Electronic Shelf Labels Case Study

Talal Supermarket Digitizes Pricing Across 5 Stores with 750+ ESLs & 150+ LCD Displays

Technowave International deployed a combined Electronic Shelf Label and digital LCD pricing solution across five Talal Supermarket locations, helping store teams manage frequent price changes more efficiently across fresh and general grocery departments.

5 Stores 750+ ESLs 150+ LCD Displays Digital Pricing

Project Snapshot

Client Talal Supermarket
Region UAE
Coverage 5 supermarket locations
ESL 750+ Electronic Shelf Labels
LCD 150+ digital pricing displays
Objective Faster and more efficient pricing updates
5 Stores Covered
750+ Electronic Shelf Labels
150+ LCD Displays
Faster Price Updates
01. Project Overview

Moving Frequent Supermarket Price Changes from Manual to Digital

Supermarkets manage thousands of products, promotions and category-specific price changes. The challenge becomes even greater in fresh departments where product prices may change more frequently based on supply, market conditions, promotions or daily merchandising requirements.

Talal Supermarket adopted a combination of Electronic Shelf Labels and digital LCD displays across five stores to make these pricing changes faster and easier to manage.

Technowave International supplied and deployed more than 750 ESLs together with over 150 LCD displays across different supermarket departments, creating a more flexible digital pricing environment.

02. Operational Challenge

Frequent Price Changes Require Faster Store Execution

Traditional paper pricing requires employees to print, locate and replace labels manually whenever prices or promotions change.

Across multiple supermarket branches, this becomes increasingly time-consuming and can create delays between a pricing decision and the price customers actually see in the store.

  • Frequent changes across fresh and grocery categories
  • Manual label replacement requires staff time
  • Large numbers of products must remain correctly priced
  • Promotional changes need to reach shelves quickly
  • Fresh departments require flexible pricing presentation
03. Project Requirement

One Digital Pricing Approach Across Different Departments

Talal Supermarket required a solution capable of supporting both standard supermarket shelf pricing and departments where larger, more visible digital displays were needed.

This led to a combined deployment of Electronic Shelf Labels and LCD pricing displays rather than relying on a single type of device throughout the store.

  • ESLs for shelf-level product pricing
  • LCD displays for larger digital price communication
  • Support for fresh and conventional grocery sections
  • Consistent deployment across five stores
  • Faster handling of recurring price updates
04. Technowave Solution

750+ ESLs and 150+ LCD Displays Across Five Talal Supermarket Stores

Technowave deployed the digital pricing solution based on the requirements of different supermarket departments. Smaller shelf-level price changes are handled using Electronic Shelf Labels, while larger LCD displays provide stronger visibility in areas where pricing information needs to be seen more clearly.

750+ Electronic Shelf Labels

ESLs provide a clean digital alternative to traditional paper shelf labels and help simplify frequent price changes across everyday retail products.

150+ LCD Displays

Larger LCD pricing displays provide better visibility for departments and products where conventional shelf labels are not the most practical format.

5-Store Deployment

The solution was deployed across five Talal Supermarket locations, creating a more standardized digital pricing approach across the chain.

Why Fresh Departments Matter

Digital Pricing Is Especially Useful Where Prices Change Frequently

Fresh produce, fish, meat and similar supermarket categories often require more frequent price updates than standard packaged products.

Using digital pricing displays allows store teams to manage these changes without repeatedly printing and replacing paper price cards. Larger LCD displays also help customers identify the current price more clearly in departments where products may not be arranged on conventional retail shelving.

05. Store Coverage

Digital Pricing Across Different Supermarket Departments

Department

Fresh Produce

Supports frequent price adjustments while maintaining clear customer-facing pricing.

Department

Meat Section

Digital displays make changing product and promotional prices more practical.

Department

Fish Section

Provides flexible pricing for seafood products where prices may change regularly.

Department

General Grocery

ESLs provide clean shelf-level pricing across everyday supermarket products.

06. Operational Impact

What the Digital Pricing Deployment Changes for Store Operations

The main benefit of the project is not simply replacing paper labels with screens. It changes how quickly Talal Supermarket can execute pricing decisions across different departments and multiple locations.

01

Faster Price Updates

Store teams can reduce the amount of manual work required when product prices or promotions change.

02

Better Pricing Consistency

Digital displays help maintain a more consistent pricing presentation across departments and store locations.

03

Less Paper Label Handling

Employees spend less time printing, locating and manually replacing traditional shelf labels.

04

Improved Fresh Pricing

Fresh departments gain a more practical way to manage products whose prices can change frequently.

05

Clearer Customer Pricing

LCD displays and ESLs provide customers with clean, readable and consistent digital price information.

06

Multi-Store Scalability

Deploying the solution across five locations provides Talal Supermarket with a scalable foundation for digital pricing.

07. Why This Project Matters

A Practical Example of Digital Pricing for Supermarkets

Talal Supermarket demonstrates how digital pricing can be implemented across different retail environments within the same supermarket.

Electronic Shelf Labels provide an efficient solution for conventional retail shelves, while larger LCD displays can support fresh areas and other departments where stronger price visibility is needed.

08. Technowave Deployment

Supporting Retail Digitalization Across the UAE

Technowave International provides Electronic Shelf Label and digital pricing solutions for supermarkets, hypermarkets, electronics stores, home retailers and other retail environments.

The Talal Supermarket deployment adds another multi-store reference to Technowave's growing digital pricing installations in the UAE.

Planning Electronic Shelf Labels for Your Supermarket?

Technowave International can help you deploy Electronic Shelf Labels, digital LCD pricing displays and integrated pricing solutions across single stores or multi-store retail networks.

Talk to our team about your store layout, product categories and pricing requirements to identify the right digital pricing setup.

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