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Grocer 33Tesco Lincoln takes narrow win in a high-scoring week
Tesco excelled in every area, but our shopper singled out ‘the nice, wide aisles’ that made the store ‘easy to navigate’
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NewsWaitrose to begin estate-wide rollout of inventory management tech
Trust Retail’s tech gives Waitrose staff a more granular and up-to-date view of stock, and replaces processes that previously relied on batch updates
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Grocer 33‘Excellent’ standards earn Preston Waitrose the win
Our shopper was most impressed by the ‘availability and friendliness’ of the staff and the ‘well-presented’ food-to-go and specialist counters
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Comment & OpinionGrocery’s biggest losses are hiding in plain sight
One retailer blamed its stores for stock losses, until independent checks found 64% of the problem was happening upstream all along, says Faisal Ashfaq, director of supply chain integrity at RAS
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Grocer 33London Waitrose is best in ‘student special’ uni shop
Our shopper praised the ‘exquisite’ presentation at a Waitrose store that ‘feels grand and luxurious while still welcoming’
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NewsDefra must do more to build resilience to food shocks: NAO
With short and long-term risks becoming ‘potentially more severe’ Defra needed to review its response planning for food supply chain risks, the NAO urged
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NewsAsda completes rollout of 1.2 million ESLs across Express estate
The technology has replaced the manual task of swapping out over 120,000 paper price tickets per week
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the rise of the retail robots put off shoppers?
Retail robots are moving from warehouses to shop floors. Can they co-exist with shoppers and staff – and how will they affect the jobs market?
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NewsAsda passes psychological ’milestone’ with first sales growth for two years
The supermarket’s latest Q2 and Q3 performance shows that it had entered the ‘foothills’ of recovery, said executive chairman Allan Leighton
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Grocer 33Morrisons comes out on top in Lichfield and Tamworth supermarket battle
This week’s winner with 84 points was Morrisons, two miles to the south of Tamworth in the suburb of Wilnecote
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Partner FeaturesFive reasons your warehouse is leaking cash
One retailer went from 92% to 99.9% inventory accuracy. Here’s the gap costing your warehouse — and how to close it.
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Grocer 33Asda’s happy and helpful staff carry it to Hereford victory
Asda’s 44,963 sq ft store picked up a score of 88, including maximum marks for accessibility, features and services, customer service, and tills and checkout
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Grocer 33Waitrose is New Forest’s best supermarket in a low-scoring week
Despite being the smallest of this week’s stores, Waitrose Lymington impressed with its bright and well-organised aisles
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NewsWaitrose expands AI assistant app pilot to more stores
Named Rosie 2.0, the app responds to text and voice requests from supermarket staff
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Grocer 33Waitrose topples Ocado in Birmingham online shop battle
After two online wins in a row, Ocado was toppled by Waitrose, which posted an exceptional score of 96
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Grocer 33Tesco gets home advantage with Welwyn Hatfield win
Our shopper praised the winning store’s layout and was particularly taken by the number of trolleys that were “nice and clean”
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Grocer 33Morrisons is east London’s best for early Sunday shop
Morrisons on Silvertown Way was one of this week’s weaker performers on availability, with three items out of stock and one not stocked
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Grocer 33Asda lands its first win this Grocer 33 year with Weymouth store
Our shopper praised Asda’s staff, who were ‘always happy to help’ and provided detailed directions to products
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NewsAsda shakes up store staff working hours in bid to improve customer experience
Store staff will be expected to work flexibility across all areas of the store. Some will also be offered voluntary redundancy, according to proposals seen by The Grocer
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NewsTesco trials 6.5ft-tall aisle-roaming robot that spots gaps on shelves
Tesco said the robots help spot gaps on shelves, so staff can better boost availability.