Kroger

Kroger is seeing initial success with its ‘The Connected Store’ digitalisation initiative and aims to press ahead further. The company has reported this at its Analyst and Investor Day conference at the end of October. By introducing RFID for bakery products, the US supermarket operator has been able to speed up stock-taking by 70 per cent and halve the amount…

Instacart announced this week that it is discontinuing development of its Caper Cart smart trolley. All systems rolled out to date – several thousand, according to the manufacturer – are set to be phased out of the stores by end of March 2027. The US technology provider intends to shift its investment in brick-and-mortar retail solutions from hardware to software.…

British retailer Iceland is deploying AI-powered dynamic markdown technology from Retail Insight to reduce food waste and improve the sell-through of products approaching their expiry dates.

British retailer Asda plans to roll out Ocado’s Smart Platform starting in early 2027 to modernise the picking of online orders in its stores and dark stores, as well as its delivery planning.

Both Walmart and Carrefour announced this week that they are joining Google's new standard for agentic commerce, the Universal Commerce Protocol (UPC). The technology allows consumers to purchase products directly on Google's Gemini AI platform, for example, without having to switch to the retailer's website. At the NRF conference, which took place in New York City this week, Google Cloud…

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.

Kroger Precision Marketing, the retail media and advertising division of US-American retailer Kroger, has unveiled a series of enhancements to its proprietary data platform. These focus on advanced automation, applied artificial intelligence and expanded self-service capabilities.

US supermarket operator Kroger has announced to close three of eight logistics facilities for its online business, which are equipped with Ocado automation technology, in January 2026. Other locations are also under review. However, the company intends to maintain those in regions with high demand. In addition, the company is stepping up its collaboration with delivery services Instacart, Doordash and…

Kroger has ordered further automation solutions for online fulfilment from the British technology company Ocado. As the second-largest US retailer announced this week, proprietary Ocado technologies such as On-Grid Robotic Pick and Automated Frameload are to be implemented in all eight existing Customer Fulfillment Centers (CFC).

Aldi Süd is testing a digital shopping trolley from Caper, which was aquired by quick service provider Instacart in 2021, at its Austrian country unit Hofer.