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British retailer Asda plans to roll out Ocado’s Smart Platform starting in early 2027 to modernise the picking of online orders in its stores and dark stores, as well as its delivery planning.

A few months after implementing the new Auto Store system, Toom shows itself satisfied with the automation of the small parts warehouse at the Rodgau fulfilment centre. According to the DIY store operator, the system has been running smoothly since going live in March.

Parfois is strengthening its retail technology foundation through a new project to migrate its merchandising ecosystem to Oracle Retail Cloud, supporting the retailer’s continued international growth and operational agility.

Monoprix, the French urban supermarket chain owned by Casino Group, has selected commerce media platform Criteo to develop and commercialise its new digital retail media proposition, trade publication LSA reports. The partnership will cover advertising displayed across Monoprix’s websites and mobile applications including sponsored product listings.

Dunnhumby has appointed Jamie Samaha as Chief Executive Officer. He joins from Reward, where he most recently served as CEO. Prior to that, he worked at fintech firm Prezzee and Mastercard, amongst others.

Swedish Vertiseit group has acquired digital signage specialist Scala. Until recently, Scala was part of US retail media group Stratacache. Its British subsidiaries, Stratacache UK and PRN UK, have been in insolvency and liquidation proceedings since the beginning of May. Furthermore, there are clear signs of widespread financial difficulties within the Stratacache Group. The Retail Optimiser reported.

Lidl’s online shop will be working with the commerce intelligence platform Criteo in the Retail Media sector. The aim is to expand the Retail Media offering and create new advertising opportunities for brands. According to the company, Criteo will also take over the exclusive marketing of advertising inventory on Lidl.de.

The crisis at Stratacache is causing unease in the retail media market. Since 5 May 2026, two UK subsidiaries of the US retail media group, Stratacache UK and PRN UK, have been subject to insolvency and liquidation proceedings. Currys and Iceland Foods are particularly affected by the UK liquidation proceedings.

The US retail company Albertsons has introduced an AI-based tool that helps its staff in distribution centres to assess the quality of fruit and vegetables more consistently when receiving goods.

Norwegian retail market leader Norgesgruppen is enabling more of its Spar supermarket operators to run their stores 24/7 or extend opening hours beyond staff working times. Technologically, the stores are based on the RMA-Butikkstyring platform from Norwegian technology provider Liberty Now.