A person checks inventory levels using a tablet while walking between the shelves in a warehouse.

8 solutions for AI-powered inventory management

27.07.2026

A growing number of AI-powered systems track inventory, forecast demand, and automatically trigger reorders. We present eight solutions – and explain which companies they’re best suited for.

Bananas, apples, and limes in wooden crates at grocery stores.

Reusable boxes against warehouse cardboard mountains

24.07.2026

Increased goods movement due to returns, online orders, and internal logistics is putting more pressure on warehouse space and making cardboard packaging an increasingly challenging issue.

A tablet displaying inventory data in a warehouse – an illustrative image of AI-powered inventory and supply chain planning in retail.

AI steers the supply chain: Data becomes the basis for decisions

19.06.2026

AI helps retailers forecast demand, manage inventory, and monitor product quality.

A hand interacts with a digital interface that displays various logistics and goods symbols in a warehouse; Copyright: Freepik

Sales forecasts: using AI image recognition for purchasing goods

21.02.2025

The Fraunhofer Institute IAIS presented an innovation at EuroCIS 2025: a photo of a product is enough to determine precise sales forecasts within seconds - with the help of generative AI.

A person with an exoskeleton lifts a flat box from a pallet in a warehouse environment; Copyright: Adobe Express

Exoskeletons: innovative helpers in retail logistics

08.01.2025

Retail logistics employees move thousands of tons every day – they lift heavy loads, carry parcels and stack goods. New technologies provide relief for these tasks. One of these innovations is the exoskeleton.

A blue four-legged robot stands in a warehouse; Copyright: Otto Group

Warehouse robotics: transforming retail logistics

10.10.2024

Artificial intelligence and robotics can increasingly be found in the warehouse of a large retailer. Automated systems are optimising logistics processes and helping retailers to combat labour shortages.

A big orange robotic arm carrying a container in a huge warehouse; Copyright: Walmart

Walmart Canada’s supply chain gets a high-tech makeover

02.04.2024

Walmart Canada is making investments in the modernization of its distribution centres: the goal is to transform the supply chain with robotics and automation.

A blue and yellow IKEA drone with four propellers; Copyright: Ingka Group

IKEA Retail uses drones for stock inventory

20.11.2023

Two years ago, Ingka Group and the Supply Chain Development Team at Inter IKEA Group, together with Verity, a provider of indoor drone systems, started developing a fully autonomous drone solution to track inventory and improve the wellbeing of its co-workers.

A robot equipped with RFID for an automated inventory; Copyright: DECATHLON

RFID in retail and fast food

24.10.2023

A transition is brewing in the world of retail: RFID. While by no means new, the technology is becoming a fundamental tool in the retail sector, revolutionizing the way goods are tracked, organized and sold.