The retail trade, which has always had to adapt to rapidly changing conditions, also benefits from the possibilities of digital development. We actively support this change: KBST solutions make shopping easier, more efficient and more innovative for the customer. And that is just the beginning…
Philosophy
We want to make the advantages of innovative solutions accessible to the broad retail sector. To this end, we develop solutions that revolutionise purchasing for merchants and their customers. We have achieved no less with the idea and development of the ScanBox: The intelligent system that can even be upgraded to a fully comprehensive weighing shopper.
Our motto: “Keep it simple, keep it clear!” When developing our products, we focus on functions that bring additional value for retailers and customers. Therefore, we develop flexible and modular solutions that can be adapted and upgraded depending on the location. Through these and all other advantages, we sustainably increase cost efficiency for traders.
History
From the idea to nationwide deployment: in our still young company history, we have already achieved many milestones on the way to a future-proof and digital shopping experience:
August 2017
First meeting of all company founders with initial business idea
September 2017
Founding of KBST GbR and development of first prototype ScanBox
December 2017
Pilot store EDEKA Aschoff with first ScanBox prototypes
March 2018
Founding of KBST GmbH
Start of development SmartShopper® in collaboration with our partner Expresso
June 2018
Delivery of the first series of ScanBoxes to EDEKA Aschoff
December 2018
First SmartShopper® prototypes at EDEKA Aschoff
July 2019
First acquired external customer: EDEKA Hartung Nieste
October 2020
Official commissioning of SmartShopper® at EDEKA Aschoff for customers
August 2021
First store EDEKA Südwest (E-Center Gundelfingen)
October 2021
First store EDEKA Nord (EDEKA Frauen)
June 2022
First store Netto Marken-Discount
April 2022
Move to new headquarters at Frankfurterstraße 187 in Kassel
October 2022
First store EDEKA Rhein Ruhr
November 2022
First Marktkauf store
First store EDEKA Südbayern
December 2022
First store EDEKA Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thüringen
Planning 2023
Nationwide rollout in Germany & international expansion
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