Tesco could use artificial intelligence (AI) to encourage its shoppers to make healthier choices, the company’s chief executive has suggested. About 22 million people are signed up to the loyalty scheme, which offers significant in-store discounts and rewards.

Tesco could use Clubcard data to warn shoppers when they are buying too many unhealthy items, its chief executive has said.

Tesco could use shoppers’ Clubcard data to warn them when their baskets are becoming unhealthy, the grocer’s chief executive has said. Ken Murphy said artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to monitor how customers were shopping to help “nudge ...

Tesco could use shoppers' Clubcard data to warn them when their baskets are becoming unhealthy, the grocer's chief executive has said. Ken Murphy said artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to monitor how customers were shopping to help "nudge" them into healthier choices.

Tesco plans to use AI and Clubcard data to encourage healthier purchases by monitoring customer choices, sparking debate on privacy and consumer autonomy.

Tesco could use shoppers' Clubcard data to warn them when their baskets are becoming unhealthy, the grocer's chief executive has said. Ken Murphy said artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to monitor how customers were shopping to help "nudge" them into healthier choices.

Around 22 million people across the UK are said to enrolled with Clubcards, and more features could be introduced.