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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.

Amazon plans to close all its 19 Amazon Fresh stores in the UK. The US online giant announced this in a blog post on Tuesday this week. This also means the end of Just Walk Out technology in larger stores in the United Kingdom. Competitor Sainsbury's had already replaced it with self-checkouts at its London Holborn Circus store in February.

A new wave of changes in shopper behavior is hitting retailers. Two large-scale studies conducted by Retail Insight demonstrate that on the one hand, retail customers complain about an increasing number of products being out-of-stock in-store. On the other hand, shoppers want retailers to reduce their environmental impact and significantly reduce food waste.