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SMART STORE

Hot Topic of EuroShop 2023

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Smart store concepts: shopping around the clock

The digitization of the retail industry has led to brick-and-mortar stores becoming more intelligent. Automated store concepts have become established in which the shopping process is largely digital and unmanned.

Sensor and image recognition technologies play an important role here. However, they are also used in conjunction with other applications such as "smart" shelves that monitor stock and detect out-of-stocks, electronic price tags, and intelligent scales.

What are the different smart store concepts?

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  • Self-checkout: Customers are responsible for scanning and paying for the goods themselves all the time.
  • Scan & Go: While shopping, customers scan the goods themselves and the payment process is automatic.
  • Grab & Go: Here, virtually everything is automated via sensors and image recognition software, the customer identifies himself or herself with a QR code when entering the store, selects the desired goods and leaves the store again.
  • Vending machine stores: Here, the customer simply operates a touchscreen to select products. In the background, robots collect the goods.

Enabling seamless shopping experiences: smart technologies

It is one of the hottest topics in the retail industry: smart stores. At EuroShop 2023, too, much revolved around the technologies that enable autonomous shops. In videos and highlight tours, exhibitors give tips on which tech solutions retailers can use to create a seamless and hypermodern shopping experience.

To that end, the presentations on the stages at EuroShop 2023 are also worth watching. In our on-demand offer you can watch the talks of the Store Design Stage, the Connected Retail Stage, the Retail Technology Stage and the Expo + Event Stage online.
Stages @ EuroShop 2023

Shop & Go at ALDI Nord

ALDI Nord is developing the next generation of discounter with Shop & Go – an autonomous store concept. Sinanudin Omerhodzic, ALDI North, and Michael Gabay from Trigo talked about how technology is improving the shopping experience.

How to resolve the checkout dilemma?

Nils Bergmann from payfree GmbH reported on the "VR Payment" self-checkout system. He gave examples of how brands such as L'Oréal and Bundesliga soccer team Eintracht Frankfurt are using the technology.

Smart stores: autonomous shopping experience

Many retailers are introducing shopping solutions that enable a smooth checkout process. We spoke with Kende Retail Operation about their autonomous container warehouse and with Pentland Firth Software about their EASY Shopper smart shopping cart.

Know what's going on in the store with retail analytics

Retail technologies enable retailers to know what's happening where and when on the store floor – whether it's merchandise, customers or product information. And that’s a good basis for fluid and optimal work processes in stores.

Even more RETAIL TECHNOLOGY

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Man with VR glasses; copyright: C. Tillmann/Messe Düsseldorf
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Robotics at the fair; copyright: Messe Düsseldorf
Interactive mirror; copyright: Messe Düsseldorf
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Hand operates display of a self-service checkout; copyright: Messe Düsseldorf
Anti-theft device on bag; copyright: Messe Düsseldorf
Interactive mirror; copyright: Messe Düsseldorf
... you will find online in our dimension RETAIL TECHNOLOGY or in the exhibition halls 4-7a!
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Current Insights

Get all the red-hot trends, insights and latest news on smart stores and automation online at EuroShop.mag!
A Selfly freezer in an airport; Copyright: Selfly Store

Retail Technology

Automated retail: Selfly Store introduces intelligent freezer

A refrigerated shelf with glass door with food inside, a hand holding a smartphone in front of it; Copyright: Colruyt Group.

Retail Technology

Tech innovations for urban shopping convenience
An autonomous Zabka Nano Store; Copyright: Zabka Group

Retail Technology

Autonomous stores: Grab&Go concepts multiplying

Smart store solutions at your fingertips

Retail Technology Stage

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The Retail Technology Stage presents technological innovations and trends based on use cases. Exhibitors and retail companies explain current implementations; provide an insight into the implementation and learnings. Insights on the topic of "Smart Store" are only available here!

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Start-up hub 2023

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Future Lab, showcase of perspectives, stage for ideas, power plant and inspiring encounters – all this awaits you in our Start-up Hub. This is where the industry insiders of tomorrow meet. Innovative self-checkout and self-scanning solutions can only be found here!
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Hot Topics

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Third Places

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Smart Store
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Sustainability
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Customer Centricity
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Vital City Centers
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Energy Management
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Experience
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Connected Retail

Solutions for Smart Stores at EuroShop

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  • Electronic shopping cart control systems
  • Video surveillance systems
  • RFID solutions for article surveillance
  • Retail vending systems
  • Customer guidance systems
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  • Self Checkout systems
  • Self Scanning solutions
  • Customer frequency measurement
  • Robotics
  • IoT solutions
  • Digital Price Labeling (ESL)

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WHAT DOES THE EUROSHOP TRADE FAIR IN DÜSSELDORF COVER?

At EuroShop, the world's leading retail trade show, exhibitors offer their products and solutions for the retail industry. With its product categories, the trade fair covers the latest trends in retail.


In addition to store fittings, technological solutions for stationary trade, but also online trade (e-commerce) play an important role. In addition, there are sales promotion and advertising materials, products for the food trade and retail gastronomy. Energy management, event marketing and trade show booth design are also central themes at EuroShop.

The range of products and services for the retail sector is supplemented by events such as presentations and awards ceremonies, as well as special areas, for example for start-ups.

The 'Who is Who' of retail

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