All articles by George Nott
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RankingsBatteries 2025: Higher prices slow charge of the brands
Brands’ power in batteries & chargers is waning. Still, it’s nothing when compared with the travails of own label, where losses are accelerating
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RankingsVaping & tobacco 2025: Outnumbered smokers cut spend on cigs
One in 10 Brits now vape, while the proportion of cigarette smokers is at an all-time low of 9.1%
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Morrisons made the case for ‘chatty checkouts’?
Morrisons secured extensive coverage and national TV adoration – courtesy of Good Morning Britain – for its launch of so-called Talking Tills last weekend
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NewsSupermarket Christmas ads: consumer awareness falling each year
The number of Brits who recall having seen, heard or read advertising for supermarket brands when prompted during the festive period, has dropped each year since 2022, exclusive Kantar data shows
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NewsPremium on-demand app Zapp launches subscription scheme
Zapp is offering a free one month trial of its new subscription service
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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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Analysis & FeaturesWhy supermarkets are ditching aggregators for in-house rapid delivery
Supermarkets and delivery apps have co-existed peacefully since the pandemic threw them together. But now retailers are looking to take them in-house
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Comment & OpinionBottoms Up! Alan Carr and Lee Peart undertake podcast wine odyssey
The comedian chums take their first steps to learning about wine in this Laithwaithes-sponsored affair
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NewsDeliveroo strikes deal with The Entertainer in time for Christmas
The partnership was an answer to the ‘last-minute panic over forgotten presents’ for ‘parents and last-minute shoppers alike’ Deliveroo said
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NewsFood brands ramp up out-of-home advertising spend as HFSS ad ban looms
McDonald’s, Unilever, KFC, Pepsico, Coca-Cola, Mars and Mondelez also feature among the biggest spenders on outdoor advertising last year
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NewsJust Eat Takeaway founder and CEO departs after 25 years
Jitse Groen will be succeeded by Roberto Gandolfo, former marketplace chief at Brazilian food delivery platform iFood
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Ocado survive Kroger’s closure of three robotic CFCs?
The decision has dealt a blow to the credibility of Ocado Group’s model
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NewsMorrisons signs store concession deal with vape retailer The E-Cig Store
The standalone concessions will be made up of pods and kiosks within the store as well as external units next to main entrances
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NewsMore than a million customers’ data potentially leaked in Asahi cyberattack
The personal information of 107,000 employees and former employees, and 168,000 staff family members, also may have been exposed
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NewsSainsbury’s Nectar loyalty scheme arrives on Deliveroo
Deliveroo is the first of the aggregators to integrate with Nectar, which is the second-biggest loyalty card programme in the UK
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NewsConsumer testing reveals best Christmas ad… and it’s not Waitrose
This year has been record-breaking for ad effectiveness, says System1
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NewsFood delivery companies ‘put on notice’ by CMA over pricing tactics
Concerns include drip pricing and misleading countdown timers
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Comment & OpinionSecrets of Supercheap Shopping: documentary dives deep into discounters
Hyper-lean businesses are working fine margins to offer cheaper shops than even Aldi and Lidl
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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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NewsDeliveroo named as World Cup 2026 and 2027 sponsor
The sponsorship rights – as ‘on-demand pick-up and delivery supporter’ – cover the UK, France and Italy