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.