The Romanian arm of Carrefour SA said March 11 that it is strengthening its strategic partnership with Alphabet Inc.'s Google LLC.

Carrefour Romania said it plans to explore new avenues for e-commerce development through this collaboration with the California-based search engine giant.

The company added it is conducting biometric digital payment system trials at its Skanska supermarket in Bucharest. The system is available at the store's traditional and self-service checkout kiosks.