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Environmental claims: Review your content
Green Solutions helps you review environmental claims in your content operationally. Discuss the action needed for your data, assortment and modules.
LIDIS webinar: Management seminar 2
The LIDIS webinar announced for 8 September 2026 focused on business owners and managers, with functions for an overview of their own business figures.
Windows at the checkout: Check your support status
Which Windows version runs on your till? Check the edition and version with winver and discuss any necessary steps for your hardware and software.
Nexa gains an ESL interface for Delfi labels
The Nexa retail management system now connects to Delfi electronic shelf labels — for automatic price marking directly at the shelf.
Cloud Software Mobile App webinar
Announced for 30 July 2026: Oliver and Christian introduce the Cloud Software Mobile App and mobile workflows on smartphones and tablets for your team.
LIDIS webinar: Business Intelligence Dashboard
Replacement date on 16 July 2026: The announced LIDIS webinar with Lutz covers voucher balances, bestsellers, master data and basket values in the dashboard.
AI upgrade for signage — better texts
An AI upgrade takes our signage system's texts to a new level — more customer-focused, precisely tailored to each plant and better at selling.
Webinar: signage questions and updates
A signage Q&A was announced for 9 July 2026, from 11 to 11:30. Oliver and Nadine planned to cover new features and questions from day-to-day use. The …
Withdrawal button — new duty in online retail
From 19 June 2026 many online shops need a withdrawal button. Green Solutions delivers the change automatically via a template update — no action needed.
LIDIS webinar: Business Intelligence at a glance
This announcement scheduled the BI webinar for 16 June 2026, from 11 to 11:30. Topics included voucher balances, bestsellers, master-data quality and …
Cloud Software Mobile for iOS and Android
Cloud Software Mobile was introduced for iOS and Android. The app supports scanning digital loyalty cards, accessing related sales and benefits, and …
Nexa: central document management
Nexa document management was presented with a file browser and categories for customers, suppliers, employees and the company. Live search, dates and …
Outlook: warehouse management in LIDIS
This announcement outlined planned extensions to LIDIS warehouse management: stock across branches, storage locations, transfers, mobile goods receipt …
LIDIS webinar: using the efsta portal
A webinar with Lutz on the efsta portal was announced for 12 May 2026, from 11 to 11:30. It focused on archiving till data, managing the German technical …
Nexa: key figures in the BI dashboard
Nexa introduced a Business Intelligence dashboard based on Power BI. It brings together figures for customer loyalty, finances, stock, orders and master …
Loyalty app: new version introduced
The new loyalty-app version revised core workflows: registration, sign-in, password help and checkout. Brochures and contact pages were also updated. …
Green Solutions: webinar programme 2026
The 2026 webinar programme brought together practical insights into Cloud Software and its modules. Announcements included Cloud Software 4 on 21 May and …
More than half of customers use LIDIS 4
In April 2026, Green Solutions reported that more than 50 percent of LIDIS customers were already using LIDIS 4. Migration support was offered for …
Nexa API: connecting external systems
The Nexa API was announced as an interface for connecting external systems. Its focus was data exchange between the ERP and other applications. The …
LIDIS: webinar programme 2026
The LIDIS webinar series for 2026 was announced as compact, practical sessions. The programme covered automation and scheduling, the efsta portal, …
Nexa 1.0: rollout to the first customers
Nexa 1.0, developed from Market and Lixa, was introduced to the first selected customers. The announcement described a phased rollout and technical …
LIDIS API connects business data
The LIDIS API was presented as an access point for external applications. Described operations included reading products, prices, stock and customer …
LIDIS: follow updates within the system
LIDIS introduced a clearer overview of software changes. News is displayed within the system, organised by version. The overview includes new features, …
Fiskaly TSE: changed certification details
The announcement reported recertification of the Fiskaly TSE and a changed BSI identifier. For affected tills, it described retrieving updated data from …
IPM 2026: reminder of our exhibition stand
Shortly before IPM 2026, Green Solutions reminded visitors of its joint exhibition presence with LIDIS. The fair ran from 27 to 30 January in Essen, with …
Green Solutions and LIDIS at IPM 2026
Green Solutions invited visitors to IPM 2026 in Essen. Its exhibition presence was announced for 27 to 30 January in Hall 7, stand 7E22. The focus was …
Hospitality: preparing for VAT changes
The December 2025 announcement covered preparations for changes to German hospitality VAT rates at the turn of the year. It provided setup guidance for …
Till hardware: group order for system upgrades
Green Solutions announced a group order for new till hardware. The context was reviewing older Windows tills and moving to suitable systems running …
Season’s greetings and a look back at 2025
At the end of the year, Green Solutions thanked customers and partners for their collaboration. The review highlighted expansion of support and Customer …
