Belgian retailer Retail Partners Colruyt Group NV is developing an app for retail stores brand Spar that will enable customers to scan and make payments for groceries using their smartphones, Retail Detail reported Feb. 22.

Retail Partners Colruyt, which operates Spar stores in Belgium, is creating a contact-free payment app for its supermarkets that will be launched on a trial basis in several Spar stores in the spring, the report said.