All articles by George Nott
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NewsTesco and Uber Eats launch ‘last-minute hosting’ bundle
The ‘Doorbell Drops’ promotion includes own-label and branded products
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Ocado debut say about Cook’s future plans?
The brand’s first supermarket listing aims to broaden its reach
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NewsOcado’s sustainable aisle almost doubles in range
The expanded aisle now features more than 440 products across 33 different categories
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NewsAmazon launches ‘Amazown label’ campaign to raise awareness of fresh grocery delivery
It is the first time Amazon has ‘allowed their brand name to be usurped in service of an individual product’
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NewsInfluencer food brand sycophants turn off audiences, research finds
Excessively recommending a food product was found to reduce organic social media view rates significantly
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Category ReportHow can batteries stay relevant as rechargeables gain power?
How can battery suppliers maintain relevance as technology advances? And what opportunities and challenges does the coming year have in store?
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NewsLidl drops electric vehicle charging rates for loyalty members
The discounter has reduced the charging rate from 62p/kWh to 59p/kWh for electric vehicle drivers with Lidl Plus.
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NewsMorrisons expands Instacart partnership to manage aggregator app orders
The supermarket said as a result of the deal, online orders would be fulfilled “faster and more accurately”.
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NewsTHG Ingenuity names new CEO
The new CEO will commence in the role this December, to lead the company through ‘its next phase of growth as a proprietary commerce operating system’ after its demerger from THG last year
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NewsAnthropic releases blueprints for retailers to make own e-commerce AI bots for customers
The blueprints contain ‘the harnesses, patterns, and guardrails’ a retailer’s engineering team needs ‘to get a commerce agent running in days’
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NewsCook lists meals with major supermarket for first time
A deal with Ocado Retail sees a range of 29 Cook frozen meals on Ocado.com
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Comment & OpinionTesco Kitchen sets high bar for supermarket-backed lifestyle shows
Hosts Greg James and Seema Pankhania provide a balance of loose chat and serious foodie business, but always allow their guest to shine brightest
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NewsMorrisons signs deal with NIQ to better ‘identify growth opportunities and act’
The supermarket will gain access to NIQ’s full suite of “responsive market insights, enhanced product and category intelligence, automated reporting capabilities, and self-service analytics” NIQ said
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NewsKitchen assistant app Remy introduces social media recipe extract-and-shop tool
It’s been launched in response to the fact that “the way households find recipe inspiration has fundamentally changed”, the company said
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NewsTesco appoints first group agentic AI director
Lucy Cooper joins from THG Ingenuity as Tesco’s group customer experience & agentic director
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NewsJoybuy signals move into fresh produce in UK recruitment blitz
Fresh produce has remained absent from Joybuy’s category coverage – but a job listing strongly suggests that could be about to change
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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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Comment & OpinionDoes Gousto’s Heat & Eat offer a hassle-free middle ground?
Gousto’s Heat & Eat ready meals sit nicely between scratch cooking and takaways in terms of convenience and price
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NewsFree Domino’s pizza comes aboard at Preston Station for Euston-Stirling train passengers
Domino’s delivery drivers will come to the platform and hand a passenger’s pizza directly to Trainline ambassadors at Preston, who will then deliver it straight to their seat.
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NewsJoybuy encourages shoppers to scan supermarket receipts to earn loyalty points
Users can upload up to five receipts a month, earning points equal to 2% of their supermarket basket total.