Walmart Canada is expanding is partnership with San-Francisco based Focal Systems for the deployment of shelf-edge cameras. Improving product availability Building on a pilot programme, Walmart Canada will expand Focal Systems’ out-of-stock solution to additional stores next year. This forms part of a $3.5bn investment programme announced earlier this year. Focal’s cameras automatical...

We review Metro’s fourth quarter and its plans for further ecommerce investments. Key numbers Fourth quarter sales increased 7.4% to $4.1bn Food same-store sales up 10.0% and pharmacy same-store sales up 5.5% Net earnings up 11.4% to $186.5m Full year sales up 7.3% to $18.0bn, with net earnings up 11.5% to $796.4m Source: IGD Research Conventional growing ahead of d...

We review Walmart's third quarter performance and the outlook for the business as it prepares for the holiday trading period. Walmart's key numbers Walmart's total revenue in Q3 increased by 5.2% to $134.7bn Operating income increased 22.5% to $5.8bn Sales in its US stores increased by 6.2% to $88.4bn and by 8.3% to $15.8bn at Sam’s Club US comp store sales increased by 6.4%, wi...