Carrefour, VusionGroup to Launch Connected Stores

Carrefour partnered with VusionGroup to launch a new generation of connected stores, based on EdgeSense and Captana technologies to digitalize shelves.

“Digitalization has long been at the heart of Carrefour’s strategy. Stores, which account for 90% of our revenue, are our top priority, and this partnership with VusionGroup marks a major milestone in their modernization through the EdgeSense platform. It enables us to turn the store into a digital asset central to our model, capable of combining operational excellence, enriched customer experience, and economic efficiency. Data precision, computer vision, and AI are essential levers to sustainably improve our in-store performance, especially in a context where every square meter counts,” says Emmanuel Grenier, executive director of e-commerce, data and digital transformation at Carrefour.

“With Carrefour, we share the same vision of a modernized store at the heart of tomorrow’s omnichannel commerce. This partnership is about bringing that vision to life in the coming years. Carrefour is the first major food retailer in Europe to adopt EdgeSense technology, following Walmart’s decision to roll it out across its stores in the United States. The goal is threefold: to significantly improve store performance, customer satisfaction, and employee satisfaction,” adds Thierry Gadou, chairman and CEO of VusionGroup.

Key takeaways:

·        EdgeSense is a tech platform developed by VusionGroup that combines smart rails system, computer vision (Captana), artificial intelligence (AI), electronic shelf labels and ultra-precise data.

·        This platform helps Carrefour deliver merchandising compliance, enabled by automated visual shelf monitoring; better on-shelf product availability, through real-time monitoring and automatic stockout detection; automated price and label compliance; and precise product geolocation to optimize in-store e-commerce picking.