Carrefour

Carrefour has selected the Strongpoint’s solution to enhance the efficiency of its in-store picking in Belgium. The order picking solution from Strongpoint emerged as the preferred choice due to its strong alignment with Carrefour’s operational needs. The manual picking system is specifically engineered for grocery retail and reportedly boasts an average manual picking rate of 240 items per hour.

Morrisons is rolling out AI-supported workforce management software from Yoobic to all its stores. The British supermarket operator wishes to increase efficiency and profitability of its outlets and counteract cost increases.

Carrefour is expanding tests of its micro-store concept called BuyBye in Belgium. For the first time, customers at a Carrefour hypermarket can shop 24/7 using smart vending machines from specialist Reckon.ai. At its Auderghem site near Brussels, the company wants to measure profitability of the solution.

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.

Carrefour Belgium has implemented an AI tracking tool from Swedish technology provider Deligate to efficiently manage expiration dates, optimise discounts and reduce food waste. The retailer has rolled out the date tracking tool to 83 of its largest stores in Belgium, following a successful pilot.

Franprix and Monoprix have each installed intelligent shopping trolleys from A2Z Smart Technologies in one of their Paris supermarkets. As the Retail Optimiser learned from the Israeli technology provider, both Casino Group companies plan to gradually equip 20 of their stores with the Cust2Mate systems.

Carrefour is piloting payment via palm vein recognition in one of its Paris stores during the Olympic Games. The technology for the innovative biometric system is supplied by Ingenico.

DIY store operator Obi uses Vtex technology to offer its customers a seamless omnichannel shopping experience with various delivery and collection options. Among other things, shoppers can collect their online orders within just two hours via Click & Collect.

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,…