Sales forecasts: using AI image recognition for purchasing goods
21/02/2025
The Fraunhofer Institute IAIS presented an innovation at EuroCIS 2025: a photo of a product is enough to determine precise sales forecasts within seconds - with the help of generative AI.
Exoskeletons: innovative helpers in retail logistics
08/01/2025
Retail logistics employees move thousands of tons every day – they lift heavy loads, carry parcels and stack goods. New technologies provide relief for these tasks. One of these innovations is the exoskeleton.
Warehouse robotics: transforming retail logistics
10/10/2024
Artificial intelligence and robotics can increasingly be found in the warehouse of a large retailer. Automated systems are optimising logistics processes and helping retailers to combat labour shortages.
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.
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.
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.