Carrefour taps green retail technology for first BIO store in UAE
Carrefour has opened its first BIO store in the UAE, featuring the retailer’s first ever café and an in-store hydroponic farm.
With over 3,000 items to choose from, the store specialises in healthy and organic products spanning from food and beverages to beauty, personal, and home care items.
Hani Weiss, CEO at Majid Al Futtaim Retail, which owns and operates Carrefour in the UAE, says: “The development of Carrefour BIO is part of our ongoing mission to elevate retail and provide our customers with more choices. Choices that can protect the interests of their health, their wallet and the environment.”
“Our research tells us that whilst healthy eating is now a huge priority, many consumers limit organic shopping as they perceive it as a more expensive option.”
“This is exactly what Carrefour BIO seeks to solve, offering healthier alternatives at affordable prices to ensure the wellbeing of the entire community.”
“Customers can now find healthy products, make conscious decisions whilst dining out and help save the planet one recyclable bag at a time – all under one roof.”
Carrefour BIO offers recyclable paper bags and uses biodegradable packaging across its fresh products in line with the retailer’s mission to eliminate single-use plastic from its operations by 2025.
Customers will find refilling stations for water and detergents.
The store also implements equipment to reduce energy consumption, and digital price tags connected through WiFi offer a substitute to printed paper labels.
All tables and shelves, meanwhile, have been made using recycled pallets, and a pick by weight sections seeks to reduce waste by allowing customers to bring home their desired quantities of nuts, spices, and dried fruits in recyclable paper bags.
Carrefour has dedicated an area of the store towards small and medium enterprises in the UAE.
Displays showcase home made products in support of local businesses, the economy, and the retail industry, whilst over 20% of all the items in-store are exclusive to the private label brand Carrefour BIO.
