The joy of lingering and shopping at the point of sale has been drastically curtailed by the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. The umdasch UV-C Fitting Room enables customers to try clothes, shoes & Co without worries. The changing room disinfects itself and the garments inside automatically via UV-C light.

What kind of experience are consumers looking for today? How important is the digital world? Is sustainability still relevant?In our new series “Trend Accelerator Corona” we shall be presenting you with the effects that the past months will have on the retail sector in the long term. Each week an expert from umdasch will be supplying some germ-free insider gossip from his specialist field. Silvio Kirchmair, CEO umdasch The Store Makers, provides the starting point with a general overview.

Within the framework of this year’s Josef Umdasch Research Prizethe umdasch Store Makers were looking for smart answers to the question regarding resource-saving concepts for tomorrow’s Point of Sale. Just before the coronavirus shutdown, the five finalists presented their forward-looking ideas in the Talent Garden in Vienna on 11 March. The Irish start-up “Evocco” convinced the international jury of experts with a consumer app which shows the ecological footprint by scanning the invoice. The winner is already working together with the Store Makers on the strategic further development of the solution.

In Feldkirchen near Graz, everything revolves around shoes with the highest wearing comfort for young and old on 1,200 square metres since mid-April. legero united opens the "shoemakers outlet" and unites its four brands legero, superfit, VIOS and Think! under one new roof. The special feature is a circular building complex, which has also been taken up in the store concept. A perfectly staged experience tour, in which umdasch's store makers emphasized the identity and philosophy of the respective shoe brands both in the store design and through digital tools. True to the claim of legero united: Because it doesn't matter how you go your way.

Good news is especially important in difficult times. It is therefore all the more gratifying that umdasch has succeeded in achieving a further milestone in sustainable shopping opportunities with the Liquid Dispenser at Sainsbury's (UK). In cooperation with the British supermarket chain and Ecover, a manufacturer of ecological cleaning products, a refilling system was again installed outside the German-speaking area. If the first test run is successful, the system will be rolled out.

Retailers in Austria are opening their doors again with caution and under strict conditions. umdasch has developed an intelligent solution for all industries and public areas, which enables contactless disinfection as well as automatic access management.

The world and the retail sector are literally gasping for breath - now it is time to keep a cool head. Silvio Kirchmair, CEO of umdasch The Store Makers, talks in an interview about the situation at umdasch and how things could continue in the retail sector.

umdasch The Store Makers presented new perspectives for the retail sector of the future at the EuroShop in Düsseldorf from 16 – 20 February 2020. In an integral tour of a wide range of retail sectors, visitors could experience multimedia ideas, unusual materials and extensive opportunities for profitable measures at the Point of Sale.

umdasch The Store Makers are presenting  new perspectives for the retail sector of the future on a fair stand extending over 900 square metres at the EuroShop in Düsseldorf from 16–20 February 2020. In an integral tour of all sectors of retailing visitors can experience multimedia ideas, unusual materials and countless opportunities for profitable measures at the point of sale.

umdasch The Store Makers will be presenting new perspectives for the retail of the future on a stage of over 900 square metres at this year’s EuroShop in Dusseldorf from 16 to 20 February  (Hall 12, Stand C55). Integrity and connection are not only embodied by the architecture of the sensational trade fair stand. The latest innovations for all branches of the retail industry and much more are also on the agenda!