More and more retail chains are eliminating paper receipts, preferring to send them by email.
The latest to adopt this measure are Carrefour and Système U. A paper saving that is good for the planet and the finances of large groups, and which appeals to consumers.
It is a habit to take: do without the receipt.
Supermarkets Carrefour and Système U have announced that they will offer their customers dematerialized tickets instead of the traditional piece of paper.
An environmental gesture democratized by more and more brands like Promod, Uniqlo or Etam.
A customer initiative
The alternative works.
Decathlon, for example, has been offering sales receipts sent by email since 2018. Today, 50% of customers choose this option, especially for purchases of less than ten euros.
These good results guided Carrefour's decision.
The large distribution chain will therefore offer dematerialized tickets to its 14 million members of the loyalty program.
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The initiative also comes directly from consumers, according to Bertrand Swiderski, CSR director of the Carrefour group.
"Our customers told us, via all our staff at the checkout, their desire to no longer have the receipt systematically for each visit."
A saving of 40,000 km of roller per year
Behind this expectation, there are also significant paper savings.
In the Casino group's banners, where dematerialized tickets have been in existence for a year, 170,000 unprinted pieces of paper per week.
At Système U, we hope to save around 40,000 kilometers of roller per year, which is the equivalent of ... around the earth!
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Finally, the idea does not come directly from the large chain stores. Everything is a question of anticipation: the law provides for the gradual disappearance of paper tickets for purchases of less than 30 euros by 2023.