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Seamless or cashierless checkout is one of the most discussed current trends in the retail market. Is it a trend or is it here to stay?

Every two years, the EHI Retail Institute conducts a comprehensive study on technology trends in retail. The last study was already conducted in the middle of the pandemic and published in 2021. The results already clearly show how the pandemic is affecting the investment behavior of retail companies and which trends will be in the foreground in the coming years. The next technology trends study will be published at EuroShop 2023.

Everybody used to be able to tell you what a department store looked like, but changing shopper habits, new channels and, of course, a pandemic, have all combined to make saying what a department store is or what it will be more problematical. A brief look at what’s happening.

As retailing becomes an ever more complex and competitive industry, the management and control of retail losses has also become much more challenging and demanding

The home improvement and DIY sector is booming due to the corona crisis where restrictions have caused consumers to spend extra time in and money on their homes.

We assume that retailers don’t want shopping carts to reduce spending?! But their design does not help: Pushing a shopping cart with a horizontal handle bar activates the triceps muscle which in turn inhibits the desire to buy products