COUNTRY FOCUS: GERMANY
“
BY SIMPLIFYING AND
ACCELERATING THE CHECKOUT
PROCESS, WE ARE ENABLING OUR
ROUGHLY 48 MILLION ANNUAL
PASSENGERS TO ENJOY AN EVEN
BETTER SHOPPING EXPERIENCE.
Philipp Ahrens, Vice President Center
Management at Munich Airport, commented:
“With our new solution, Munich Airport is
actively shaping digitisation in the retail
sector and once again proving that we offer
not only a highly frequented and international
retail location, but also one that is increasingly
innovative. By simplifying and accelerating
the checkout process, we are enabling our
roughly 48 million annual passengers to enjoy
an even better shopping experience and meet
their ever-growing demands.”
Alexander Hahn, Vice President Sales Retail
at Wirecard, said: “We are pleased that
travellers from all over the world can now
benefit from this new technology at Munich
Airport. Instead of long waiting times at
the checkout, they can now expect a fast,
seamless and digital shopping experience
in our pilot store and soon in other airport
shops as well.”
Michael Unmüssig, Senior Executive Vice
President Group Marketing at SES-imagotag,
said: “With digitalisation and state-of-the-art
IoT technology, Munich Airport is setting
new standards in its shopping area. Long
queues at the checkout are now a thing of
the past for travellers at the airport. The new
‘MyCorner’ business fulfils the digital wish of
many travellers. We are very proud to be part
of that solution.”
Florian Burgstaller, Managing Director of
wirecube, commented: “We are proud to
see our Scan&Pay solution, shopreme, in
operation at Munich Airport. The airport
was an excellent choice for our shopreme
web solution which offers a state-of-the-art
shopping experience without the need
for an app.”
Professor Dr Gerrit Heinemann, Head of
the eWeb Research Center and retail expert
at the Niederrhein University of Applied
Sciences, said: “Especially in stationary
self-service retail, which is now the largest in
the retail sector, a key component has been
missing in Germany – self-checkout. This not
only enables customers to shop faster,
but also gives retailers a significant boost
in efficiency.”
Not only is the airport using technology
to directly benefit the consumer, it
has also opened an interactive test
arrangement staged by LabCampus,
where leading partners from the greater
Munich area show products and solutions
in the field of digital security. Passengers
are thus sensitised to the topic of digital
security and can interactively test their
personal data security.
The first Terminal Testlab shows how
LabCampus is now offering access to
unique testing conditions and diverse
target groups long before the innovation
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