB lightning cable

Today, retailers have the choice of a traditional POS terminal or new and innovative tablet POS which has taken great strides in recent years to provide the flexibility and mobility increasingly required within retail environments. However, it has ...

In-store tracking: customer buying behavior analysis ever more precise

… but keep it anonymous and compliant with data protection legislation

At what times do guests visit the store and how do they behave? And how does this impact sales? Retailers have to address these issues to optimize the brick-and-mortar shopping experience. To do this, retailers have access to a wide range of ...

An end to adhesive tape residue on the supermarket shelf

Removable tape from tesa for price label strips

tesa has developed an innovative foam adhesive tape, tesa® 65610 Removable, especially for price label strips. It finally makes the time-consuming, costly removal of adhesive tape residues on retail shelves a thing of the past. There are ...

7 reasons why self-checkout is beneficial

More efficiency and better profits for the store

Many stores already have a system for self-service checkout, but just as many still cling to the cashier system. In this article, we list seven reasons why self-service checkouts are winning over the traditional staffed tills. They are simply more ...

Editions de Parfums: Like a voyage into a parallel world

Frédéric Malle’s new perfume boutique Editions de Parfums in Paris' Marais district opened in 2016. We asked Brendan MacFarlane how the tiny room turned into an apparently infinite space.

It is one of the first major retail stores the architects Jakob+MacFarlane have designed. Hopefully, it will not be the last, since it is offers a highly surprising and individual look. Brendan, what is special about the new store of ...

Digital Signage at the POS: how virtual and real retail worlds merge

Digital signal systems are among the hotly debated topics in retail marketing.

They provide attractive new opportunities for interaction with customers but also imply a holistic marketing concept as well as an integration of distribution channels. They increasingly take the place of the familiar billboards at train ...

Interspar store in Zalaegerszeg reopened after extensive renovations

On-going store expansions and renovations will determine who will succeed in the Hungarian retail industry

The Interspar store in Zalaegerszeg was recently reopened after extensive renovations including a spacious new layout, the addition of a Spar-to-Go restaurant and the implementation of energy-efficient lighting and equipment. Spar Hungary invested ...

Spotlight on innovation: technological eye candy in the halls

Highlights shown in our photo gallery

EuroShop 2017 presented a vast variety of technological innovations. Exhibitors introduced POS solutions, which will impact design, day-to-day operations and even customer service. We are presenting some of these highlights in our photo ...

Elke Moebius: "Digitization and emotionalization are the hottest trends"

Time to remember the past and celebrate the future!

A female powerhouse – with enough energy for ten people: that describes Elke Moebius, Director EuroShop and EuroCIS. After countless conversations and endless miles walking the halls of EuroShop, she has made many personal experiences, which ...

Retailers and manufacturers take responsibility

Retail sector in a great mood to invest

The term “sustainability” increasingly becomes a buzzword. Especially in the retail sector, it is difficult to reach a consensus on what sustainability truly means. Is it referring to the sustainable production of materials, recycling ...

Philips Lighting installs first supermarket with indoor positioning in Germany

Edeka Paschmann supermarket in Düsseldorf first to pioneer Philips’ indoor positioning in Germany

Philips Lighting announced that the Edeka Paschmann supermarket in Düsseldorf is the first in Germany to benefit from Philips’ indoor positioning system. In collaboration with its Location Lab partner Favendo, Philips Lighting delivered a ...

A look ahead: Virtual Reality at EuroShop 2017

What’s the actual purpose of virtual retail applications?

Is it all about the fun factor or maybe more about the chance to obtain more comprehensive information? At any rate, the interactive character of these solutions provides many opportunities for the retail sector – both online and offline. ...

Protect the most theft-prone goods

Education and awareness of staff are significant for the success but is not enough

Protecting your store against theft is difficult. Education and awareness of staff are significant for the success but is not enough. Investments in anti-theft devices are also necessary. If you want to get fast results and get your investment back ...

How to get shorter lines in your store

Speed up the checkouts and avoid long queues

Most people want their checkout experience to be as fast as possible. While retailers know queues are inevitable, new research* shows just how much of an impact a long line can have on purchase behaviour. The researchers discovered that the length ...

