AI in Grocery Retail and FMCG
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NewsParfetts and JW Filshill adopt AI to fast-track new product data
Using AI, suppliers upload their product specification documents directly to the platform, where the information is extracted, structured and stored automatically
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Promotional FeaturesRedefining recruitment: can humans and tech really work in harmony?
Recruitment and retention has long been a challenge in the food and drink manufacturing sector, so how can businesses future-proof their workforces and ensure that humans can really work in harmony with ever-evolving technology?
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NewsShoppers uneasy with retailer AI security measures
Some 59% of shoppers surveyed by VoCoVo said they were uncomfortable about the use of facial recognition and other AI-based technology to track their presence and activity in stores
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NewsSainsbury’s launches graduate programme with AI skills focus
The three-part FutureMaker programme will run for 24 months
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NewsMajority of shopper basket ‘open to influence’ finds Tesco Media behavioural study
Seventy-six per cent of basket items are typically ‘new, lapsed or occasional’ rather than habitual, finds major Tesco-shopper research
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NewsCo-op makes planogram data available to suppliers
Co-op is working with retail technology company VST on the initiative
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RankingsProvenance pivots to proving product claims to AI shopping agents
‘We help brands show proof of what they’re claiming – whether that’s genuinely vegan, clinically proven, or sustainably made – in a way both people and AI can read and trust’
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NewsAI grocery app helping supermarkets win back share from meal kit providers
Mealia has secured partnerships with Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons and hit 100,000 users
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Promotional FeaturesHow high-level supply chain digitalisation can safeguard your margins
Ewa Węgorkiewicz, CXO of the enterprise division at Trans.eu Group, talks digitalisation trends and creating efficient future digital transport networks.
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NewsUber partners with Starship for autonomous robot food deliveries
The robots will be delivering Uber Eats orders in multiple European regions next year and in the US by 2027
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NewsAI phone order agents roll out to UK restaurants
AI agents are being trained on restaurant menus to record orders, suggests sides, and accept payments during the call
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NewsTesco-backed own-label manufacturing platform Keychain launches in UK
Keychain enables retailers to ‘design and produce their own-brand products from scratch’ and tap a network of more than 2,000 local manufacturers
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NewsSugro UK launches AI Accelerator Workshops
The programme will offer bespoke sessions that identify how new technologies can aid business growth
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Comment & OpinionA rival brand is using AI to steal our content. It’s just lazy
A Manchester-based nut butter brand called TuniVibe nicked our content – including a photo of me, says Stu Macdonald, founder of ManiLife
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NewsSupermarket theft peaks on Thursday afternoons
Beverages and bakery among the hardest hit category, AI analysis of theft footage finds
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NewsUber Eats launches last-moment grocery order editing feature
Uber Eats has also launched an AI-powered ‘smart replacements’ feature which suggests substitutions ‘based on price, nutrition, and your past orders’ as well as a gifting service
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NewsTesco monitoring shopper response to in-store digital screens
In a trial across several stores, the supermarket is measuring how many people come near the screens, how close they were to them, and how long they stayed there
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NewsCoca-Cola runs AI-generated Christmas ad for second year
“This work is beyond just film creation – we all are taking a transformational leap into the future of creativity and technology.”
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NewsAI could cut wholesaler order processes in half, industry predicts
AI voice agents will also act as a ‘major disruption’ to the wholesale sector, according to AI experts