Retail Technology
Electronic Shelf Labels: A Decade of Gradual Adoption Now Entering Acceleration
The electronic shelf label (ESL) sector has been present in the retail industry for more than a decade, yet for many years it remained a niche technology—promising, visible in pilot stores, but far from...
Why Carrefour Chose VusionGroup for Its 2030 “Stores of the Future”
By Riad Beladi In an era where physical retail is under relentless pressure from e-commerce acceleration, rising labour costs, and increasingly demanding consumers, Carrefour has made a decisive move: it is betting on full-scale...
RTS 2026 – In-store innovation spotlight: the tech driving bricks-and-mortar evolution
With just under 2 weeks to go until the Retail Technology Show (RTS) returns to London’s ExCeL on 22 & 23 April 2026, we spotlight the in-store innovations driving bricks-and-mortar evolution, from smart systems powering...
European Supermarkets Accelerate Electronic Shelf Label Adoption as Digital Pricing Becomes Core Strategy
Across Europe, electronic shelf labels (ESLs) are rapidly transitioning from limited in-store trials to full-scale deployment strategies, as leading supermarket groups invest in digital infrastructure to modernise pricing, improve efficiency, and future-proof store operations....
Alexandre Bompard, CEO of Carrefour, on AI, VusionGroup and the Power of Collective Innovation
By Riad Beladi – ISN Reveal At a recent Afep gathering, Alexandre Bompard delivered a message that cuts to the heart of modern retail transformation: innovation in a company like Carrefour only achieves its...
Darty and Vusion Accelerate Retail Transformation with Electronic Shelf Labels
In an increasingly competitive retail landscape, the integration of digital technologies at store level is becoming essential rather than optional. The partnership between Fnac Darty and VusionGroup offers a clear illustration of how electronic...
Checkout Control: When Regulation Steps into the Aisle
A proposal emerging from New York is rapidly capturing the attention of the global retail industry, not simply for its local implications, but for what it signals at a much broader level. The idea...
Electronic Shelf Labels: When AI Decides the Price in Real Time
Electronic Shelf Labels are no longer just a digital replacement for paper tickets. They are becoming the backbone of a new retail model where pricing is no longer static, but fluid, responsive and increasingly...
Walmart in 2035: The Rise of the Grab-and-Go Supermarket
By 2035 the supermarket may look dramatically different from the stores consumers know today. The traditional image of shoppers pushing trolleys through long aisles before queuing at checkout counters could become a relic of...
The Digital Supermarket Race: Retailers Bet on Smart Shelves and Automation
The global supermarket industry is entering a decisive phase of technological transformation. What was once a gradual evolution in retail operations has now accelerated into a full-scale race toward automation, artificial intelligence and digital...