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In its store in Bad Feilnbach, southeast of Munich, Edeka merchant Prechtl has modernised the checkout area with two Vision Hybrid systems from Swedish shopfitting and retail technology specialist Itab. With this solution, which combines traditional staffed checkouts with self-checkouts, the independent retailer aims to offer its customers a flexible and efficient checkout experience.

Walmart is testing RFID technology in fresh categories together with labelling specialist Avery Dennison. The pilot enables Walmart to automatically identify fresh produce and its shelf life at item level for the first time. The bulk capture of many items at once is a first in this product group.

Carrefour is testing new shelf layouts in collaboration with CPG companies on its category management platform from In The Memory (Memory for short), which has been part of the VusionGroup since February 2023.

Rewe is once again piloting deployment of delivery robots from US specialist Starship. Customers in the vicinity of the Rewe store at Holsteinischer Kamp 53 in Hamburg's Barmbek district can have their grocery orders delivered by the self-driving vehicles. The company had already tested them in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel over a period of six months in 2023.

Morrisons has decided to install electronic shelf labels from VusionGroup across all its 497 supermarkets in the coming year. In total, the British retailer has ordered more than 10.8 million labels from the technology vendor.

Walmart is set to introduce AI-powered shopping features for its US customers through OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The integration is expected to allow shoppers to plan meals, restock household essentials, and explore products via conversational interactions.

Walmart plans to equip Bluetooth tags from Wiliot to 90 million of its pallets by end of 2026. It is the largest rollout of this technology known globally. The decision was preceded by years of testing by the largest retailer of the world.

Jerónimo Martins retail banner Pingo Doce has decided for Symphony AI’s Cinde platform for its Category Management. The Portuguese retailer is replacing static reports with real-time, prescriptive insights that fuel sharper execution and stronger supplier alignment.

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.