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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,…

The first Spar supermarket in Israel validates self-scanning purchases with technology from Bizerba partner Supersmart. Spar licence holder Amit Zeev plans to open ten stores within the next few months and a total of 35 within five years.

Carrefour has opened its first autonomous vending machine store at the headquarters of its Belgian unit in Zaventem. The 18 square metre shop near Brussels, called Carrefour BuyBye, is equipped with Smart Fridges.

According to the latest report by RBR Data Services, now part of Datos Insights, nearly 200,000 self-checkout devices were shipped worldwide last year. By 2028, the analysts expect the number of global installations to exceed 1.9 million. NCR remains the largest player in the market with one-third of the shipments – and even increased its market share by one percentage…

At Berlin's Ostbahnhof station, DB Station&Service AG has opened a checkoutless store as a 24/7 ServiceStore with technology from Californian Grab&Go specialist AiFi. Cameras on the ceiling and sensors in the shelves of the 40 square metre store replace scanning completely. It is the first publicly accessible AiFi store in Germany.