Spanish grocery retailer Alcampo deploys Hanshow ESLs across supermarkets as part of modernisation push
Chinese firm Hanshow is working with Alcampo (Auchan Retail), a Spanish grocery retailer, on the roll-out of electronic shelf labels across 84 supermarkets.
With more than 560,000 ESLs being deployed, the initiative will help eliminate approximately 1,843 km of paper price strips annually, avoiding an estimated 8.4 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year while supporting Alcampo's broader sustainability goals.
Beyond reducing paper consumption, ESLs provide a centralised platform for pricing and shelf-edge communication, helping ensure accurate and up-to-date product information across stores. The solution is also expected to reduce time spent on shelf-label updates and allow store teams to focus more on customer facing activities.
A spokesperson for Hanshow says: “We're delighted to partner with Alcampo as it continues to modernise store operations and advance a more sustainable retail environment.”
Tesco
Tesco is set to roll-out electronic shelf labels across its stores over the next two years. It is teaming with Hanshow on this.
This builds on a proof of concept in 2025 with VusionGroup and Hanshow to evaluate ESLs in select stores, with the aim of reducing labour costs and enhancing pricing accuracy.
The project will kick off in four stores - one Express and three supermarket locations - and will ultimately cover approximately 3,000 stores.
"The roll-out of digital shelf labels marks an important step in the modernisation of our stores, delivering benefits for both customers and colleagues," says Tesco UK Operations Managing Director Kevin Tindall.
So hot right now
Hanshow is included in RTIH’s first ever Retail Technology Hot 100 List. Launching in August, this sees us bringing you the hottest companies whose solutions and systems are helping drive the retail sector forward.
Our Founder and Editor, Scott Thompson, drew up a list of 150 companies that had consistently been on his radar over the past 12 months whilst bringing our community the latest retail tech news and views that matter. These companies operate across the omnichannel retail landscape (stores, online, mobile, supply chain, payments etc).
Our judging panel, including Vineta Bajaj, Group CFO, Holland & Barrett, Dan McGrath, JD Group Customer Operations, JD Sports, Dr. Astha Purohit, Director of Product Management, Customer Data and Identity, Walmart, and Paula Bobbett, Chief Data and Digital Officer, Boots, provided feedback on those who have the most innovative, forward thinking technology offerings and are also best addressing retailers' current challenges, painpoints, and opportunities.
The judges used the following framework when making their picks:
1. Retailer problem fit - how meaningful, strategic, and widely felt the retailer pain being addressed is.
2. Production traction in retail (2025–2026) - real named retailer deployments, pilots.
3. Innovation and defensibility - genuine technical novelty paired with a defensible competitive position.
And there was also a public vote, with thousands of members of our community of retail tech enthusiasts getting involved. Thanks to all those who took part! Based on the judging panel's feedback and the public vote, we then drew up our first ever RTIH Retail Technology Hot 100.
So, without further ado, here are the 100 hottest global retail technology ventures right now. Drum roll, please…
