Electronic Shelf Labeling

After a 50-store trial, the Canadian grocer has ordered 5 million digital tags.

The U.K. retailer plans a 12-week trial of the tech at a Manchester convenience store.

Instacart, 7-Eleven, Kroger, Metro and others unveiled store initiatives, updates and studies during the month.

Local and independent supermarkets are implementing smart carts, while Aldi and other grocers adopt Instacart’s electronic shelf label functionality.

Instacart’s pick-to-light functionality enables couriers to select a requested item on their phone to trigger a flash on the corresponding shelf label.

More than 230 locations are now able to update product prices and data automatically and in real time.

By 2026, more store associates will be able to manage pricing, inventory, order fulfillment and customer interactions using a mobile device.

While retailers are increasingly leveraging technology to enhance the in-store experience and address labor challenges, investments in micro-fulfillment centers have slowed slightly.