Shoptimus AI scales up in grocery smart shopping lists and prepares for a new funding round

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After securing a strategic partnership with Spanish grocer Bon Preu, retail tech firm Shoptimus AI—first spotted by Carrefour—is accelerating a rollout. By leveraging AI agents to automate grocery list creation for both offline and online purchases, the startup (founded by Pau Agulló) is promising food retailers a significant boost in Average Order Value. Here is an insider look at large-scale deployment.
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Selected by Carrefour during its ‘Store Me Up’ challenge, Spanish start-up Shoptimus AI is confirming a disruptive potential in the grocery sector, mind Retail learned. With a team of 9 full-time staff, the retail tech firm has held an exclusivity agreement since April 2023 with Bon Preu (2024 revenue: €2.26 billion, +18%). As the only client of the technology to date, the Spanish grocer integrated the SaaS solution as a white-label feature within the loyalty app.

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