All articles by George Nott – Page 18
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff launches B2B offering for DTC players
Shoppers can make purchases on a brand’s direct-to-consumer website, and the orders are automatically routed to the nearest Gopuff micro-fulfilment centre
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Comment & OpinionCan Zoe app trim enough of its own fat to fight fit again?
Pay £300 to poop in a tube and say hello to a healthier you: but will consumers stick with it?
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Comment & OpinionAir Fryers Made Easy: TV takes on cookery trend show no signs of abating
The viral hit home appliance of the pandemic – the air fryer – is evidently no passing fad
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Analysis & FeaturesAI 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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NewsGut punch for nutrition app Zoe staff as headcount slashed
The redundancies are part of an urgent economy drive at the company, which CEO and co-founder Jonathan Wolf said needs to reduce costs by 20%
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NewsGetir moves beyond dark store only model
Customers can add products from several indpendent retailers to their baskets, which are picked up by Getir riders at the stores for delivery
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NewsBolt makes ‘unshakeable delivery bag’ design open source
The company has made the design for ‘The Unshakeable Bag’ freely available to competitors “for the benefit of food delivery customers worldwide”
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News‘Tinder for sourcing’ supplier marketplace secures funding boost
Berlin-based Torg said it would use the cash injection to expand its supplier database and build more time-saving tools for buyers
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NewsUK tech firm Vertical Future targets space farm orbit in 2026
The system will be sent into orbit aboard the Axiom Station – the successor to the International Space Station
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Analysis & FeaturesAre delivery apps harming both riders and retailers?
While riders mount strikes, grocers are exposed to serious risks
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NewsPosh food delivery brand Supper London ends operations
Supper London had set itself apart from other food delivery companies by only working with the capital’s top restaurants and delivering orders on canopied bikes
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NewsLocal producer shopping app launched by father-daughter duo
The app has been launched by Eden France and her father Simon France, in response to consumer trends towards buying locally
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NewsSupermarkets sign delivery courier ‘respect charter’
Commits retailers to reduce wait times and provide loos
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Comment & OpinionWhy Amazon is walking back on Just Walk Out technology
After heralding its Just Walk Out technology as a development that would “push the state of the art forward”, Amazon has decided, actually, nah, and is stripping the tech out of its US stores
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NewsAmazon sticking with ‘Just Walk Out’ tech in UK
The ecommerce giant just walked back on its Just Walk Out tech
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NewsAmazon sellers have ‘gone bust’ over VAT check fiasco
Last month sellers on the marketplace said they were facing bankruptcy due to Amazon’s handling of its legal requirement to check the VAT status of businesses
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NewsCo-op rolls out Member Prices to online store
The retailer is now offering the same discounts online for its members as in stores
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NewsCo-op top grocer on all major delivery apps
The convenience retailer is the most popular grocer on Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat
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NewsYeast-made palm oil biotech company secures £2.5m funding boost
Its go-to-market product is an equivalent to high oleic palm oil, with an equivalent nutritional and fatty acid composition
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NewsAmazon’s Just Walk Out technology reaches Northern Ireland
The SSE Arena in Belfast has launched a food store and bar powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology