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At the end of last year, Ocado Group has rolled off its mutual exclusivity agreements with retail companies. This applies to most countries where the group has currently implemented its fulfilment technologies, including the USA. The move allows the company to once again offer its automation solutions in many of the world's largest food markets.

Relex has acquired Ida, the French platform provider specialising in store ordering optimisation for loose products such as fruit, vegetables, bakery, meat, seafood and prepared foods. French retail groups such as Auchan, Coopérative U, Naturalia, Biocoop and the Carrefour-Franchise Provencia are using the platform Ida. The Retail Optimiser reported on its use at Coopérative U. The acquisition complements Relex’ order…

French retailer Auchan is accelerating its supply chain modernisation with the deployment of 50,000 IBM Smart Green Pallets across its national logistics network. The aim is to deliver real-time visibility across the supply chain.

No Frills, the discount banner of Canadian retail group Loblaw, is testing self-scanning via app. At three No Frills stores in Toronto, users of the Loblaw Loyalty App PC Optimum can scan their purchases as they shop and check out faster. Under the name Pcogo, the Loblaw Digital Team has integrated Shopreme's white label solution into its app using the…

Trigo is now also marketing its software as a loss prevention solution. The provider of scanless store technologies claims that using existing CCTV systems with AI, it can automatically detect discrepancies between picked up articles and those scanned.

Auchan has launched another Auchan Go in Hungary, its cashierless convenience store banner. The 18 square metres container-like retail unit is located in Budapest. It operates around the clock without dedicated on-site personnel.

French retail group Coopérative U is rolling out the software solution developed by start-up Ida to optimise the performances of its fruit and vegetable departments. Starting April 2025, Ida tool will be available across all 1,700 Coopérative U stores in France.

Itab has announced to acquire its French competitor HMY for 320 million Euros. The two companies, which are roughly the same size and have different regional focuses, want to strengthen their market position internationally. The Retail Optimiser spoke to Klaus Schmid, SVP at Itab Group, about expectations for the move.

Spanish grocery retail giant Alcampo, which belongs to Auchan, has opened its first Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) with automation solutions from Ocado. Around 1,000 robotic systems will help to prepare up to 70,000 customer orders from the greater Madrid area per week.

Irish grocery retailer Kavanagh is using the integrated solution from VusionGroup and Smartway to streamline food waste management in its Belsize Park flagship store in London. Kavanagh Group operates 17 supermarkets in Ireland and the UK under the Supervalu and Budgens brands and is working with Irish food wholesaler Musgrave Group. The Kavanagh flagship store in Belsize Park in London,…