MONTREAL — Lowe’s has completed the roll-out of Solum electronic shelf labels (ESL) in all U.S. stores and has begun installing them in select Canadian Lowe’s locations. This is the first nationwide rollout of ESL for Canadian home improvement. At this point, the tags will be used for appliances but the company expects to roll out over time to other categories.
However, Solum faces an incumbent in its expansion efforts. JRTech Solutions is a Montreal-based company that is the preferred partner in Canada of Pricer digital price tags. It has been rolling out the electronic label technology to stores in Eastern Canada for years.
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