Trigo and Rewe expand cashierless grocery shopping with Germany’s first fully autonomous store. The computer vision startup and the major German grocery chain announced Wednesday (Dec. 14) the launch of the location in Munich, part of the two companies’ “Pick&Go” partnership, at which consumers check in by scanning their...
It was a little over a decade ago that self-checkout technology started becoming mainstream in Europe. Since then, the cashierless retail experience has gained traction in the region as self-service options are increasingly branching out into other retail sectors. The associated payment technologies of pay-at-pump...
Today in food commerce, McDonald’s announces a “Camp McDonald’s” mobile experience that includes food deals and streamed concerts, while supermarkets around the world leverage computer vision checkout. Plus, Kroger grows its own-brand dairy offerings. McDonald’s Opens ‘Virtual Camp’ as Restaurants Jockey for Diner Loyalty Quick-service...
There was a time when autonomous checkout was a little-known, cutting-edge technology only being tested in small-format convenience stores. Today, a range of leading grocers around the world have been testing out the checkout method in full-format supermarkets, and many consumers are familiar with the...
October 21, 2019
German eCommerce software company commercetools has raised $145 million in a funding round led by Insight Partners, at a valuation of $300 million. TechCrunch is reporting that the company is being spun out by parent company REWE, which acquired it in 2015. Both Richard Wells and Matt Gatto of Insight Partners are joining the commercetools […]
