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Swiss market leader Migros has launched a new fulfilment centre for online orders in Regensdorf, featuring automation solutions from Knapp. The site will be able to process up to 7,500 orders per day in future. Migros Online will handle goods receipt, storage, order picking and dispatch in one location.

Carrefour considers testing Instacart’s Caper digital shopping trolley in Belgium. The two parties are currently in discussions. Should an agreement materialise, Carrefour would become the first retailer to test Caper trolleys in the country.

Morrisons has introduced Instaleap’s software for processing and picking online orders. Instaleap was acquired by Instacart in April this year. Morrisons is now using the solution to consolidate orders from Uber Eats, Just Eat and Deliveroo and to support its in-store staff with order picking.

Japanese convenience retailer Family Mart has started rolling out new POS systems across its approximately 16,500 stores in Japan. Toshiba is supplying the CV-330 POS system, which the retailer can use flexibly as either a staffed till or a self-checkout.

Skechers is building Europe’s largest footwear distribution centre in Liège, Belgium. The centre will use automation technology from Knapp. The facility will fulfil orders from stores and end customers across Europe. Spanning around 230,000 square metres, the site is expected to handle up to ten million pairs of shoes per month and offer over 3.3 million storage locations.

Alcampo has selected Chinese manufacturer Hanshow for a companywide rollout of digital price labels. Auchan Group’s Spanish subsidiary plans to equip all its 507 supermarkets and hypermarkets with ESLs. Before end of this year, it aims to roll out a total of 560,000 labels across 84 of its supermarkets.

Norwegian discounter Rema 1000, part of Reitan Retail group, has selected Itab Group to remodel its store interiors and implement advanced loss prevention solutions. The Swedish supplier, which specialises in store design and retail technology solutions, has evaluated the deal's combined products, services, and installations at approximately 30 million euros.

South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay is reorganising its information technology leadership: David Cohn took up the role of Group Chief Information Officer last week. He had worked for direct competitor The Shoprite Group for about two decades.

Marks & Spencer is using artificial intelligence to ensure sustainable animal welfare at all dairy farms supplying its M&S milk range. The technology utilises cameras already installed in barns and complements the AI-powered monitoring solution provided by CattleEye. The British retail company claims to be the first retailer using AI to monitor animal welfare across its entire milk supply chain.…

British retailer Asda has rolled out Vusion’s electronic shelf labels (ESLs) across all its convenience and filling station stores. The roll-out has covered more than 550 Asda Express stores and petrol station outlets. In total, the retailer has installed more than 1.2 million electronic shelf labels.