All articles by George Nott – Page 6
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NewsDog ice cream searches soar as heatwaves boost online sales
Ocado Retail told The Grocer that searches for pooch ice cream on its website were up 833% year-on-year for June
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NewsTesco Clubcard glitch makes personalised offers more expensive than shelf price
Tesco told The Grocer that it offered thousands of Your Clubcard Prices deals every week, and such issues were very rare
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NewsAsda rolls out Natasha’s Law allergen warnings to Express electronic shelf labels
‘This is a significant step forward in making food information clearer, more accessible, and compliant for our customers’
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NewsTesco trials 6.5ft-tall aisle-roaming robot that spots gaps on shelves
Tesco said the robots help spot gaps on shelves, so staff can better boost availability.
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket Chaos: tidy up a store in creepy PC game
The player’s task is to reshelve 4,668 items - but it’s more enjoyable than it sounds
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NewsAsda to roll out faster, more reliable internet connection to 500 Express sites
The multi-year deal with Evolve will see more than 450 stores upgraded this year, across the full range of Express formats
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NewsSmart trolley shoppers spend much more, but can get distracted, study finds
Smart cart users add more items to their trolleys than non-users and spend longer in store
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NewsNaviLens tech introduced to Co-op paper range in own-label first
It is the first time NaviLens codes have been added to a grocery retailer’s own-label products.
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Comment & Opinion(Delivery) Robot Wars: who really owns our public spaces?
Living Streets says delivery robots are not consistently detectable by cane or guide dog, and too wide for prams or mobility scooters to pass
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NewsRetailer websites ‘locking out disabled shoppers’ with basic accessibility fails, audit finds
The audit – by AllyRadar – found 33 of the 44 websites scanned had “at least one critical or serious accessibility failure on their homepage alone”.
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Comment & OpinionSide-by-Side: Fuller’s-backed series offers a new way to talk it out
A new initiative between Fuller’s London Pride and its long-standing charity partner Brave Mind encourages people to talk in a less ‘confrontational’ way
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NewsSainsbury’s to extend facial recognition tech to 200 stores by Christmas
The supermarket said the effectiveness of the technology in reducing crime was “clear” with 92% of identified and banned offenders not returning to its stores.
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NewsDelivery robots face ‘pavements are for people’ campaign
Delivery robots are putting ‘millions of disabled and vulnerable pedestrians’ at risk, campaigners say.
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NewsDigital IDs to be used to make alcohol purchases from this autumn
The government has taken steps to change the law so digital IDs can be used as proof of age when purchasing alcohol
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NewsJLP launches ‘research online, purchase offline’ measurement after signing new retail media partner
The deal with tech player Kevel would ‘future-proof its retail media offer to brands’ JLP said.
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Comment & OpinionGood Health by Good Food: refreshingly angle-free podcast
The new podcast, hosted by Dr Alex George and Dr Chintal Patel, is a much-needed palate cleanser for the trash-filled feeds of doomscrollers
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will brands reach kids after the social media ban?
Soon the route to under-16s via social media will be closed. Food & drink brands will need to adapt – and return to the real world
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NewsGrubby partners with Zoe on plant-based, fibre-rich recipes
The recipes have each been reviewed and approved by Zoe’s head nutritionist Dr Federica Amati
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NewsGousto consults on closure of Lincolnshire facility, putting 290 roles at risk
Gousto said that operating two sites was ‘increasingly duplicative and less efficient’
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NewsTesco joins forces with Waitrose and B&Q for Dunnhumby-led retail media pilot
The retailers – as part of the newly formed ‘Dunnhumby network alliance’ – will launch the pilots in the coming weeks