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Sustainability

Deposit Systems in Transition: Practical Examples from the Retail Sector

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

Design

Puppenkönig Bonn: Where shopping becomes an (play) experience

How a traditional toy store became the world of Playmobil

Marketing

More sales on Amazon: 10 tips for better product content

Retailers improve their Amazon performance with these measures

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.

Deposit Systems in Transition: Practical Examples from the Retail Sector

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

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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Puppenkönig Bonn: Where shopping becomes an (play) experience

How a traditional toy store became the world of Playmobil

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Supplier

Lampen Schirner Berlin

Tempelhofer Weg 36
12347 Berlin

halogen lamps
free-standing luminaires
pendant luminaires

pfenning logistics GmbH

Benzstrasse 1
68542 Heddesheim

Origine S.a.r.l.

18 Allee du Lac St Andre Savoie
73382 Le Bourget du Lac Cedex

shopping baskets
shopping carts

Tes Media Group

Pinehurst, Huntsman Lane
TN15 7SS Wrotham Heath, Sevenoaks, Kent

location based services
internet of things (IoT)
WLAN

syscomtec Distribution AG

Raffeisenallee 8
82041 Oberhaching

digital signage

Eureka Display Ltd

Don Pedro Avenue, Normanton Industrial Estate
WF6 1TD Normanton

displays

Priority1 POS

75 Maddox Road Suite 104 Buford, GA 30518
30518 Buford

digital signage

Eulogik

27, Noble Plaza, Zone – II, MP Nagar
462001 Bhopal

software applications
app

P.H.U. STAN-MAR

ul. Bodawska 11
61-309 POZNAN

refrigerated display cabinets
refrigerated counters

Röber GmbH

Industriepark Nord 43
53567 Buchholz/WW

plastics for exhibition stand construction
fitting and mounting systems
plastics for shopfitting

404 House Dislplay Inc

1-122 Motogou, Moriyama-ku
463-0025 Nagoya, Aichi

Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo

Royal Victoria Dock
E16 1X London

cid technologies ag

Unterseestr. 47
8280 Kreuzlingen

touch screens
displays

ColdTec Kälte-Klima-Wärmepumpentechnik

Im Kalbersiek 38
32602 Vlotho

air conditioning
air conditioning system
heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)

cardcon systems GmbH

Siemensstraße 32
35440 Linden

cards in special formats
plastic cards
card printers

opto-system-technik

Planiger Str. 34 / Gebäude 66 N
55543 Bad Kreuznach

digital video recorders (DVR)
digital video surveillance
video cameras

BLICKFANG Messebau GmbH

Waltherstraße 78
51069 Köln

stand building company
stand construction equipment
stand construction systems

Mero GmbH & Co. KG Ausstellungs-Systeme

Leitengraben 3
97084 Würzburg

stand construction systems
flooring
services (design, events, stand constructions)

Follett Corporation

801 Church Lane
PA 18044 Easton

freezer
refrigeration systems

HDK Holz- und Kunststoff-Veredelung GmbH

Mündelheimer Weg 55
40472 Düsseldorf

Retail media: great potential or just a buzzword?

Retail experts explain how retailers can take advantage of the trend

EDEKA: Supermarket without staff at the Stuttgart Airport

WalkIn concept enables around the clock service

Digital shopping carts: the key to successful retail?

How REWE wants to enhance the in-store shopping experience

Unified commerce: that's what matters!

Toshiba helps retailers create the optimal customer experience

Toshiba: Hardware innovations for POS

Toshiba supports retailers with implementation

Toshiba: Use of AI and retail media

How the company is making the customer journey even better