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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.

Germany's leading drugstore operator dm is the second retail company worldwide after Walmart to opt for VusionGroup's innovative EdgeSense shelf label technology.

Walmart is testing RFID technology in fresh categories together with labelling specialist Avery Dennison. The pilot enables Walmart to automatically identify fresh produce and its shelf life at item level for the first time. The bulk capture of many items at once is a first in this product group.

Walmart is set to introduce AI-powered shopping features for its US customers through OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The integration is expected to allow shoppers to plan meals, restock household essentials, and explore products via conversational interactions.

Walmart plans to equip Bluetooth tags from Wiliot to 90 million of its pallets by end of 2026. It is the largest rollout of this technology known globally. The decision was preceded by years of testing by the largest retailer of the world.

Smart Data Capture uses the camera on devices (typically smartphones or handheld computers) to scan barcodes, text, IDs or objects — often including multiple inputs or items simultaneously — to enable workflow automation and transform physical retail data into real-time insights.

Walmart expands its collaboration with Scandit. The Swiss specialist in automated data capture is providing additional tools and technologies to improve speed and accuracy of the retailer’s employee app.

Carrefour is testing the integrated use of VusionGroup’s latest technologies in a hypermarket in Villabé, South of Paris, for planogram compliance, label verification, on-shelf availability, digital shelf labelling and precise product instore location.

Italian grocery retailer Coop Allenza 3.0 is implementing VusionGroup’s solutions across its 350-store network to increase operational efficiency, improve customer experience and support sustainability goals. Implementation has already begun in 40 stores, with a target completion date of the end of next year.

Walmart’s Cash-and-Carry store operation Sam’s Club will open a self-scanning-only store in Grapevine, Texas next week.