All articles by George Nott – Page 51
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NewsRapid grocery services failing to age check customers buying cigarettes and alcohol
The rate lags significantly behind standard home delivery from supermarkets
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NewsM&S trialling augmented reality wayfinding app at Westfield Food Hall
If staff trials are successful, the app will be made available for public use in January
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NewsYango Deli offers Christmas trees in 15 minutes across London
The trees are available while supplies last, and come with a water-holding stand
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Analysis & FeaturesAmazon’s daring plan to reach its target for 260 stores by 2025
Bold plans are the online giant’s MO, but Amazon’s newly formed team faces a raft of logistical challenges if it is to meet the target
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NewsSupermarkets shed more than fifth of website pageviews since March peak
According to Kantar, online’s share of total grocery sales peaked this year in February at 15.4%
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NewsCo-op extends Amazon availability to Nottingham and Bristol
Co-op partnered with the e-commerce giant in September to launch the service in Glasgow
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NewsJust Eat riders to strike over new Stuart pay model
Riders from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) are protesting against what they say is a nearly 25% pay cut
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NewsRapid delivery service Getir to acquire rival Weezy
The Grocer last week reported Weezy had shuttered a quarter of its dark stores,
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NewsWeezy shuts five dark stores to stem losses as sales fall
Five of Weezy’s 22 dark stores in the UK have ceased operations, while two distribution hubs have been consolidated into a single site
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NewsOcado Retail claims world grocery’s first net zero head office
Ocado Group’s retail arm is the only grocery retailer to signed a carbon dioxide removal agreement with Climeworks
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Comment & OpinionAmazon may be overly optimistic on stores rollout, but not its end goal
The online giant’s target of 100 store openings per year may seem overly ambitious – but it doesn’t need to rush
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NewsSainsbury’s to launch checkout-free ‘shop and walk out’ store in London
Customers will scan in at entry gates using a QR code displayed in their SmartShop app
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My Alternative CVDan Kaminski, Wheyhey, on oranges, spreadsheets and Tom Hanks
‘How do I describe my job to my mates? I help make great tasting healthy food with people I love’
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NewsAmazon confirms two new Fresh locations
The first of the stores opened in Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent, in early October
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Comment & OpinionGopuff is out to prove it has the stamina – and the funds – to win the rapid grocery race
Having switched on UK operations yesterday, US player Gopuff is confident it can outpace rivals
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NewsUS rapid grocer Gopuff launches across UK after acquisition of Fancy and Dija
The UK is the first market Gopuff has launched in under its own brand after the US
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s in it for Tesco as it launches 15-minute delivery with Gorillas?
Gorillas will reap obvious benefits from offering 15-minute Tesco deliveries from dark stores. For Tesco, the business case is slightly more complex
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NewsUnilever launches two-model refill trial at Co-op store
Several of Unilever’s best-known brands are involved in the trial, including Persil, Simple, Radox and Alberto Balsam.
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NewsAmazon’s seventh Just Walk Out store to open over the road from Tesco’s GetGo
Tesco launched its own version of Amazon’s Just Walk Out shopping experience last month
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NewsOcado Zoom orders being delivered in Highway Maintenance vans
Several ex Highway Maintenance vans are being used to deliver customer grocery orders “in a flash” from Ocado Zoom’s Acton depot