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Asda is deploying VusionGroup’s electronic shelf labels (ESLs) across more than 250 of its newest Express convenience stores to improve operational efficiency and on-shelf availability. Asda plans to launch up to 20 new Express stores before the end of this year.

Carrefour Italy has selected forecasting and replenishment software from Relex. With the move, the retailer, that French Carrefour Group is currently selling to Italian food manufacturer New Princes, aims to reduce inventory while increasing product availability and better adapting its food and non-food assortments to local needs.

The purchasing and cooperation platform Retail Trade Group (RTG) is launching a cross-retailer in-store retail media network ‚RTG Media‘ with the technology company Cyreen in Germany. By April 2026, more than 800 interactive screens will be installed as part of the network in all Globus locations throughout Germany as well as in selected stores of Bartels-Langness, Bünting, Georg Jos. Kaes…

Amazon plans to close all its 19 Amazon Fresh stores in the UK. The US online giant announced this in a blog post on Tuesday this week. This also means the end of Just Walk Out technology in larger stores in the United Kingdom. Competitor Sainsbury's had already replaced it with self-checkouts at its London Holborn Circus store in February.

British retailer Marks & Spencer earmarked 400 million Euros investment in its food supply chain, the largest in its history. At the centre of this multi-year programme is the development of a flagship automated distribution centre.

After over a year of testing its in-house developed Smart Cart with employees, Colruyt is now offering the AI-powered, self-scanning shopping trolley to customers for the first time. The Belgian market leader has placed 15 units in its Halle store near Brussels. The technology was developed in-house by Colruyt Group in collaboration with intralogistics specialist Expresso.

E.Leclerc, France’s largest grocery retailer, is set to introduce the mobile payment solution Wero across its Drive click-and-collect operations from the second quarter of 2026.

DIY store operator Hornbach has put Solace's event-driven real-time integration platform into operation. The solution from the Canadian specialist provider ensures that all relevant applications can instantly access important data, such as price changes, product information or sales data.

Modelo Continente (MC), part of the retail division of the Portuguese Sonae Group, has opted for Strongpoint's order picking solution. The solution from the Norwegian technology provider will be used to pick online orders in all of the retailer's Continente stores that process e-commerce orders.

Coop Sweden’s largest automated distribution centre in Eskilstuna is now fully operational. Developed by German warehouse and logistics specialist SSI Schäfer, the site is designed to serve as the backbone of the grocery retailer’s supply chain transformation. Spanning 77,000 square metres, it is one of the largest of its kind in Europe.