PayPal Plus: moving to PayPal Checkout
The announcement explained the replacement of PayPal Plus by PayPal Checkout. The Cloud Software change was scheduled for 15 January 2026. Alongside the …
Loyalty app: roadmap 2025/2026
The roadmap outlined planned development of the loyalty app for 2025 and 2026. Topics included Scan & Go and simpler sign-in options through social …
LIDIS webinar: migrating to LIDIS 4
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Lutz, Iman & Carsten for 25 November 2025, 11–12. The focus was on organisational preparation, technical …
LIDIS webinar: preparing for stocktaking
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Lutz & Benjamin for 9 December 2025, 11–11:30. The topic was stocktaking workflows in LIDIS and practical …
First LIDIS steering committee brings customer input
The first LIDIS customer steering committee met on 28 August 2025. Twelve partners from Germany, Austria and Switzerland contributed experience from …
Maintain product information centrally in the PIM
Green Solutions presented product information management as a central foundation for product data. Information is maintained together and prepared for …
LIDIS webinar: sending PDFs automatically
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Lutz & Benjamin for 18 November 2025, 11–11:30. The session was intended to show how documents and reports can …
Webinar: moving to Cloud Software 4
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Alex & Nils for 13 November 2025, 11–12. The session was intended to demonstrate the new system generation and …
New features for LIDIS self-checkout
The self-checkout update expanded what can be done directly at the terminal. It described quantity changes, cancellations, and selling and redeeming …
Windows tills: check edition and support status
The announcement drew attention to different support periods for Windows editions used on tills. Windows IoT and LTSC in particular should not simply be …
LIDIS: hardware for everyday retail
The hardware overview presented components for different retail workflows: till and card terminals, modular and all-in-one systems, and self-checkout. …
Loyalty app: update for everyday use
The app update revised web views, registration and double opt-in. Further improvements concerned performance and use of the digital loyalty card. It …
LIDIS webinar: an overview for management
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Lutz & Oliver for 14 October 2025, 11–11:30. The management session covered reports and functions for a quick …
Webinar: the new event-management module
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Alex & Nils for 9 October 2025, 11–12. Topics included personalised tickets, participant communication and …
Review: LIDIS user conference 2025
The LIDIS user conference took place on 9 September 2025 at the Fraport Conference Center in Frankfurt, with online participation as well. The review …
AI in horticulture: exchange with the BdB
The article reported on a webinar about AI in horticulture in the context of the German nursery association BdB. Topics included fundamentals, practical …
Webinar: the loyalty app in practice
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Alex & Nils for 25 September 2025, 11–12. The session was intended to present new loyalty-app features, …
Green Solutions: autumn 2025 webinars
Three further webinars with Alex and Nils were announced for autumn 2025: the loyalty app on 25 September, the event module on 9 October and Cloud …
Green Solutions acquires Market and Lixa
On 25 August 2025, Green Solutions announced its acquisition of the Market and Lixa ERP systems. The asset deal with insolvent P+W covered software …
Green Solutions at PRO garten & tier 2025
Green Solutions announced its participation in PRO garten & tier in Kassel on 18 and 19 September 2025. The stand was in Hall 5, number 552. Announced …
LIDIS user conference 2025: final information
Ahead of the user conference on 9 September 2025, LIDIS reminded users of participation at the Fraport Conference Center or online. The event was …
TASPO Awards 2025: two finalist nominations
Green Solutions announced two finalist nominations for the TASPO Awards 2025. The AI plant adviser featured in the digital-offering category, and the AI …
LIDIS webinar: print jobs and filter profiles
The announcement described a webinar with Lutz and Oliver on printing, print jobs and filter profiles. It was intended to demonstrate ways to control …
AI chatbot for websites and customer apps
Green Solutions introduced an AI chatbot for digital customer contact. The article described possible uses on websites and in customer apps, including …
Cash-register notification: check data and deadlines
The announcement reminded businesses about electronic notification of cash-register systems to the German tax authorities. It described preparing the …
LIDIS Help Center: find guidance in one place
The LIDIS Help Center was introduced as a central place for guidance. It brings together feature descriptions, videos and practical workflow …
Integrating social media content into digital channels
The social media interface was presented as a way to integrate posts into websites and webshops. Existing content can thereby become visible within the …
SAGAFLOR and Green Solutions on customer loyalty
The announcement described collaboration with SAGAFLOR on digital customer loyalty. The Green Solutions loyalty app was presented as a solution for …
Chatbots for websites and backend guidance