Digital mirror provides shoppers with extra product information

Award-winning technology makes it into the new flagship store of Coop Italia

The Supermarket of the Future is a large grocery store featuring pioneering digital solutions developed by Carlo Ratti Associati and built by Coop Italia, Italy’s largest supermarket chain. The Supermarket of the Future represents a further ...

Lighting specialists for masterful retail scene-setting

Wallwashers and Super Spots from PROLICHT

As an expert in shop lighting, PROLICHT knows the high demands placed on modern and promotional goods displays. With its individually configurable high-tech luminaires, the Tyrolean premium manufacturer offers differentiated lighting solutions for ...

Smart use of virtual shelves at the POS

Extending the retail sales floor and providing exceptional customer service

They fit onto the smallest sales floors and are still able to show the entire product portfolio: virtual shelves. That is also why they have become increasingly popular over the past three years. Retailers like EP: and Knauber also rely on this ...

POCO uses ESLs: digital price tags benefit customers and employees

"You can’t put a price tag on preventing long wait times at the checkout"

Over the past few years, digital price tag or electronic shelf label (ESL) technology has improved considerably, especially in the area of visual display. Recently furniture discounter Poco has started to use ESL systems at its store in Goch, ...

Vibrant light stagings fascinate shoppers

Physical retail increasingly uses LED store lighting to stand out from competition

At EuroShop 2017 the lighting sector with some 200 international exhibitors will again be a major attraction for store owners, architects, lighting designers and shop fitters. LED lighting has long since heralded in that often talked-about shop ...

Refrigerated cabinets in retail: What the market has to offer

Sustainable, practical and elegant - refrigeration units do not have to be monstrous power eaters anymore.

They can be integrated into the store design and facilitate customers’ selection of products with the help of a clear and easy-open construction. We present some of the cutting-edge models for you. These days, retailers need to pay special ...

What shop design can look like: Cartoon in Hamburg

Customer cast in the lead role in a 70s movie

Welcome to the movie set of the 70s – that’s probably the best way to describe the Cartoon flagship store in Hamburg’s Gerhofstraße. The casual label showcases its wares between film-studio items and props in a ...

Giving books their own special space

Bookstores with individual designs highlight books

Shelves upon shelves and book spines next to book spines – that’s what German bookstores generally look like. Oftentimes, there is not enough room to showcase individual products. Even cleverly placed book tables or book stands and ...

Toms: When shopping becomes a good deed

Image gallery of London’s Toms store sustainability commitment

At the trendy TOMS store in London’s Carnaby Street, the core elements of customer-centric store design catch your eye – right along with the feel-good factor. Located in the midst of London whilst featuring plenty of wood and simple ...

New retail interior at Tate Modern

Umdasch Shopfitting implements new terrace shop

The Premium & Travel Retail Division of Umdasch Shopfitting Group has supplied, delivered and implemented the new terrace shop at Tate Modern, Bankside, London. The most important cultural opening and architectural achievement for a number of ...

Coupons “to go“ – acquiring and retaining customers with mobile couponing

Interview with Stefan Krueger, valuephone GmbH

Retailers have been aware of the advantages of coupons for years. At this point, digital strategies prevail in this area and mobile couponing is on the rise. Coupons are delivered straight to the smartphone and can be directly redeemed at the POS. ...

NearSt aims to add £4 Billion a year to UK High Street by 2020

NearSt is capitalising on growth in 'near me' searches by connecting products in local shops with smartphones

The platform allows people to order products for instant collection and 1-hour delivery, beating any existing offer from online platforms such as Amazon. NearSt, which is backed by TrueStart, Europe’s leading retail and consumer accelerator ...

New layout celebrates GUESS' heritage

GUESS? opens a 500 sqm flagship store and a showroom in Moscow

A new 512 sqm GUESS flagship store will soon be opening in Moscow'sEuropeisky Mall. Close to the city center and well served by the subway, the 180,000 sqm Europeisky Mall is one of Moscow'smost popular destinations with its more ...

Playfully increasing sales at the POS

Gamification in brick-and-mortar stores

What types of advertising still work at the POS system today? More than ever, retailers need to ask themselves this question. After all, even if customers can still be approached by using classic advertising techniques, it’s unclear which form ...

