Carrefour and Vusion have partnered to roll out the tech supplier’s “smart” store systems across all Carrefour hypermarkets and supermarkets in France by 2030.
The partnership forms part of the French retailer’s “Carrefour 2030” plan.
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The agreement covers the deployment of next-generation electronic shelf labels, Bluetooth-enabled “smart” rails and AI-based micro-cameras.
Carrefour said the partnership would require more than €150m ($177m) CapEx over the plan’s duration.
The retailer plans to equip shelves with millions of cloud-connected labels under the programme.
The nationwide deployment follows pilot projects launched in June 2025 and is intended to position Carrefour among Europe’s most technologically advanced grocery retailers.
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By GlobalDataAs part of the agreement, Carrefour will join Vusion’s International Advisory Board.
The companies will set up a joint “Next Retail Experience Centre” laboratory dedicated to AI-driven retail innovation, including agentic commerce and in-store data activation.
The installed system will integrate Vusion’s Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure for real-time price updates and pick-to-light functionality, along with EdgeSense rails for automated product geolocation to support e-commerce order picking and shelf replenishment.
It will also include Captana AI cameras to detect out-of-stocks, price inconsistencies, and planogram errors.
Carrefour chairman and CEO Alexandre Bompard said: “Carrefour 2030 is a growth plan that relies notably on accelerating tech and AI. By partnering with Vusion, a French technological champion with global reach, we are propelling our stores into a new era.
“The digitalisation of our shelves is the essential foundation for deploying our vision of modern retail, serving competitiveness, quality of life at work for our employees, and customer satisfaction.”
The agreement also builds on Vusion’s large-scale US deployment with Walmart and is intended to expedite the adoption of its platform among European retailers.
Carrefour said its “Carrefour 2030” strategic roadmap focuses on driving growth and creating value across its core markets in France, Spain, and Brazil.
The plan emphasises price competitiveness, expansion of convenience and fresh-food formats, and broader use of AI, technology and data.
Commitments include deploying Vusion’s full system across all French hypermarkets and supermarkets, annually investing €100m in AI-related initiatives and allocating €200m to store modernisation in France.
Financial targets include sustained market-share gains, a recurring operating margin of 3.5% by 2030, €1bn in annual cost savings by 2030 and €5bn in cumulative net free cash flow between 2026 and 2028.
Carrefour’s plan also sets operational goals such as achieving 50% of food sales from healthy products by 2030, opening more than 70 Atacadão stores in Brazil, and reaching 7,500 convenience stores in France and Spain by 2030.
