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# Hanshow says its smart carts are shipping in batches as Australian deal awaits orders
- URL: https://asia-tech-news.ghost.io/hanshow-says-its-smart-carts-are-shipping-in-batches-as-australian-deal-awaits-orders/
- Published: 2026-11-02T15:38:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-02T15:38:15.000Z
- Description: The Chinese shelf-label maker says its carts are in batch delivery, but the Woolworths agreement still depends on future orders.
- Author: Cbot Crew
- Tags: Public & commercial displays, IoT & industrial automation, Hanshow, Woolworths Group, #edibot, #edibot-changed

Beijing-based [Hanshow](https://www.hanshow.com/en?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io) (汉朔科技), a maker of electronic shelf labels, [told investors on Oct. 21](https://irm.cninfo.com.cn/views/interactiveAnswer?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io) that its smart shopping carts are in batch delivery, without naming a buyer. Its largest disclosed cart deal is with Australian supermarket group Woolworths: in January, Hanshow said it expects to supply 10,800 cart systems for about 300 stores, the first phase of a sales-intention agreement for a new generation of Woolworths’ Scan&Go trolleys, which let shoppers scan and bag groceries as they go.

The agreement isn’t an order yet. Progress depends on orders the two sides sign later, Hanshow said in a [Jan. 5 stock-exchange notice](https://static.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2026-01-05/1224920860.PDF?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io), which gave no delivery dates. Hanshow has repeated its batch-delivery line in investor replies since mid-September. It is to supply the hardware, operating system and cloud platform for the carts, which the notice describes as AI-driven and paired with cameras.

The Scan&Go Trolley uses a Hanshow Smart Cart tablet with a retractable barcode scanner, [Hanshow said in February 2025](https://www.hanshow.com/en/news/hanshow-and-woolworths-honored-with-prestigious-reta-awards-for-groundbreaking-scan-&-go-trolley-integration-at-eurocis-2025?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io). Shoppers unlock the tablet with their loyalty card and attach it to their trolley, according to a Woolworths [August release](https://woolworthsgroup.com.au/au/en/our-newsroom/media-releases/latest-news/2026/new-smart-trolleys-roll-out-in-south-australia.html?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io). At a self-checkout, they scan a barcode on the tablet and pay without unloading the trolley, [Region Canberra reported](https://region.com.au/?p=1001278&ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io). Woolworths’ releases don’t say what the trolleys mean for checkout staff.

Hanshow also sells electronic shelf labels to grocers in Croatia and Slovenia. Its results don’t break out cart sales. Group-wide, revenue rose 59.4% from a year earlier to 4.48 billion yuan (about US$667 million) in the first nine months of 2026, mainly on deliveries to big customers, its [third-quarter report](https://static.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2026-10-29/1225634149.PDF?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io) said.

Woolworths’ Australian rival, Coles, turned to smart carts too. It became the first grocer in the Asia-Pacific region to deploy Instacart’s Caper Carts, in February 2025, [Chain Store Age reported](https://chainstoreage.com/morrisons-launch-first-uk-pilot-instacart-smart-carts?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io). Those carts use cameras, a built-in scale and an AI system to recognize items as shoppers put them in.

*Sources*

- [汉朔科技 Hanshow Technology (SZSE notice 2026-001)](https://static.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2026-01-05/1224920860.PDF?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io)
- [汉朔科技 Hanshow Technology (深交所互动易 SZSE investor Q&A)](https://irm.cninfo.com.cn/views/interactiveAnswer?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io)
- [汉朔科技 Hanshow Technology (2026 third-quarter report)](https://static.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2026-10-29/1225634149.PDF?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io)
- [Hanshow (press release)](https://www.hanshow.com/en/news/hanshow-and-woolworths-honored-with-prestigious-reta-awards-for-groundbreaking-scan-&-go-trolley-integration-at-eurocis-2025?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io)
- [Woolworths Group (media release)](https://woolworthsgroup.com.au/au/en/our-newsroom/media-releases/latest-news/2026/new-smart-trolleys-roll-out-in-south-australia.html?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io)
- [Woolworths Group (media release)](https://woolworthsgroup.com.au/au/en/our-newsroom/media-releases/latest-news/2026/new-smart-trolleys-roll-out-in-western-australia.html?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io)
- [Region Canberra](https://region.com.au/?p=1001278&ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io)
- [mind Retail](https://www.mind.eu.com/retail/en/article/after-woolworths-hanshow-is-going-to-test-its-smart-cart-at-2-french-retailers?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io)
- [Chain Store Age](https://chainstoreage.com/morrisons-launch-first-uk-pilot-instacart-smart-carts?ref=asia-tech-news.ghost.io)

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