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Kaufland Marketplace To Launch In Poland And Austria

German retailer Kaufland plans to launch online marketplaces in Poland and Austria by late summer.

Rohlik Group's Tomáš Čupr Talks Online Grocery

Tomáš Čupr, founder and CEO of Rohlik Group, talks to ESM about the online grocer's eagerness to both drive profitability and deliver a winni...

SPAR Austria To Combat Food Waste With Digitalisation

Retailer SPAR Austria is aiming to minimise food waste in its stores through new methods, including increased digitalisation of the group's inventory.

Logistik Sommer 2022: 20 Years Of KNAPP And The Digitalisation Think Tank

At Logistik Sommer 2022, the main event of the Independent Logistics Society (ILS), experts from a range of sectors and industries take a look at digitalis...

Merkur Tests New Technology To Counter Food Waste

Austrian retailer Merkur is trialling a new anti-food waste technology in a number of its stores. The chain, which is part of the REWE Group, is impleme...

COVID-19 Drives Austrian Retailers To Strengthen Online Presence, Study Finds

One in three or 33% of Austrian retailers started or strengthened their online presence amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has revealed. Conducted...

Rewe Introduces Alipay In Billa, Merkur, And Bipa Stores

Germany's Rewe Group has announced that Billa, Merkur, and Bipa stores in Austria will now accept payments through the Alipay payment platform. Alipay,...

Spar Installs 80th Solar Power System In Austria

Spar Austria has installed its 80th solar power system, on the roof of its Interspar Imst outlet in Tyrol, as the group continues to invest more and more i...