Person touching a transparent screen with a shopping cart icon in a supermarket; Copyright: Adobe Express, created with AI

Artificial intelligence drives success in retail

23.09.2024

Many retail companies have huge amounts of data at their disposal. The challenge is to derive strategic measures from this information. AI tools are therefore proving to be a practical decision-making aid, especially at management level.

A person scans the price tag of mozzarella products on a supermarket shelf with a smartphone; Copyright: SPAR/Neumayr/Christian Leopold

The rise of electronic shelf labels in retail

06.09.2024

Electronic shelf labels (ESLs) offer more efficient and dynamic management of prices and product information. With the growing demand for automation, the ESL market is expanding and many retailers are trialling digital solutions.

Two people stand in front of a shelf containing various products. One of the people is holding the paper-based weight sensors; Copyright: PaperWeight AI

Paper-based weight sensors transform shelves into smart shelves

03.09.2024

PaperWeight AI has developed a unique and recycable shelf event sensor made entirely out of paper. We asked CEO Dr Yoni Engel how the sensor works and for which use cases it is being deployed in the retail sector.

A catering kitchen with several chefs preparing food, with virtual machine code as an overlay; Copyright: AI-generated image with DALL-E

Artificial intelligence in the catering and food service industry

24.07.2024

AI opens up new opportunities for companies to organise their processes or offer products and services. There are also exciting new AI tools in the retail catering sector.

Fruit and vegetable department of a SPAR supermarket in Austria; Copyright: SPAR/Foto Karg

AI-assisted inventory management and shelf planning in food retail

28.03.2024

Optimal inventory management is important in food retail. Food waste can be combated with the help of AI and precise predictions of purchasing behavior.

A fruit and vegetable section in a supermarket; copyright: SPAR/Foto Karg

Innovation campaign for fresher fruit and vegetables awarded

09.01.2024

With its innovative "Fruit and vegetables 3 days fresher" campaign, SPAR Austria won the "Future of European Commerce" Award in the Digitalisation category.

A blue and yellow IKEA drone with four propellers; Copyright: Ingka Group

IKEA Retail uses drones for stock inventory

20.11.2023

Two years ago, Ingka Group and the Supply Chain Development Team at Inter IKEA Group, together with Verity, a provider of indoor drone systems, started developing a fully autonomous drone solution to track inventory and improve the wellbeing of its co-workers.

A robot equipped with RFID for an automated inventory; Copyright: DECATHLON

RFID in retail and fast food

24.10.2023

A transition is brewing in the world of retail: RFID. While by no means new, the technology is becoming a fundamental tool in the retail sector, revolutionizing the way goods are tracked, organized and sold.