All articles by George Nott – Page 4
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NewsSocial media fame seekers pose as supermarket staff in shocking online trend
Videos posted to TikTok and Instagram show ‘pranksters’ wearing staff uniforms and pretending to work in stores
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NewsOne in six convenience stores selling banned disposable vapes
Just under £400,000 in disposable device sales went through the tills of the convenience channel last week
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NewsDanny Dyer ‘a tosser’ as Deliveroo launches freshness promise
Deliveroo will refund customers for products received with fewer than three days until their expiry date
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NewsSupermarket single-use plastic bag sales increase 7%
Morrisons shifted five million more carrier bags in the year to April than the previous year
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NewsNewly launched world foods full shop online grocer reveals AI assistant plans
Launched this month, 4Way Foods offers UK shoppers an extensive range of world foods alongside everyday essentials
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NewsAd industry launches voluntary less healthy food ad ban compliance campaign
The Advertising Association, ISBA, the IPA, IAB UK and IMTB, among others, are working to urge advertisers, agency creatives, media owner sales teams, influencer marketing agencies, fmcg brands and retailers to ‘Don’t be on the Naughty List’
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NewsSubscription meal delivery player Calo raise $39m in funding round extension
The extension follows an initial $25m raise in an oversubscribed Series B funding round in December 2024
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Comment & OpinionAnti-theft measures hurt sales and annoy staff – are they really worth it?
While a reasonable enough solution on paper, it appears the labour-intensive ‘Buzz for Booze’ cabinets at Morrisons have fallen out of favour
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NewsTesco extends LiveRamp partnership for ‘more personalised ads’
Customers are set to receive ‘more personalised and informative’ advertising
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NewsDeliveroo white-label service Deliveroo Express rolls out with Co-op
It’s Deliveroo’s first UK grocery partner for the delivery-as-a-service offering
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NewsSustainable ready meal brand The Wild Hare secures Tesco listing
The Wild Hare described the listing as ‘a major milestone in the brand’s mission to put soil-first farming and great-tasting meals on more British plates’
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Comment & OpinionSorted Food stunt finally answers ‘too many cooks’ conundrum
The Sorted duo lug a pressure cooker pot around London over 24 hours, stopping at the capital’s best restaurants, where chefs make their mark on a chicken broth
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Analysis & FeaturesHas M&S or Co-op done a better job in evolving cybercomms?
In the wake of major cyberattacks, how have M&S and Co-op handled their crisis comms, and how have approaches evolved?
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NewsOpenAI launches ChatGPT Agent that can complete online grocery shops
The tool can ‘complete complex online tasks on your behalf’, including user requests like ‘plan and buy ingredients to make Japanese breakfast for four’, the company claims
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NewsMorrisons stores override ‘Buzz for Booze’ security button
Signs tell customers: ‘The doors are open, just take your bottle’
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NewsNearly quarter of vape retailers still selling banned disposables
Secret shoppers visited vape stores, convenience retailers and supermarkets in nine major cities, finding 23% were still selling disposable vapes
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NewsRapid convenience player Zapp lists £13k bottle of vodka for delivery in minutes
Only 888 bottles exist globally
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NewsCyberattacks: businesses must alert government before paying ransoms, under new laws
The NHS, local councils and schools will be outright banned from paying ransom demands to criminals under the measures
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NewsBirds Eye products roll out across Morrisons hot counters
Birds Eye is rolling out its Chicken Shop and Goodfella’s ranges to hot counters at 340 Morrisons stores
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NewsEV charge point policy a big opportunity for retailers, government says
‘Immediate changes’ will allow larger EV charging hubs to be signposted from major A-roads for the first time