Thecentral aim of the InnoNE pilot project is to develop, test, evaluate and establish an integrative set of instruments for SMEs from the bricks-and-mortar retail sector that provides needs-based guidance for the planning and implementation of sustainability-orientated innovation projects and effectively promotes the innovation skills of managers and vocational training staff. This set of instruments is known as the INE Tool box (INE = Innovation and Sustainability in Retail). The toolbox contains applicable, understandable and economical materials, media and instructions for successfully organising the four phases of an innovation process and for promoting innovation skills and will be made available free of charge as an open educational resource at the end of the pilot project. The INE Toolbox consists of the following components: