One of the largest global retailers, Metro Group, pushes innovation via technical accelerators.
" .... The METRO Techstars Accelerator moves into its hot phase: after expiry of the application phase for interested companies at the beginning of August, the task now is to select the participants. Several hundred companies from 20 countries have submitted their application for the Techstars METRO Accelerator. ....
"The digital transformation pervades all aspects of life and businesses. With the help of digital innovations we want to make our customers in the hospitality segment even more successful", says Olaf Koch, Chairman of the Management Board of METRO AG, describing the goal of the Techstars METRO Accelerator. "We have noticed that our customers are presently only using digital solutions to a very limited extent, either because they are not yet available in this form or because our customers are not familiar with them. With the Accelerator, we want to offer our customers a true value added in this field and help them with digital solutions to be even more successful." During a three-month application period, international start-up teams working on digital solutions in the hospitality and food sector had the opportunity to apply for the Techstars METRO Accelerator. Several hundred applications of start-ups from 20 countries were received-among them also the US, Canada, India, Australia and Israel ... "
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