A2Z Cust2Mate subsidiary picked as supplier of smart carts to grocery retail giant Carrefour France
A2Z Smart Technologies Corp. has been selected to supply Cust2Mate smart carts to Carrefour's Connected Cart project for its newly merged Hypermarket and Supermarket division in France.
Carrefour is the seventh largest global grocery retailer by revenue, operating 13,650 retail store locations worldwide under various banners including hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, cash and carry outlets and soft discount stores.
Its Hypermarket and Supermarket division in France has aggregate sales greater than €30 billion across approximately 1,300 stores that are equipped with approximately 600,000 carts.
The first phase of the aforementioned project is the delivery of 2,000 smart carts, expected in the first half of 2024 at two Carrefour hypermarket retail locations in France.
Guillame Cocovi, Director of Strategy and Transformation for Carrefour Group, says: “Before launching this project we issued a call for proposals..Cust2Mate was the company that offered the product that best matched our expectations and they put the most effort in supporting us in deployment. The project started at full speed.”
“We are receiving very, very positive feedback from customers. Our teams are working to explore all possible opportunities, looking for other stores that can join the adventure. Ultimately, the Cust2Mate shopping carts could well invade the shelves of Carrefour stores throughout France.”
Guy Mordoch, CEO at Cust2Mate, says: "As the leading global provider of smart cart solutions, we are thrilled to have been selected as the smart cart provider by one of the world's leading grocery retailers.”
“We will provide Carrefour with our Gen3 smart carts that have been specifically designed to Carrefour's specifications. We are committed to serving it with excellence as we grow our relationship and expand our roll-out in the Hypermarket and Supermarket division."
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