Asda Stevenage store tests out chocolate and fragrance solutions

Asda has launched a personalised chocolate machine at its innovation store in Stevenage.

It will be testing out the Candy Mechanics solution over the next three months, with customers able to choose a template, customise it and then watch the machine work its magic.

Also at the Stevenage store, the retailer has launched Fragrance Point in its health and beauty aisle. This is a self-service kiosk with over 300 fragrance lines, from Vera Wang to Hugo Boss, that customers can browse, purchase and get delivered to their home.

Asda, which earlier this year launched a new sustainability store in Leeds and is involved in various “test and learn” initiatives under CEO Roger Burnley, is trialling a number of other technologies at Stevenage.

These include 3D holograms and electronic shelf labels, further info on which can be found here.

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