AI in Grocery Retail and FMCG
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Analysis and Features
Abuse, aggression and assault: the rising toll of crime on retail staff
Retail workers are reporting worsening mental health as the tide of crime continues to rise. What more needs to be done to help staff?
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Comment and Opinion
How AI is helping create sustainable farms of the future
AI could revolutionise the entire food supply chain, reshaping farms into a beacon of sustainability, efficiency, and nutritional excellence, says Ranveer Chandra, MD for industry & networking research and CTO of agri-food at Microsoft
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Analysis and Features
AI cameras: are they really the answer to availability?
Morrisons is trialling a camera-based system to help staff keep shelves stocked – but opinion is divided on the system’s efficacy
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Comment and Opinion
A new dynamic as Tesco increases AI in supplier negotiations
In news its traditional supermarket rivals won’t want to hear, Tesco boss Ken Murphy revealed the retailer was pushing ahead with its next big project
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News
DTC startups in spat over Dragons’ Den April Fool’s ‘spoof’
The ads posted by ready meal brand Simmer, which ran on TikTok and Facebook, had been removed by the time of writing
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News
Morrisons installs AI cameras to improve availability
The Grocer understands Morrisons has seen significant increases in availability scores in stores which have been piloting the technology
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Guide To
The Grocer Guide To Packaging
How are packaging and recycling businesses stepping up to help them fmcg brands on sustainability
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Analysis and Features
AI, supply chains and plant-based – what global fmcg is fighting or embracing
Alimentaria hosted 3,000 exhibitor companies from nearly 60 countries over four days
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Comment and Opinion
What goes on inside the mind of a CEO?
It’s the million-dollar question many want answered: ‘What really goes on inside the minds of fmcg and retail industry leaders?’
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News
Scotmid Co-op extends AI-powered price reduction tech deal
Scotmid has rolled out the technology to 300 stores across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England
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News
AI platform behind new supermarket carbon footprint model attracts £3.6m investment
Mondra revealed it had raised £3.6m in “pre-Series A funding”, which would help it roll out the system across the UK
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Comment and Opinion
How to master AI marketing for your next lever of growth
According to McKinsey, AI has the potential to create more annual value for retail and consumer packaged goods than any other industry, says Kathy Lee, consumer retail industry manager at Google
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Comment and Opinion
Suppliers: survive the recession by mastering three trends
Retail media, artificial intelligence and sustainability: all demand a coherent strategy now, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and Opinion
The AI Cook Book: Heinz finds engaging way to showcase product range
Blood-pumped, emotion-ridden fleshbags like you or I are not the intended audience of Heinz’s latest book
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Comment and Opinion
Far from landbanking, the CMA is criticising the supermarkets for selling off land
The CMA continues to find supermarkets at fault over illegal use of land, 13 years after ‘landbanking’ legislation came in
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News
Unilever and Accenture partner to ‘scale generative AI’
The work will commence at Unilever’s global AI R&D centre Horizon3 Labs, which opened in Toronto in November
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News
Doritos launches AI ‘crunch cancellation’ tech for masticating gamers
Doritos and PepsiCo’s in-house agency, Sips & Bites, this morning launched the ‘Doritos Silent’ experience
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Whitepapers
The grocery store of the future: how technology is evolving the store landscape
With the grocery store of the future at the cusp of transformation, find out how technology will redefine the in-store experience and how retailers can navigate the changes shaping their future.
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Analysis and Features
Why brands are adding AI to their NPD mix
Brands are using artificial intelligence to react more quickly to consumer trends, formulate products, and even analyse what taste testers really think
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News
AI tool launched to help brands identify sustainability strengths
Sustainability Navigator audits the existing green and ethical claims made by brands, and benchmarks them against category competitors and consumer trends