Shopper expectations will continue to rise

Four trends predicted to shape the future of global food retailing

Genuine revolutions in food retailing are rare, but we’re living through one now. That’s the view of Joanne Denney-Finch, the chief executive of the food and grocery researchers IGD.

iS AutoPeg Tag protecting Gillette razor blades at more than 3,000 retail stores

Secure protection for hanging items with a one-step, pinless tag

More than 3,000 retail stores are now protecting P&G Gillette razor blades with Checkpoint Systems innovative iS AutoPeg Tag.

More than theft protection: The benefits of vending machines at the POS

Premium merchandise is efficiently protected and showcased

Inventory differences are a big problem for all retailers. Clothing articles and jewelry are not the only items that are frequently being stolen – every supermarket also has small but premium merchandise in its product selection that thieves ...

Navo Spotlights

Appealing and economical aisle area lighting

Our further development of Navo is now even more efficient and hence sets new standards for appealing and economical aisle area lighting Equally suited to Food & Non-food. Larger sections of shelves can also be efficiently and economically ...

New items for the POS: display highlights from EuroCIS 2016

A look at current display solutions within the scope of the POPAI Awards

Extra-large, interactive and holographic: the most advanced point of sale displays that battle it out for a distinction at the POPAI Awards were introduced at this year’s EuroCIS trade fair. We have summarized the highlights for you. The ...

Navo Recessed Spotlights

Appealing and economical aisle area lighting

Our further development of Navo is now even more efficient and hence sets new standards for appealing and economical aisle area lighting Equally suited to Food & Non-food. Larger sections of shelves can also be efficiently and economically ...

NCR Retail ONE strategy continues to gather momentum

New merchandising and supply chain applications

Integration with additional applications helps retailers transition from omnichannel to a frictionless omnicommerce shopping experience

Seminar on Category Management

"Category Management for beginners and advanced users" on April 13 and 14, 2016

Acquiring knowledge about shoppers and channels, conducting competitive analysis, developing and maintaining close cooperation, imparting your own experience with in-house seminars and training courses – these are the essential job requirements for category managers.

Effectively analyzing online consumer behavior

No timidness in e-commerce - 3 strategies for proactive customer service

Rows and rows of long white shelves. Small labels describe the advantages of the individual products. Red colors in between stand out and call attention to reductions. The customer is right in the middle of it all.

Carrier's new vertical freezer delivers enhanced ergonomics and merchandising

Carrier Commercial Refrigeration has launched its new vertical freezer, the Velando Quick Loader

The freezer features integrated LED illumination and a large display area for an attractive presentation of multiple product categories, with premium products on top shelves and bulk products in the bottom basket. The ergonomic double door ...

Loss of customers at German discounters

Difficult times for Aldi, Lidl & Co

Being cheap is no longer enough: According to a recent survey conducted by GfK, the German discounters have lost 1.3 percent in sales volume from January to September 2015. This is in stark contrast to the classical supermarkets, which are looking ...

Modern-Expo is taking part in HACE 2015 exhibition

The company will show shelving, checkouts, refrigeration and POS-equipment

During 9-12th of November International Convention & Exhibition Center in Cairo will be welcoming participants and guests of the 35th hotel business and catering equipment exhibition HACE 2015. This exhibition establishes itself as a ...

Tablet applications are conquering the point of sale

EuroCIS 2016: Retailers are increasingly interested in mobile services

Tablets will be used more and more, not just to advise customers at the POS but also as mobile POSs. Exhibitors are set to present suitable solutions at EuroCIS 2016. Retail chains are giving intensive consideration to the use of mobile POSs in ...

Asheville Market celebrates new retailer openings

Strong focus on sustainability – plus some fashion, good food and soul revitalization thrown in as well

New retailers abound this fall at Asheville Market, with a strong focus on sustainability – plus some fashion, good food and soul revitalization thrown in as well. The center's owner, Edens, has worked to bring a new and diverse mix of ...

Berkeley's soda tax boosts retail prices of sugary drinks

These new study results differ from those of a working paper on Berkeley soda prices published in August

Not long after Berkeley became the first city in the country to levy an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, questions arose about whether the move would have its desired effect by increasing the retail price of soda. The latest signs, coming ...

