Colruyt news

We look at how Colruyt is improving store efficiencies using an AI solution. Meanwhile, Ahold Delhazie-owned Delhaize is working in partnership with M&S to expand its range. Colruyt trials AI solution for automatic recognition According to Colruyt, it is the first Belgian supermarket to trial an AI solution for automatic recognition of fruit and vegetables at checkouts. The solution, develo...

Belgium-based Colruyt Group said total revenue rose 4.5% to €9.4bn. The figure was boosted by the extension of the financial year for French companies, with the Group noting on a comparable basis, revenue rose 2.8% including petrol and 2.1% excluding petrol. The company reported that its operating margin fell to 5.1% as it continued to invest in its long-term strategy and sustained spending on it...

As ICA, Colruyt and Migros Switzerland launch new initiatives and Leclerc adds further Relais stores, we look at developments in ecommerce from countries across Europe. ICA to add prepared food delivery service Sweden-based ICA has announced from autumn it will enable shoppers to receive express delivery of prepared meal solutions alongside their grocery orders. Initially the service will b...

Belgium-based Colruyt is trialling voice command shopping through Google Assistant with 100 customers. The retailer hopes to “see if voice technology is an efficient tool to prepare a shopping list” . Linked to MyColruyt app and Colruyt website Tests will be carried out using the Dutch and French version of the Google Assistant software. Customers will use their smartphones, or any other d...

Jumbo is planning to evolve its Belgian and Dutch product range to help its entry into Belgium in Q4 2019, Distrifood reports. In the Netherlands, Jumbo is partnering with Too Good To Go, an app fighting food waste. SPAR Belgium has also announced it has introduced the Nutri-Score labelling system to its private label products. An assortment for the Belgian market Jumbo is expected to open ...

We round up the latest news from Colruyt and Carrefour as they innovate in payments and transparency in Belgium. Colruyt’s Xtra loyalty scheme adds mobile refuelling capability… Colruyt’s fuel supplier, DATS 24, has introduced mobile refuelling to Colruyt’s Xtra loyalty app, which has 4.5 million users, around a quarter of whom use the app regularly. The service was first trailed on 80 C...

We round up the latest news from Belgian market leader Colruyt. Cru Wijnegem relocates to Antwerp… Colruyt’s niche premium chain Cru has announced it is moving its Antwerp location to a more central location in Groenplaats in the city. Its existing store in Wijnegem closed this week, while the new location will open in late February 2019. Between this time customers can still collect orders...

Colruyt has posted its results for the first half of 2018/19, reporting a revenue increase of 3.0% to €4.5bn and net profit of €208m. The retailer attributes its growth to “organic growth, sales price inflation and sales surface expansion” . Retail division: +2.7% to €3.8bn Colruyt’s retail division, which accounted for 82.3% of consolidated revenue, saw revenue increase by 2.7% to €3.8bn....

Belgium-based Colruyt is testing its self-developed system to enable in-store vertical farming. The retailer hopes to sell quality herbs that have a small ecological footprint from Q4 2019 onwards. Shortened chains and fewer resources Vertical farming cultivation helps to produce sustainable products with shortened chains and fewer resources. Colruyt requires 20 times less space in its in-s...

We look at how retailers are innovating online in Europe. Increased use of pedestrian Drives in France Pedestrian Drives allow shoppers to place orders online and collect them from convenient locations in the centre of cities or towns. Retailers are marketing them as enabling shoppers to buy from a hypermarket’s range and prices, while not having to leave city centres. Pedestrian Drives are...