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Supply chain planning: using forecasts to optimise stock levels

30.10.2024

One of the strengths of AI is deriving predictions from big data. RELEX Solutions specialises in this data-driven forecasting for the supply chain. Ramona Saager explains what this means for retailers in concrete terms.
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Blockchain as a core component of cybersecurity in the retail industry

19.09.2024

In the digitalised retail industry, cyber security is becoming a top priority. The demand for security solutions is rising due to increasing cyber attacks. Retailers need to protect sensitive customer data, among other things.
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Digital product passport: transparency at bonprix and s.Oliver

24.06.2024

Customers care about the environmental footprint of products and are demanding more transparency. The fashion companies bonprix and s.Oliver use technical tracing solutions to provide information about the origin and the environmental impact.
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Walmart Canada’s supply chain gets a high-tech makeover

02.04.2024

Walmart Canada is making investments in the modernization of its distribution centres: the goal is to transform the supply chain with robotics and automation.
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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.
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Perpetual power delivery solution for mobile robots

15.09.2023

In an expansion outside of Europe, the first-ever perpetual power delivery platform revolutionizes warehousing operations by supplying a non-stop power flow to robotic solutions while in motion, enabling 100% operational uptime
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AI for baking stations: Freshness is king

12.09.2023

The Smart Bakery Box, an AI-driven system, analyzes the sales figures of self-service baking stations and determines the optimal production quantity.
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Walmart and Wing provide drone delivery

07.09.2023

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Bestseller joins a pioneering voyage

07.09.2023

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Supply chain adoption of mobile robots will far outpace drones

24.08.2023

Smart mobile robot adoption in supply chains is growing rapidly and will far outpace drones over the next three years, according to Gartner, Inc.
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Sustainability reporting becomes mandatory

01.02.2023

The critical view of CO2 emissions and many other sustainability issues is increasing. Soon, no one will be able to avoid taking appropriate measures and communicating them.
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Groceries in Ten Minutes – A Review of Delivery Services

25.08.2021

“Supermarkets hate us” (German: Supermärkte hassen diesen Trick) – that’s the advertising slogan of the Berlin-based startup Gorillas. Founded in May 2020, the bike delivery service – along with providers like Flink and getir
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