22/10/2024
How can food be refrigerated efficiently and sustainably in the retail sector? Innovative solutions are more in demand than ever. One of them is the Waterloop refrigeration system. We show how they are used in food retail.12/09/2024
Many retailers rely on gastronomic offerings to attract new customers, increase dwell time and demonstrate their expertise in terms of products and ingredients.22/08/2024
Artificial intelligence can recognise faults in refrigeration systems at an early stage and plan maintenance work. This increases efficiency, secures the cold chain and thus reduces food waste.27/05/2024
Tops launches eco-friendly meat packaging for chilled meat sections. It utilises natural plant materials that swiftly decompose and reduce plastic pollution.14/05/2024
Essen in the Ruhr region was a center of the mining industry. The architecture and design team made reference to this tradition when redesigning the Edeka Hundrieser.24/04/2024
The global food service equipment market is driven by demands for environmentally friendly technologies and smart, networked devices.22/04/2024
It may be possible to change the purchasing behavior of consumers noticeably using some simple strategies. At least this is what a study, carried out by the University of Bonn and the Technical University of Munich, indicates.11/04/2024
The fund will seek to invest in innovative start-ups and scale-ups that deploy technology to enhance customer experiences, transform the grocery value chain and address the sector’s sustainability challenges.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.22/03/2024
Customers at Colruyt Lowest Prices might see a very special cart popping up in the aisles of their store. A new type of innovative shopping cart will be tested.07/03/2024
How can grocers attract more shoppers with offering food services and product assortments that meet customers' needs, experiences, tastes, and expectations convenience.02/02/2024
SPAR South Africa is forming partnerships with local providers to power its SPAR2U delivery service in under-served areas (townships) across the country.29/01/2024
The study "Energy Management in Retail 2023" provides insights into the energy consumption of retail companies. Examples of how they save energy are intended to serve as inspiration for others.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.19/12/2023
Danfoss is testing what environmentally friendly supermarkets could look like in a smart store. State-of-the-art technologies in the fields of refrigeration, heat recovery and energy management are being used.16/11/2023
Lidl GB has become the first supermarket to rollout body-worn cameras across all its stores as standard, reinforcing its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of both customers and colleagues.26/09/2023
Customers can save time and money on the app by meal planning from a vast array of shoppable recipes developed by professional chefs and dieticians.12/09/2023
As part of its year-long 60th anniversary celebrations, SPAR Ireland opened a pop-up store at Johnson Place in Dublin city centre in June, with a retro 1960s feel.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.30/08/2023
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Target customers nationwide will be able to add their favorite Starbucks menu item to a Drive Up order and have it delivered to their car at stores.11/08/2023
An innovative new food waste management system is set to launch at Woolworths to transform how the city deals with the thousands of tonnes of food waste generated each week.10/08/2023
Carrefour is pledging to make more efficient use of water: it wants to reduce consumption in its France stores by 10% until 2025.08/08/2023
Companies the world over are both collaborating and competing to develop self-service systems and self-service checkouts that enable an autonomous shopping experience.01/08/2023
Colruyt Lowest Prices to test a digital ‘wine assistant’ in six branches in the coming weeks. The assistant will take the shape of a large touchscreen with software that allows customers to make informed wine choices.31/07/2023
Schnuck Markets, Inc. and Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced the companies will expand their omnichannel partnership by deploying Caper Carts, Instacart’s smart carts, in select stores.20/06/2023
Efficient cooling of food involves more than just ensuring cold temperatures. CNT Technology has developed a filter to improve cooling performance and protect refrigerated cabinets.19/06/2023
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The Belgian Colruyt Group is testing various innovative store and shopping concepts. Much of this revolves around technology-supported shopping convenience in cities.01/05/2023
Enabling a comfortable "just-walk-out" shopping experience, thanks to state-of-the-art technology: Viessmann presented such a convenience store at EuroShop 2023 in Düsseldorf.25/04/2023
louis delhaize establishes a new food market concept with the OPEN MARKET: It combines the assortment of a supermarket with the freshness offers and the atmosphere of a market place on a large store area.23/02/2023
The challenge for food retailers to refrigerate efficiently and sustainably is growing. Innovative technologies can help.06/02/2023
Meijer opened its first two Meijer Grocery stores in Lake Orion and Macomb Township, offering Metro Detroit customers a new way to shop the Michigan retailer known for pioneering the one-stop shopping concept.03/02/2023
01/02/2023
The Arneg Group is gearing up for the 21st edition of EuroShop with the message RESPECT – an all-encompassing concept to enable companies to work together for responsible growth.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 getir23/06/2021
Intelligent planning can counteract food and energy waste. The EIT Food project PrO4Bake aims to use AI to optimize the daily processes of bakeries.04/05/2021
As part of the “BioActiveMaterials” project, researchers at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have developed an eco-friendly coating for paper packaging.05/11/2020
Supermarkets want to exploit the gastronomic "to go" potential and offer ready meals or salad bars. How can grocers score here in the future?17/02/2020
Everything for in-store catering is represented in our new Food Service Equipment dimension.17/06/2019
ALDI launched its first two pilot stores in China on 7 June 2019 and held an event with interactive activities and special promotions to welcome consumers and celebrate the grand opening.02/05/2019
In March 2019 Coop launched a brand-new store format in Lausanne: In the first FOOBY Store everything revolves around culinary crafts, regional origin and sustainability.12/07/2018
The Hema Fresh store in Shanghai offers quite a few experiential moments. Fresh fish from the aquarium, floating shopping bags and omnichannel at its best.29/06/2018
EDEKA Zurheide Feine Kost has opened a huge supermarket on Berliner Allee in Düsseldorf. A wide range of gastronomic offerings invites customers to stay.