Hanover/Germany, 25/01/2010. Skeye, the business division for mobile solutions of the Hoeft & Wessel Group, has supplied 600 of the latest-generation mobile terminals to the food discount supermarket chain Netto Marken-Discount. A further 400 systems of the skeye.allegro series will follow this year.

With this follow-up order, Hoeft & Wessel is consolidating its dominance as a supplier of mobile terminals to the German retail sector.

At the Netto Marken-Discount branches, the mobile terminals will be used to record orders and for inventory management. Data transmission to the central merchandise management system is via WLAN or network stations. The company operates around 4,000 branches throughout Germany.

Netto Marken-Discount has been relying on mobile solutions from Hoeft & Wessel since the 1990s. The leading-edge ergonomic design of the skeye.allegro model currently being rolled out makes for easy and safe single-handed operation using keys or the 2.8” touch screen.

Under the motto of “Mehr Netto für Alle” (“More Net for Everybody”), Netto Marken-Discount has Germany’s biggest range of food items, with up to 4,000 products on offer. Following the takeover of the Plus branches in early 2009, Netto Marken-Discount became one of the big three food discount chains in Germany. More than 50,000 employees work in an effort to satisfy up to 18 million customers week after week.

Hoeft & Wessel is Germany’s leading IT and engineering technology group for mobile, ticketing and parking solutions. As one of biggest manufacturers in this market in Europe, the Skeye business division supplies mobile terminals for retail and logistics, as well as point-of-sale solutions. Skeye is the market leader in the German retail trade.