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Tesco has formalised a three-year strategic partnership with French startup Mistral AI, becoming the first major UK retailer to align with Europe’ s leading frontier AI firm. The agreement establishes a joint AI lab where Tesco’ s technology experts will collaborate with Mistral’ s engineers to develop generative AI solutions tailored for complex retail operations.
The partnership aims to enhance baseline forecasting and logistics capabilities through sophisticated data analysis and automated document drafting. Ruben Lara Hernandez, Tesco’ s Data, Analytics & AI Director, emphasises that“ this agreement builds on our extensive track record in developing new technology and AI solutions, in ways that ultimately benefit our customers, colleagues and suppliers”.
For procurement leads, the integration offers the potential for more controllable and customisable forecasting tools. Marjorie Janiewicz, Chief Revenue Officer at Mistral AI, explains:“ Our Applied AI team will collaborate with Tesco’ s experts to build customisable, controllable and frontier AI products to improve internal workflows and Tesco’ s customers’ experience.”
92 May 2026