New program helps shoppers identify orange Juice on store shelves

FindFloridaOJ.com provides a solution for those with a desire to know more about where their orange juice comes from

Designed for use on mobile or desktop, the website allows users to snap a photograph of the UPC code on any bottle of orange juice and instantly learn whether it hails from Florida. It should come as no surprise that America loves orange ...

The smart way to search: Findbox GmbH presents mobile version of Findbox

The Findbox “to go” app guides customers straight to the product they need in-store

The ability to research product availability using a smartphone or tablet PC has long since ceased to be front page news, and has now become an accepted routine aspect of modern shopping. The IT experts at Findbox GmbH were quick to spot this ...

Get great accent lighting for retail stores with LED

Accent lighting for retail stores can help highlight certain parts of a store or provide a specific mood

LED lights in particular make excellent accent lamps with their longevity and color options. Need help to get started? Here are several ideas to help you plan out your accent lighting. Visibility or Appearance When first picking out proper ...

Low levels of repeat buyers challenge new product success

Less than 1 percent of shoppers drives sales volume for the typical new CPG product

In the CPG industry, generally-recognized failure rates for new product launches range from 60 percent to 80 percent. Catalina released a new report, which demonstrates the critical importance of data-driven shopper engagement in growing the success ...

Imports up as retailers look toward holiday season

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.6 percent

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.6 percent this month over the same time last year as retailers begin to bring in merchandise for the holiday season, according to the monthly Global ...

M.Fredric transforms retail POS and inventory management

Accessing comprehensive real-time sales data anytime, anywhere

California-based clothing retailer M.Fredric is enhancing its retail point-of-sale (POS) and inventory management systems with NCR Counterpoint. The solution provides M.Fredric with a single retail management software platform to closely track ...

More than Shopping

EuroShop RetailDesign Award rewards the best store concepts

EHI and Messe Düsseldorf have for the eighth time awarded the EuroShop RetailDesign Awards to the stores with the best design concepts. For the first time, the prize-giving ceremony has been held during the EuroShop subsidiary, C-Star, which ...

Floating light for the POS

Offering an optimal illumination

Special brillant lighting was developed by ELEKTRA, introducing the newly developed clip-on luminaire for "aluboard" wall installation rail from Shop Systems GmbH. The hidden electrification of the luminaire produces the picture of a ...

Consumers on the hunt for candy

New spring apparel this easter, according to NRF survey

Hoping the temperatures will meld with their desire to celebrate, 80 percent of Americans this Easter are eagerly looking forward to a fun, family-filled holiday. According to the National Retail Federation’s Easter Spending Survey conducted ...

“These days, stockouts can cost you more than ever“

Interview with Hans-Jürgen Nausch, Global Account Manager for Checkpoint Systems

The combination of security systems with other solutions – for instance inventory management – is a topic that is increasingly being discussed in the retail sector. At the EuroCIS 2015, we spoke with Hans-Jürgen Nausch, Global ...

Better light and a 40 percent energy saving

The unique LED luminaire Navo from Ansorg at Booths new supermarket in Barrowford

In early December the 30th supermarket of the rapidly growing food chain Booths opened in Barrowford, Lancashire. During a visit to Euroshop in March 2014 Graham Booth, one the fifth generation of this family concern, saw the Navo demonstration, and ...

G.O.L.D. store operations with mobile apps for all major smart devices

Retailers to benefit from ‘Extreme Store Productivity’ - product availability, inventory performance, in-store operational and technology efficiency - to drive positive customer experiences

Symphony EYC, the leading supplier of software and services to retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers, announces the next generation of its G.O.L.D. Store Operations and Store Mobility suite. As well as enabling store associates to improve ...

Opticon Sensors Europe will be present at EuroCIS 2015

At EuroCIS, Opticon will be showcasing digital signage, electronic shelf labeling (ESL) and barcode scanning solutions.  Digital signage is a form of electronic display that shows information, advertising, pricing and other ...

Next generation G.O.L.D. store operations with mobile apps

Symphony EYC, the leading supplier of software and services to retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers, announces the next generation of its G.O.L.D. Store Operations and Store Mobility suite. As well as enabling store associates to improve ...

Hilton Birmingham Metropole saves 35 percent in energy with Rational combi steamers

Catering for an 800 bedroom hotel, with over 30 function and conference rooms hosting a stream of events for up to 1400 guests, means the 70 chefs at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole must be amongst the busiest in the UK. Breakfast alone amounts to ...

