France: Danone experimenting with screen technology for fridge units
France-based firm Danone is experimenting with a new ‘screen’ technology that allows it to communicate messages to consumers digitally at point of sale, according to an article in LSA. Designed for the transparent ‘doors’ that are a now common feature of many supermarket chiller cabinets, the screen is intended to increase interaction with the consumer […]
Spain: El Corte Ingles mulls international expansion – reports
El Corte Ingles, the leading Spanish grocery and department store, is planning to expand internationally with locations potentially in Mexico, Italy and Peru, according to a report in El Confidencial Digital (ECD). Currently present only in Spain and Portugal, the retailer is now said to be seeking new avenues for growth, backed by investment from […]
South Africa: Starbucks to open first stores in 2016
Starbucks has announced it will partner with Taste Holdings for the opening of its first outlets in South Africa in 2016. According to a company statement, the license agreement sees Taste owning the exclusive rights to develop Starbucks retail outlets in South Africa and it will own and operate the stores directly. “We are proud […]
USA: Walmart experimenting with ‘invisible barcodes’
Walmart is developing a new technology which could one day could replace barcodes and reduce supermarket checkout times, according to an article in TheDrum. The US retail giant is reportedly experimenting with invisible watermarks on product packaging, meaning that products could be recognised using a single scan anywhere on their surface area, rather than a […]
Brazil: Pao de Acucar opens ‘winter only’ store
Grupo Pao de Acucar, the leading Brazilian supermarket chain, has opened a new branch of its Minuto Pao de Acucar convenience stores that is scheduled to be open for only one month during the wintertime. Located in in the Market Plaza shopping centre in Campos do Jordao, Sao Paulo, the store opened on the 3rd […]