Rewards and loyalty points are useful nudge tactics helping retailers guide shoppers towards healthier choices. The data unlocked by these loyalty programmes also provides vital insight on the success of health behavioural change initiatives. While the area of health holds huge scope, focus on families, increasing fruit and veg intake, and encouraging physical activity continue to be popular acti...

Carrefour revealed it appointed a new executive director in France. Meanwhile, the retailer is enhancing the shopping experience in Argentina and Brazil, featuring a new autonomous store and its new Super Nova generation 2 store concept. Separately, in Poland, Carrefour continues to focus on support shoppers purchasing power, by offering a new discount scheme throughout September. Carrefour ap...

We highlight seven takeaways from our recent trip to the Polish capital. Auchan takes on Zabka with its first autonomous store Auchan has teamed up with Israel based tech company Trigo to produce the retailer’s first autonomous store, Auchan Go. The store combines camera technology and scales integrated into the shelving to monitor items selected by shoppers, after they have authorised a...