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LIDL Scan&Go put to the test: contactless, fast, and convenient?

This is how much our editor enjoyed shopping digitally with her smartphone.

Technology

Agentic AI in Retail: What Retailers Can Expect

What will happen when autonomous AI agents do the shopping for customers in the future?

Sustainability

Deposit Systems in Transition: Practical Examples from the Retail Sector

How LIDL, REWE, Kaufland, and companies abroad handle returns

Design

Mirror variety: ONLY focuses on spatial effect and style

The store in Bonn demonstrates how design and function go hand in hand – thanks to a design element.

The New Frontier for Enterprise Mobility

How Zebra's EM45 will Transform Enterprise Efficiency

Digital shopping carts: the key to successful retail?

REWE's smart shopping cart not only scans products, but also helps shoppers find their way around the store. How intuitive is the shopping experience really?

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LIDL Scan&Go put to the test: contactless, fast, and convenient?

This is how much our editor enjoyed shopping digitally with her smartphone.

Store Design Book paradise with local flair Thalia shows how modern accents and city history go together in its new flagship store

Agentic AI in Retail: What Retailers Can Expect

What will happen when autonomous AI agents do the shopping for customers in the future?

Preview: NRF Europe premieres in Paris

Follow-up – Retail’s Big Show with a European focus for the first time

TikTok reach on the shelves: dm launches with SHEGLAM

Short interview – What's behind the rollout?

Deposit Systems in Transition: Practical Examples from the Retail Sector

How LIDL, REWE, Kaufland, and companies abroad handle returns

Puppenkönig Bonn: Where shopping becomes an (play) experience

How a traditional toy store became the world of Playmobil

Photo: Marketplaces in the multichannel mix: what eBay, limango and OBI have to...

Marketplaces in the multichannel mix: what eBay, limango and OBI have to say

Trends, tools and success factors

More sales on Amazon: 10 tips for better product content

Retailers improve their Amazon performance with these measures

Mirror variety: ONLY focuses on spatial effect and style

The store in Bonn demonstrates how design and function go hand in hand – thanks to a design element.

Photo: Between tradition and transformation: how Fissler is rethinking...

Between tradition and transformation: how Fissler is rethinking omnichannel

On the way to a cross-channel brand presence in the age of digital commerce

Customer loyalty at eye level: Why WhatsApp is becoming indispensable for retailers

Christian Strauch from hellomateo in an interview about the role of WhatsApp along the customer journey - from personal contact to conversational commerce

Sustainability

US tariffs: How “Brand America” is harming itself

Our colleague Ben Giese lives in the USA - this is his view of the situation

US tariffs 2025: trade pressure and need for action for the retail sector

What the new US customs policy means for global supply chains and the European retail sector

Experience fulfillment up close: From order to delivery

My journey through the Fulfillment 360° LIVE Experience

News

Geck at the Retail Technology Show 2025: Experience pioneering retail solutions live

J. D. Geck GmbH

Geck at the Retail Technology Show 2025: Experience pioneering retail solutions live

ProWein 2025 debut for ITL’s age estimation technology

Innovative Technology Ltd.

ProWein 2025 debut for ITL’s age estimation technology

Huge success for ITL at EuroCIS retail show

Innovative Technology Ltd.

Huge success for ITL at EuroCIS retail show

Salto achieves EPD for XS4 Original+ smart locking range

Salto Systems GmbH

Salto achieves EPD for XS4 Original+ smart locking range

Webinar Invitation: How retailers are using age estimation technology to revolutionise Challenge 25

Innovative Technology Ltd.

Webinar Invitation: How retailers are using age estimation technology to revolutionise Challenge 25

ISE 2025 Concludes with Record-Breaking Success in Barcelona

ITL head to EuroCIS to showcase latest retail innovations

Italian grocery retailer Coop Alleanza 3.0 Partners with VusionGroup for Next-Level Store Digitalization

VusionGroup SA

Italian grocery retailer Coop Alleanza 3.0 Partners with VusionGroup for Next-Level Store Digitalization

Zebra Technologies Germany GmbH

Loss prevention with new AI solution

LPR – La Palette Rouge Conquering new markets in DACH Region

LPR - La Palette Rouge Deutschland GmbH

LPR – La Palette Rouge Conquering new markets in DACH Region

ITL showcase age & identity technology at Seamless Europe

Innovative Technology Ltd.