Green Solutions presented chatbot support for different usage situations. On the website, information about offerings and LIDIS guidance was intended to …
LIDIS: webinars in the second half of 2025
This overview extended the LIDIS webinar programme for the second half of 2025. Announced topics included customer loyalty, print jobs and filter …
LIDIS and gastromatic: connecting sales data
The interface between LIDIS and gastromatic transfers aggregated sales data, for example by product group, for workforce planning and productivity …
Help Center: guidance for Cloud Software
The new Help Center brought together guidance for Cloud Software. Videos and step-by-step instructions were intended to make independent work with the …
LIDIS: connecting Delfi electronic shelf labels
LIDIS introduced an interface for Delfi electronic shelf labels. A REST API exchanges product data in JSON format, including description, price, …
Rate support and share feedback
Green Solutions introduced feedback after resolved support cases. Customers could rate the support received with stars through the associated email. The …
Webinar: AI opportunities for garden retail
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Alex & Nils for 26 June 2025, 11–12. Topics included AI developments, practical retail applications and legal …
LIDIS webinar: financial accounting interfaces
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Lutz & Oliver for 1 July 2025, 11–11:30. The announced focus was an overview of financial accounting …
LIDIS introduces dedicated till support
In May 2025, Green Solutions introduced a dedicated support route for LIDIS tills. Till enquiries were to be directed to the responsible specialists. A …
Event module: booking and check-in update
The update revised the event overview and backend. Calendar and list views, additional ticket fields, exports and capacity limits were intended to …
DHL connection moves to a REST API
The announcement scheduled the Cloud Software DHL connection to move from SOAP to the DHL Paket DE Versenden REST API. The trigger was the retirement of …
LIDIS user conference 2025 also available online
The announcement added online participation to the invitation for the LIDIS user conference on 9 September 2025 in Frankfurt. The start was scheduled for …
LIDIS webinar: new features in daily use
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Benjamin & Oliver for 3 June 2025, 11–11:30. The session was intended to present developments and features from …
Green Solutions: webinar programme 2025
The first Green Solutions webinar series was announced for 2025 with Alex and Nils. Topics included digital accessibility on 4 June, AI in garden retail …
LIDIS: digital receipts in practice
This practical report introduced the LIDIS digital receipt. Customers scan a QR code to receive the receipt on their smartphone rather than taking a …
Invitation to the LIDIS user conference 2025
LIDIS announced its user conference for 9 September 2025 at the Fraport Conference Center in Frankfurt. Online participation was planned for the first …
LIDIS webinar: preparing for e-invoicing
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Lutz & Oliver for 6 May 2025, 11–12. The focus was electronic invoices, business workflows and support through …
Digital accessibility: measures for websites
In March 2025, Green Solutions described measures to improve accessibility of websites and webshops. Topics included keyboard operation, screen-reader …
LIDIS webinar: cash-register notification, April 2025
The announcement scheduled a webinar with Lutz & Oliver for 1 April 2025, 11–12. The session was intended to show the path from till data in the efsta …
Sell online vouchers at the till with LIDIS
The announcement described selling online vouchers directly at the LIDIS till. Digital webshop vouchers could thereby also become available through …
LIDIS: webinar programme 2025
LIDIS announced a monthly practical webinar series for 2025. The first sessions covered cash-register notification on 1 April, e-invoicing on 6 May, new …
Over 400 new garden articles for annual planning
Green Solutions added more than 400 garden articles to its database. The update aimed to fill topic gaps and revise older content on subjects such as …
Cloud Software 4: technology, design and usability
In an interview, Joachim de Vries and Nils Neumann explained the development of Cloud Software 4. Technical topics included leaner code, loading times, …
LIDIS: roadmap for 2025
The LIDIS 2025 roadmap centred on LIDIS 4 with a modernised interface, performance improvements and open interfaces. Further topics included the mobile …
Cloud Software: roadmap for 2025
The 2025 roadmap presented Cloud Software 4 as a technical and design development. Plans included a flexible Content Designer, updated signage and a POS …
IPM 2025: Alexander Kelm looks back
In an interview, Alexander Kelm looked back on the first joint IPM appearance of Green Solutions and LIDIS. Discussions centred on AI applications, Cloud …
Green Solutions and LIDIS at the VDG winter conference
Green Solutions and LIDIS announced participation in the VDG winter conference on 3 February 2025 in Neuss. The venue was the Dorint Hotel, with stand …
LIDIS self-checkout: scan and pay independently
The article introduced LIDIS self-checkout tills for garden and pet retail. Customers scan their products and complete payment at the terminal …
Green Solutions and LIDIS at IPM 2025
For IPM 2025, held from 28 to 31 January in Essen, Green Solutions announced its first joint exhibition presence with LIDIS. The stand was number 7E22 in …
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