AI in Grocery Retail and FMCG – Page 3
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Promotional FeaturesHow food SMEs can innovate to beat rising costs and trade friction
Rising costs, new levies, geopolitical shocks and shifting supply chains are forcing ambitious food and drink SMEs to rethink how they protect margin, fund growth and build resilience.
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NewsNourished owner Rem3dy Health secures £14m for expansion
The round values the health tech company, which is the parent of personalised nutrition brand Nourished, at £84m
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WhitepapersIs AI the future of fleet safety?
Learn the latest on how global logistics leaders are harnessing AI and smarter tech to keep fleets on the road – giving retailers a strategic edge as insurance costs soar
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Promotional FeaturesAI in grocery 2026: five trends driving real margin
The retailers accelerating in 2026 aren’t those with the biggest AI budgets, but those integrating the technology as a unified operating system across their business. Five trends are crystallising the divide between leaders and laggards.
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Comment & OpinionIf an LLM won’t recommend you in a heatwave, do you still exist?
As AI replaces traditional search, fmcg brands face a battle for digital visibility, says Ella Kersey, growth director at Brandwidth
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NewsHospitality operators face growing threat of ‘AI food fraud’, experts warn
Customers are increasingly using AI-generated images and legally framed complaints to secure refunds and compensation
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InterviewsRanjit Boparan: a new hero for net zero
The Chicken King is on a mission to show that higher welfare, net zero, affordability and resilience can go hand in glove. Here’s how
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff launches in-app AI with Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI
‘Today, we believe the greatest friction left in commerce is not delivery or instantaneous access to the essentials customers need. It’s the moment before: the thinking, the deciding, the remembering’
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NewsHenry Dimbleby claims updated nutrient profiling model will be obsolete
Dimbleby said he believed the government would be replaced by new technology and AI firms as the key source of healthy eating advice
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NewsJust Eat pilots AI-powered WhatsApp ordering
The company claimed it to be ‘Europe’s first food and retail ordering journey on WhatsApp’
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Analysis & FeaturesGetting personal: the next frontier for supermarket loyalty schemes
AI is turning supermarket loyalty schemes from a ‘blunt instrument’ into a one-to-one marketing tool. But can retailers get the balance right?
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NewsGousto vows to shield customers from soaring food inflation
It comes as revenue growth at the company hit the top end of forecasts for a 5% to 10% uplift in 2025, helping Gousto achieve a third consecutive year of underlying profitability, according to newly filed accounts
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Promotional FeaturesIs your tech investment strategy fit for the future?
How technology leaders can ensure their investments today will pay dividends for years to come.
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Comment & OpinionAI slop YouTube accounts take unwatchable aim at UK grocery
Clickbait headlines and hysterical tone, most of these unconvincing accounts’ views come from bots
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NewsCorvera raises a further £3m for fmcg AI platform
Better Nature co-founder Chris Kong launched the tech firm in October to support consumer packaged goods brands. It previously raised £1.5m in January to support the rollout of the AI platform
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Comment & OpinionBefore the shelf: why AI makes most brand strategy obsolete
AI is quietly becoming the new gatekeeper of grocery shopping, filtering brands before shoppers ever get the chance to see them, says Nicola Nimmo, head of customer engagement at Cheil
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Comment & OpinionThe big question for Sainsbury’s: whether to stick or twist
Sainsbury’s is well equipped to handle the macro economy even in a crisis. It’s the next strategy that’s vexed
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NewsMars rolling out Gemini AI to all employees in expanded Google Cloud partnership
The company has announced a major expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud
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NewsAsda deploys AI within legal team to speed up contract reviews
The supermarket has partnered with London-based legaltech company Definely, whose AI product is designed to ‘automate document review, identify inconsistencies, and ensure accuracy’
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NewsUnity Coffee raises £2m for AI-powered coffee platform
Unity Coffee will use the money to roll out more than 500 machines connected to its app into high-footfall venues, including gyms, hotels, flexible workspaces and forecourts