All articles by George Nott – Page 51
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NewsBoots trials drone delivery of prescription medicine
The retailer transported medicines from the British Army’s Baker Barracks on Thorney Island near Portsmouth to the helipad at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight
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NewsRapid grocer Gorillas launches coffee shop at London dark store
The coffee shop will be operated by social enterprise Change Please and staffed by homeless people who are paid the London living wage and provided full barista training
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NewsAmazon hikes Prime membership fee to £8.99 per month
The monthly fee for Prime has increased by nearly 12% and the annual fee by 18%. The subscription had cost £7.99 monthly and £79 a year
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Amazon’s Tesco price-match move pay off?
Amazon’s move is well-timed and low-risk, according to experts, but it will likely struggle to keep up with Britain’s biggest retailer
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NewsUber Eats unveils new app features for grocery shopping
The “refreshed grocery delivery service” offers new app features for consumers and retailers
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NewsOcado reveals location of first rapid delivery depot outside of London
Ocado said a new Zoom warehouse in Leeds will open by the end of the year
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NewsUnited Wholesale Scotland rolls out app to help retailers take on the rapid grocers
Yuu, a subsidiary of United Wholesale Scotland, is working with last-mile logistics firm Gophr to establish the service
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NewsI Vape Great to build £7m facility as revenues expected to break £100m
The company recently secured Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) which allows the sale of IVG in the US market
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NewsOcado Retail CEO Melanie Smith to depart next month
Smith has led the 50-50 joint venture between Ocado Group and M&S since 2019, when it was formed
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the party’s over for rapid delivery
With Getir, GoPuff and Gorillas among those losing sales and shedding staff, is this the end for rapid grocery? Or can they find another way to survive?
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Comment & OpinionPaul Hollywood Eats… Mexico: Brit abroad forays beyond Tex-Mex
Having chowed his way through Japan’s culinary delights in 2020, the Great British Bake Off judge is back on our screens
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NewsAmazon to create 4,000 new roles this year
In 2022, pay was the top reason for joining Amazon according to 98% of new joiners
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Comment & OpinionWhy underage disposable vaping data is no throwaway issue
A couple of underage kids reacting badly to dodgy vapes could spark rash government intervention
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NewsMorrisons opens low environmental impact store in Essex
Morrisons Little Clacton will operate on 43% less emissions than a standard store
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NewsBeelivery taps Minions movie for new marketing campaign
Beelivery has also launched several limited-edition Minion-themed grocery bundles
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NewsAmazon launches London hub for e-bike and walking deliveries
A spokesman told The Grocer there are “more hubs planned across the UK in the coming months”
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NewsSupermarket customer satisfaction rises as complaints in other sectors reach record levels
M&S Food was the highest-ranked supermarket when the index was last published, in January. Aldi came highest among its rivals in July 2021
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NewsAmazon Fresh stores running 25% off shop promo for Prime members
All 19 Amazon Fresh stores – the most recent of which opened in Sevenoaks last month – are running the promotion
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NewsRussian oligarch sanctions won’t affect Getir funding, company says
Vladimir Potanin was named by the Foreign Office last week as one of several Russians to be hit by sanctions in a bid to “hit Putin’s inner circle”
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Comment & OpinionUS chaos shows why UK was right to legislate early on vaping
The US’s seemingly tough stance on vaping stands in stark contrast to the UK’s