Investing to Save Money

Retail relies on comprehensive energy management and integrated systems

Increasing energy efficiency is and remains a major factor in retail. After all, you are not just able to save costs in this area, but also improve your image. Sustainability is very important to the modern consumer and no retailer can afford to ...

"Environmental management starts with investment and ends with the disassembly"

Interview with Agnes Schmitter, Director of Cooling Technology at ALDI SÜD

Recently, the ALDI SÜD group has equipped its 300th store with refrigeration systems for cooling racks that are run with the carbon neutral refrigerant CO2. Yet, this is only a portion of the provisions with which the grocery retailer increases ...

August sales growth best since January

BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor August 2014

UK retail sales were up 1.3% on a like-for-like basis from August 2013, when they had increased 1.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 2.7%, against a 3.6% rise in August 2013. This is the best performance since January, ...

QuickScan QBT2400 and QM2400 entry level cordless 2D area imagers

Providing affordable, wireless mobility for 2D bar code scanning at the POS and beyond

Datalogic , a global leader in Automatic Data Capture and Industrial Automation markets, is proud to announce the availability of the QuickScan™ QBT2400 and QM2400 cordless imagers the latest additions  to the popular QuickScan 2D imager ...

Bringing a glint to eyes in the new Borussia Dortmund (BVB) Fan World

Borussia Dortmund is banking on an innovative LED lighting solution by Zumtobel

Borussia Dortmund's recently opened "BVB Fan World" is a paean of love to this German football brand and a unique voyage of discovery for the supporters of this traditional club. Zumtobel has implemented an efficient LED lighting ...

ISD Solutions extends energy efficient modular cold storage range

MISA modular cold storage range now covers 14 popular sizes

ISD Solutions, a leader in cold store construction solutions for grocery, food production and warehouse markets, is expanding its offering of modular walk in cold and freezer rooms for the hospitality and fast food sector, where quick, energy ...

"Mobile solutions play an important role in increasing the motivation and productivity of employees"

Interview with Paulo Magalhães, CEO of Tlantic and José Fortunato, COO of Sonae

By reaching the customer on his won mobile device, a retailer can be close to his customer and give him an extended shopping experience. But there are also mobile in store solutions, enabling such diverse usages as receiving and stock counting, ...

Retail imports spike as contract deadline approaches

Import volume at major U.S. container ports is expected to increase 7.5 percent in June as retailers bring unusually high quantities of merchandise into the country early to avoid any potential disruptions after the labor contract with West Coast ...

Zumtobel at light+building 2014

Individual and adaptable lighting solutions in times of change

The world is constantly changing. Accordingly, the requirements made on people's living and working environments are also changing at ever increasing speed. New technologies open up new design options in this respect. On the occasion of ...

NAVO using LED technology will set the standards for aisle areas in the future

Goods on shelves seen in a completely new light

The new development NAVO is trend-setting and innovative in several respects. With it Ansorg brightens up an important area at the point of sale: the aisle area. With the novel LED luminaire, the light now really gets on the merchandise, since NAVO ...

Hera’s innovative LED panel luminaire for state-of-the-art shop lighting

Hera has expanded its range of revolutionary LED recessed luminaires

The LED strip lighting – LED IN-Stick SF is Hera’s new addition to its successful product range with the same name. The SF product name highlights two special features of the model: its ultra slim design (S) and extremely uniform planar ...

Carrier Unveils Comprehensive Small Store Refrigeration Concept

Carrier is launching a range of slim cabinets that are designed for optimized merchandising in city-center convenience and grocery stores that are less than 400 square meters in size. Carrier, the world’s leader in high-technology ...

Front Facer : Shelf Management

Front Facer is an innovative shelf management system for canned and bottled merchandise. Purpose designed for wines, champagnes, oil and double stacked canned goods, Front Facer has been shown to cut shelf refilling times by more than 50% and ...

Media Markt – Saturn Holding Netherlands goes omnichannel with Pricer ESLs

Pricer, the retail industry’s leading provider of electronic display and Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) solutions, announced on April 16th 2013 that it received an order from one of the leading appliance and consumer electronics dealer ...