ITL showcase age & identity technology at Seamless Europe

Hanshow Awarded FY24 China Top ISV Partner by Microsoft for Innovative Retail Solutions

Introducing the Design XS Keypad Wall Reader Series

Salto Systems GmbH

Introducing the Design XS Keypad Wall Reader Series

Zebra Technologies Germany GmbH

Time saving made easy

Introducing the Salto Glass XS Reader Series

Salto Systems GmbH

Introducing the Salto Glass XS Reader Series

Glory receives 2024 Red Dot award for Product Design

GLORY Global Solutions (Germany) GmbH

Glory receives 2024 Red Dot award for Product Design

Zebra: Using transparency to combat losses and shrinkage

Zebra Technologies Germany GmbH

Zebra: Using transparency to combat losses and shrinkage

Communication at the POS in focus at Meto

Meto International GmbH

Communication at the POS in focus at Meto

How efficient is your workforce management?

Zebra Technologies Germany GmbH

How efficient is your workforce management?

Extenda Retail expands into the German market

Extenda Retail Ab

Extenda Retail expands into the German market

Inside DSS Europe 2025: Innovation, Insight & Industry Game-Changers

Exploring the Strategic Shifts Defining the Future of Digital Signage – From AI to Managed Services

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"Retail Together" – NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe: Shaping the Future of Commerce

Europe’s leading retail event unites global industry leaders to shape the future of connected commerce

Thank you for a wonderful e-Commerce Day!

2,000 participants. Countless impulses. A day that connects.

Supplier

Schmidhuber+Kaindl Gesellschaft für Messen und Veranstaltungen

Nederlinger Straße 21
80638 München

stand building company
interior design
services (design, events, stand constructions)

ASLAN, Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG

Oberauel 2
51491 Overath

digital printing
merchandising products

Europrodif

2 chemin de Palente
25000 Besancon

Heinz Walz GmbH

Maybachstr. 3
72793 Pfullingen

digital printing
printers

Checkpoint Systems GmbH

Ersheimer Str. 69
69434 Hirschhorn a. Neckar

electronic article surveillance (EAS)
labeling systems
security systems

iTrobes Technologies

No. S-14, Third Floor, 80 Feet Road, Koramangala
560095 Bangalore

web services
software as a service (SaaS)
social media

Gebrüder Hohl GmbH

Jakobstr. 51/2
73734 Esslingen

fitting and mounting systems
signposting systems
markers

Hölter GmbH

Obermeidericher Straße 197-203
47138 Duisburg

Güntner GmbH & Co. KG

Hans Güntner Straße 2-6
82256 Fürstenfeldbruck

freezing plants
commercial refrigeration
cold storage house

Andreas Messerli AG

Motorenstrasse 35
8623 Wetzikon/Zürich

event services
display systems
services (design, events, stand constructions)

ESG mbH

Berliner Straße 26
33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück

services

Evolis

14, avenue de la Fontaine ZI Angers
49070 Beaucouzé

identification systems
name plates
loyalty cards

Lauinger Metallbau- und Veredelung GmbH & Co.

Max-Eyth-Straße 1
89415 Lauingen

services (design, events, stand constructions)
shopfitting systems
consulting

Continental Rack

Bahnstraße 150
41539 Dormagen

shelfs
shelf systems

Ohaus Europe GmbH

Im Langacher
8606 Nänikon

self service scales
counter scales
POS scales

Willy Meyer + Sohn GmbH & Co. KG

Stemmessiepener Weg 5
58675 Hemer

Framec SpA

Str. Pasigliano, 15
15020 San Giorgio Monferrato/AI

freezer
refrigerated display cabinets
refrigerated shelves

PRofiFLITZER GmbH

Romain-Rolland-Str.141
13089 Berlin

marketing planing
services (sales promotion, PoS marketing)
online marketing

Speed4Trade GmbH

An den Gärten 8-10
92665 Altenstadt

QR code
shop systems
enterprise resource planning (ERP)

Waagen Hoffmann

Ruhrstraße 31
59821 Arnsberg

automatic slicers
cash register
slicers

Self-service: regional shopping made easy

The Stadt Hofladen in Nuremberg is a smart local supplier for any time of day

"Retail Together" – NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe

Shaping the Future of Commerce through Global Collaboration, Innovation, and the Power of Unified Retail Experiences.

TikTok Shop - cool, clever ... and somehow also a little unsettling

A commentary by iXtenso editor Lena Schmidt

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Registration is Now Open for Digital Signage Summit Europe 2025 as Focus Turns to AI & Managed Services

Early bird tickets are available for the digital signage and DooH industry’s flagship conference, which is now a three-day event from 21-23 May at the Hilton Munich Airport in Germany.

Gamification in retail: how to attract and retain new customers

Easily integrate playful elements into your campaign with Brame AG's Gamification Marketing Builder

Retail media: great potential or just a buzzword?

Retail experts explain how retailers can take advantage of the trend