According to Elpais.com French retail giant Carrefour supermarket chain in Spain has taken the first step toward eliminating paper receipts at their checkouts, offering customers an option of receiving a digital version.
Local media reported the French-headquartered company intends to reduce the use of these receipts by 70%, as well as digitising the main processes at its central offices through its Papel 0 initiative.
The supermarket’s Mi Carrefour app allows customers to select a ‘no paper’ option when purchasing goods or using discount coupons. The company is now notifying its million or so users of its app that they can now choose a paperless transaction at checkouts.
The company, which has 175 hypermarkets, 114 supermarkets and 538 convenience stores throughout Spain, says it intends to systematically eliminate the use of paper receipts.
Carrefour says that in the meantime, it will improve the efficiency of its printing as it moves toward digitisation.