Carrier Launches New E6 Monaxis and MonaxEco Refrigerated Multidecks

Carrier will launch its E6 range of Monaxis and MonaxEco refrigerated multidecks at EuroShop (Hall 16, Booth No. A04/B04) in Düsseldorf, presenting retailers with fully customizable, refrigerated platforms that will help make merchandise more ...

Carrier Merchandising and Sustainability Concepts on Display at EuroShop 2014

Carrier’s broad range of sustainable refrigeration products and services will be displayed in an environment designed to replicate an authentic retail experience at EuroShop 2014, held tri-annually in Dusseldorf, Germany. Carrier, the ...

Shelfbucks Appoints Advisory Board of Top Executives, Academics in Retail, Technology, Marketing, Finance

Twenty-five C-suite leaders from top U.S. corporations and business schools will help guide growth of iBeacon

Technology start-up Shelfbucks Inc. today announced it has appointed a 25-member advisory board of senior corporate executives and business school leaders to help guide the company’s long-term growth and introduction of its technology ...

"In a Convenience Store, the lighting needs to be planned very precisely"

iXtenso-Interview with Jan Oberfranc, Manager Corporate Communication, Bäro

Whether it’s a gas station store, a supermarket, walk-in kiosk or fast food restaurants: innovative sales concepts and novel shop systems are right on trend with our more and more mobile society. These convenience stores offer a selective ...

Bakery changes store experience with closed cash handling

A few days ago I visited a bakery store that has changed the store model with the help of closed cash handling. First, let’s think about how a bakery normally looks:  You go through the entrance and walk up to the counter, perhaps with a ...

Fashion Store Stoecker is setting standards using Enso Detego's RFID solution for transparent inventory management and reliable article surveillance

Enso Detego GmbH, a leading provider of RFID software products and solutions to the fashion industry, implemented its RFID inventory management and electronic article surveillance (EAS) solution at Stoecker’s new multi-brand fashion retail ...

Star Micronics Demonstrates Intelligent Printing Solutions at Kiosk London Expo 2013

At Kiosk London Expo 2013 (16-17 October 2013, Barbican Centre, London) Star Micronics, the world's leading installer of packaged and modular specialist kiosk printing solutions will be exhibiting its extensive range of industry-leading products ...

Dohle Handelsgruppe Implements JDA Space and Category Management Solution

HIT market operator relies on JDA's fully-integrated software solution to drive assortment strategies

JDA Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company®, today announced that Dohle Handelsgruppe Holding GmbH & Co.KG, Germany (HIT), a leading retailer with more than 90 stores in Germany, has gone live with a number of JDA space and ...

Sales Success with Well-Managed Touchpoints

The encounter with the brand is crucial

The number of products offered at supermarkets or discounters is enormous: consumers can find approximately 10,000 products in a supermarket and ca. 2,000 in discount stores (German Trade Association). Many are part of the same segment and compete ...

“Retailer Apps accompany the customer inside and outside of the store”

Interview with Jürgen Berens von Rautenfeld, CEO and President, Online Software AG

eCommerce is putting brick and mortar retailers under increasing pressure today. But this also leads to the development of new, innovative ideas that attract the customers and drive them back into the store by offering them an added value. In our ...

"Customers and Retailers Support Each Other With Information"

Interview with Sven Tollmien, Director Innovation Services, TrendONE

Mobile devices create a new type of connection between customer and retailer. Both sides can access information and sales offers at anytime and anywhere. In our current interview, Sven Tollmien, Director Innovation Services with the trend analysis ...

Everything about retail

Russian Trade Expo will be held in Moscow on November 26th to 29th

Trade is the basis of economic relations. One of the best ways of developing  this branch is exhibiting at an exhibition. That is why politicians of many countries provide support for events like exhibitions for retailers. From the 26th to ...

Store lighting: Realistic lighting creates trust

The entrance lures the customer in, while the sales room presents the product in the “best light“

Tidy and well stocked, clean and equipped with innovative details and displays: this is what sales floors and areas should look like, so they attract customers and invite them to look around. However, one detail can make a special contribution to ...

Well guided while shopping

At REWE Büsken an LED lighting concept saves time and money

A shining example of high economic efficiency as a result of the use of the right lighting technology is the successful alterations of REWE Büsken in Raesfeld. With the new LED concept from Ansorg the operator saves considerable energy costs, ...

