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Auchan, Aldi Harness Technology To Reduce Food Waste

Auchan Retail Portugal and Aldi Spain have implemented new technology-based measures to reduce food waste.

Croatia’s Konzum Opens Its First ‘Smart’ Store In South-Eastern Europe

Croatian supermarket chain Konzum has opened its first 'smart store' in the Southeast Europe region.

UK Retailer Co-Op Sees Record Shoplifting So Far This Year

Britain's Co-operative Group said it had recorded record levels of shoplifting this year and would invest in keeping prices low to help its customers in a...

SPAR Expands Partnership With Whywaste With 'Smart Markdowns'

SPAR International has expanded its partnership with food tech firm Whywaste with the launch of 'Smart Markdowns' at SPAR stores.

Artificial Intelligence To Play Increasingly Important Role In Food And Beverage

Artificial intelligence (AI) will become an increasingly important industry in the food and beverage sector over the coming years, a new study has found, r...

Enhancing The Customer Experience The Top Priority For Retailers And CPGs, IBM Study Finds

Enhancing the customer experience is the number-one priority for 51% of consumer products CEOs and 53% of retail CEOs, a new survey by the IBM Institute fo...

IBM’s Elaine Parr And Sevgi Koklu On How Technology Can Be A Sustainability Enabler

Elaine Parr, Senior Partner and Vice President Consumer Industries, IBM, and Sevgi Koklu, Managing Director Global Sales, IBM Technology, share their insig...

Investors May Exit Consumer Goods Firms Over EU Deforestation Law

As a new European Union zero-tolerance deforestation law looms, several major investors told Reuters they are concerned about their exposure to the issue,...