Walmart Accelerates Digital Shelf Labels Rollout

Walmart has signed a contract extension with digital shelf label (DSL) technology provider VusionGroup to accelerate the deployment of its solutions across all of the retailer’s 4,600 stores in the U.S.

The extension follows Walmart’s June 2024 announcement to expand its use of VusionGroup’s DSLs (also known as electronic shelf labels or ESLs) to 2,300 stores by 2026 to improve and speed up how associates manage pricing, inventory, order fulfillment and customer interactions.

“We are pleased with the results of the program rollout [in 2024] and are looking forward to further expanding to more stores,” Greg Cathe, senior vice president, transformation and innovation at Walmart U.S., said in a Dec. 23 news release from VusionGroup. “[DSLs] have been a game-changer and [they simplify] the daily activities of our store teams.”

As part of the initial program, VusionGroup’s EdgeSense and VusionCloud solutions were integrated into 500 Walmart stores. With a successful launch, Walmart is now accelerating the pace of installations and “ready to deploy” at all U.S. stores, per the release.

• EdgeSense is a digital shelf system that integrates centralized and device-to-device communication with in-store geolocation and built-in proximity sensing.
• The VusionCloud platform is a retail IoT management solution that enables associates/Walmart to track, monitor and manage digital price tags and IoT devices from anywhere, anytime.