PricerLab presents the 'Price Poster'

Product prices can be linked to the Price Poster in the same way they would link each electronic shelf label

PricerLab, the electronic shelf labelling solutions provider to retailers, provides products designed to make stores smarter. With Pricer's Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs), instead of physically going out to every label on the store floor, ...

TÜV Rheinland Now Offers Food Testing Services

Joint project with renowned laboratories throughout Germany

Food scandals regularly unsettle end consumers. Dioxin in eggs, rotten or mislabeled meat and food labels containing insufficient information about the ingredients make shoppers feel queasy, calls for increased transparency and safety occasionally ...

Unseasonable weather hindered fashion sales

'Snow and the prolonged cold were not ideal but not a disaster', says the BRC

UK retail sales values were up 1.9% on a like-for-like basis from March 2012, when they had risen 1.3% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 3.7%, against a 3.6% rise in March 2012.Growth was inflated by the timing of Easter, ...

Edeka E-Center Kappe in Seelze: More value. Less energy.

LED technology from Ansorg achieves energy consumption values of less than 10 W/m²

Innovation pays off: with a comprehensive Ansorg lighting concept exactly adapted to the particular areas and requirements the newly opened E-Center near Hanover achieves sensationally low energy consumption values of less than 10 W/m². At the ...

Goods on shelves seen in a completely new light

NAVO using LED technology will set the standards for aisle areas in the future

The new development NAVO is trend-setting and innovative in several respects. With it Ansorg brightens up an important area at the point of sale: the aisle area. With the novel LED luminaire, the light now really gets on the merchandise, since NAVO ...

Visplay solution for Ripani store in the Dubai Mall

Store’s atmosphere now echoes ancient Italian glories

Ripani – high quality leather bags and accessories - made in Italy - are meticulously crafted by Italy’s skilled artisans using only the finest Italian raw materials. Ripani is famous for its fashionable, elegant and exquisite ...

Refrigerator shelf TV revitalises the yoghurt section

The new ‘Shelf Vision’ refrigerator shelving units at real,- powered by PRESTIGEenterprise show dairy products in the right light

These days, billboards with powerful signals and highly effective moving images on big screens increase sales success at the POS. But modern advertising measures have not yet conquered every area of the supermarket. The presentation of dairy ...

Aldi Süd Supermarkets – Energy-Optimized

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems creates new concept

Running a supermarket requires a lot of electricity. Long rows of refrigerators have to be kept cool and large areas have to be lit. A new concept enables supermarket operators to cut their energy use by around 25 per cent. Cold air flows out of ...

“It’s wrong to turn stores into scrap dealers“

Interview with Kai Falk, Managing Director at German Retail Federation (Handelsverband Deutschland, abbr. HDE)

Retail does a lot to avoid waste, believes Kai Falk from the German Retail Federation HDE. He fights against further political obstacles and embraces the upcoming German Life-Cycle Resource Management Act as a step in the right direction. However, ...

RFID: Making up for the drawbacks when compared to eCommerce

How the technology is changing the retail industry

In the past few years, competition in the retail industry has clearly increased not least because of the growth of online retail. More and more customers use the opportunity to go online before they buy something to get information about the ...

Ansorg implements dynamic LED concept in Crocs stores

For ten years now the young lifestyle brand Crocs has been setting fresh and colourful trends in the realm of shoe fashion. Innovative LED lighting that Ansorg has designed and implemented for many European Crocs stores lend the shops attractiveness ...

Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris:

New duty-free shop conception with innovative LED lighting

In early July 2012, SDA (Société de Distribution Aéroportuaire), a joint venture between the Lagardère Services Group and Aéroports de Paris (ADP), opened its new BuY PARIS DUTY FREE stores. The stores are located ...

The entire store should be clean and pristine

 Early in the mornings or after hours, cleaning machines are kicking into action in supermarkets and specialty stores. Some retailers are not waiting until all customers have left the store. The work needs to be done by staff during working ...

First-class Duty-free Shopping

Aelia Duty-free Shops in Lyon St Exupéry rely on Ansorg

For many air travellers they are the highlight and a fixed element of every flight: visits to the duty-free shop. The French company Aelia is one of the world’s leading operators of duty-free shops and provides passengers at many international ...