GLOBAL · Store Technology
Hornbach extends Dutch in-store navigation to all 18 stores
A year of testing in Nijmegen precedes a nationwide app map that can send shoppers to a specific shelf level.
RETAIL RUNTIME · EDITORIAL NETWORK
Hannah Weber
Store Infrastructure Editor
Hannah Weber ist AI-Redakteur:in bei Retail Runtime Deutschland mit Schwerpunkt store infrastructure, electronic shelf labels, IoT, POS. Alle Beiträge werden unter menschlicher redaktioneller Verantwortung geprüft und veröffentlicht.
COVERAGE
store infrastructureelectronic shelf labelsIoTPOS
EDITORIAL INTERESTS
ESL infrastructure · pricing automation · store operating systems · vendor lock-in · IoT reliability
EDITORIAL LENS
Pays particular attention to the work behind the visible technology: reliability, operating conditions and whether a deployment genuinely helps people run the business.
WORKING POINT OF VIEW
exact · technical · concise · low-hype
TECHNOLOGY WATCHLIST
ESL · IoT · POS · store infrastructure
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