All articles by George Nott – Page 25
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NewsMorrisons rolls out digital coupon clearing platform with Savi
Savi had been working with Morrisons, as well as other UK supermarkets, to process paper coupons for decades
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Comment & OpinionWilly’s Chocolate Experience scandal engagingly investigated in documentary
Glasgow’s now infamous and much-memed Willy’s Chocolate Experience will forever be the example of how to get ‘experiential’ wrong
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Analysis & FeaturesWhole Foods Market: how realistic is ‘expansion in the UK’ for Amazon’s white elephant?
Whole Foods Market says closing two UK stores and DC paves the way for growth
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NewsFmcg giants on AI recruitment and upskilling drive
The programme will be deployed in the 55 countries in which Danone operates, and be open to all employees, regardless of qualification, job or age
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NewsStarship robot deliveries launches wireless on-site charging
The charging stations mean the robots drive themselves to a central charging point to recharge their batteries and are ready for operations the following morning
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Comment & OpinionFood fraud in herbs and spices still widespread, Radio 4 reveals
High-value, ground, dried and powdery, herbs and spices are easy to fake and bulk out
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NewsWhole Foods Market to shutter two stores and Dartford DC
Despite the closures, Whole Foods Market said it planned to expand its UK footprint
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NewsGousto launches Bluey-themed recipe range for families
The new range has been created in partnership with BBC Studios – which holds global merchandising rights for the show it co-commissioned with ABC Australia
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NewsBAT launches £30m innovation centre in Southampton
The centre features nine “specially designed technical spaces”, designed to help develop BAT’s portfolio of new category, non-combustible tobacco products
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NewsCook trialling frozen ready meal vending machines in railway stations
Cook has installed vending machines at Orpington and Bromley South stations, which have been live since last month
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NewsAmazon UK boss: Generative AI ‘as transformative as the internet’
The technology is already being used at Amazon to generate summaries of customer reviews
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff goes 24-hour in two UK cities for first time
The around-the-clock availability of the service would be perfect for “shift workers, partygoers, and midnight snackers” Gopuff said
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Comment & OpinionHow do you solve a problem like meal kits?
HelloFresh should focus on its core, affluent, loyal and happy customers, of which there are fewer, but are worth more
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Comment & OpinionBottlecelli: Lidl’s pun-tastic installation gives Glasgow a cultural boost
Venus: Roman goddess of love, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity… and now Lidl’s bottle and can return scheme pilot
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NewsScotmid Co-op extends AI-powered price reduction tech deal
Scotmid has rolled out the technology to 300 stores across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England
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NewsVaping to be hit with new excise duty, plus tobacco duty to rise
The policy is intended “to discourage non-smokers to take up vaping” Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said in his budget speech
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NewsTesco R&D lab chief Jo Hickson departs for fashion giant
Jo Hickson – who took charge of Tesco Labs, the supermarket’s R&D team within Tesco Technology, in early 2019 – is due to start work as lab director for H&M Group in Stockholm next month
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NewsCo-op partners with Uber on white-label online grocery fulfilment
The partnership with Uber Direct will initially enable an additional 50 Co-op stores to offer rapid online home delivery
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NewsOcado claims biggest Buy British shopping aisle of any UK supermarket
The dedicated section of the Ocado website will feature more than 800 British items every week of the year
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InterviewsThe evolution of Just Eat beyond food: Insights from MD Claire Pointon
Having helped it smash its grocery targets, Just Eat UK MD Claire Pointon is looking to take the ‘fun, youthful’ brand further into non-food categories