All articles by George Nott – Page 54
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Category ReportA vape a day: vaping & e-cigarettes category report 2022
Vaping is enjoying new legitimacy as government considers it as a prescribed smoking cure. Will specialists or supermarkets profit?
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NewsRapid grocers pause deliveries due to Storm Eunice
Operators apps were not accepting orders on Friday
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NewsAmazon enters top two retailers for product penetration
The household penetration of Amazon’s grocery range – which includes alcohol, beauty and household, as well as fresh produce – reached 41% in January, new data reveals
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NewsOcado suppliers bemoan ‘conveyor belt’ of buyers
Several senior buyers have departed the company in recent months, including two heads of buying
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NewsEye-tracking study shows power of gondola ends for HFSS brands
The Shopper Intelligence study also found the gondola end advertising effect to be “definitely stronger for unplanned categories”
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff sponsors McLaren Formula 1 team
Gopuff’s branding will feature on the team’s cars during this year’s racing season
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Analysis & FeaturesIs this the end of the road for rapid grocery’s employee riders?
Rapid delivery firms have so far avoided the gig economy model of Uber and Deliveroo. But as they get bigger, they’re rethinking their plans
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff preparing to roll out gig economy working model
At present Gopuff pays its delivery drivers an hourly rate of around £10 with an additional 50p for every delivery made
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NewsGopuff appoints Rentalcars.com CEO to lead international expansion
Batista will report to company co-founders and co-CEOs Yakir Gola and Rafael IIishayev
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NewsVape vending machines coming to UK grocery stores in trial
The vending machines have been launched by age verification tech business 1account
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NewsOcado confirms four more Zoom sites but planned rollout slows
The announcement signals a slowdown in Ocado’s ambitions for Zoom’s rollout
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Analysis & FeaturesHow supermarket loyalty schemes are aiming to trump inflation
New-look loyalty schemes have embraced everything from gamification to charity donations. How are these helping the mults retain custom amid price rises?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe differences between supermarket loyalty schemes and which offer the most benefits
How do supermarket loyalty schemes compare? And what are they offering shoppers to keep them coming back?
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Comment & OpinionDo recent moves in rapid grocery signal a crisis of faith?
There are questions over whether the model has a long-term profitable future
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NewsPersonal shopper app Beelivery’s acquisition of Pinga is ‘first of many’
Visitors to the Pinga site are now being redirected to Beelivery’s and the Pinga app has been removed from app stores
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NewsRapid grocer Getir to trial click & collect from dark stores
Salur would not reveal how many dark stores would offer the service
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NewsHelloFresh to open new DC in Derby and create 450 jobs
It will be HelloFresh’s third DC, and comes after the launch of Nuneaton site The Beehive, which opened in 2020
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NewsAutoStore’s court account ‘highly misleading’ says Ocado
The two companies have been locked in legal wranglings over patents for several years
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NewsLewis Hamilton backs ultra-fast grocery app Zapp as part of $200m raise
The funding will be used to further improve the brand’s customer experience and technology
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Comment & OpinionWith Reimagined technology, Tim Steiner is out to prove Ocado’s still got it
At a big presentation, Steiner set out to reaffirm the big centralised CFC model was best, while at the same time showing Ocado’s tech was adaptable enough to meet the needs of those that disagree