If your business still relies on the Zebra TC26, the increasing age of these devices raises an important question: when is the right time to modernise? As long as existing mobile computers continue to perform reliably, there is little reason […]
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Internal Shipment Tracking for Large Manufacturing Sites and Industrial Parks
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At a large manufacturing site, a shipment may already have been delivered but still be far away from its actual recipient. Especially at industrial parks and larger manufacturing companies, parcels, spare parts, samples, documents and equipment often arrive at a […]
Smart Lockers in Mechanical and Plant Engineering: Because Parcel Delivery Cannot Stop at the Factory Gate
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Mechanical and plant engineering companies receive packages containing technical components, spare parts, samples, documents, and IT equipment every day. However, once these items arrive at the receiving department, they have not yet reached their intended recipients. Especially across large manufacturing […]
Stocktaking in Non-Food Discount Retail: How to Run Accurate Inventory Counts Across Your Store Network
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Non-food discounters and clearance retailers carry broad, fast-moving ranges: household goods, home décor, stationery, toiletries, toys and seasonal items. Many low-value items are stored in tight spaces, in dump bins, on promotional displays or as secondary placements near the checkout. […]
Clear Processes, Responsibilities and Tasks First, Then Automation: Why Task Management Is the Starting Point in Retail
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Many retailers want to automate operational workflows before it is clear who does what, and when. Lagardère Travel Retail deliberately challenged that order. Using its store openings as an example, the company, which operates in more than 50 countries, showed […]
AI in Retail Needs Clean Process and Inventory Data First
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"Technology alone does not drive transformation. Embedding the operating model comes first." This insight from the supply chain transformation of M&S Food, presented at NRF Retail’s Big Show Europe 2026, highlights a key requirement for successful AI in retail: before […]
Manage Pharmacy Stock More Intelligently
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A medicine is shown as available in the system but cannot be found in its designated storage location. Larger quantities of another product remain on the shelves even though demand is declining. At the same time, several packs are approaching […]
Reducing Year-End Stocktake Costs: Flexible Use of Software and Handheld Mobile Computers
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An annual stocktake can tie up a large share of a store’s resources on a single day. Sales areas may need to be closed temporarily, employees are taken away from their day-to-day duties, and many retailers also bring in external […]
Organising Material Management in UK Outpatient Clinics Digitally
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In larger outpatient clinics, day hospitals and healthcare centres, material management often starts with a routine delivery. A courier arrives with parcels containing medical devices, sterile consumables, diagnostic supplies or other clinical materials. Yet between receiving a parcel and making […]
Stocktaking Service for Multi-Store Retailers: How Multi-Site Stocktakes Become Easier to Plan
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For retailers with three, thirty or several hundred stores, stocktaking is no longer simply a fixed-date event. It is a logistics project involving staff, hardware and data. Underestimating the process can create costs twice over: first through counting staff and […]