All articles by George Nott – Page 76
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Analysis & FeaturesFive ways the vaping industry is adapting to new shopping habits
Across the UK, vape stores have shuttered due to low footfall during lockdown. Here are some of the ways the industry is adapting to survive the pandemic
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat future for independent vape stores as hundreds go up in smoke?
Vape stores have suffered hundreds of permanent closures due to Covid. So is their golden era over – and how much of their sales will grocers pick up?
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NewsCamden Town Brewery launches ‘drinkable’ Hells TV ad
Camden Town is giving away 90,000 cans of its beer to viewers who scan a QR code on their television screen
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NewsWaitrose partners with Deliveroo for delivery trial
More than 500 Waitrose products will be available on the delivery platform
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My Alternative CVWilfred Emmanuel-Jones on gorillas and Gone with the Wind
‘Most job interviews I’ve had were disastrous. I realised early on that if I didn’t work for myself I would starve’
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NewsOcado boosts stake in vertical farming specialist Jones Food Co
Ocado has upped its stake in vertical farming specialist Jones Food Company to help support the building of more farms next year.
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NewsSupermarkets unable to stop products being resold via Amazon.co.uk
Own-label products from Tesco, Asda, M&S and Waitrose are listed in the grocery section of Amazon.co.uk
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NewsOcado CFO Duncan Tatton-Brown retires, Rolls-Royce CFO named as replacement
Tatton-Brown, who joined Ocado in 2012 from Fitness First, will be continuing as non-executive director at three Ocado subsidiaries
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NewsM&S to debut on Ocado with beefed up alcoholic drinks range
M&S has worked over the past 18 months to match and improve the current Waitrose selection
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NewsAsda to launch new KellyDeli Asian street food concession
Bam Tuk is an ‘open-kitchen style concept, adding theatre to the in-store shopping experience’
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Analysis & FeaturesShould the discounters be taking advantage of the online grocery boom?
Online grocery has boomed during the pandemic, but discounters still have little online presence – could this be a huge missed opportunity?
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My Alternative CVCathy Moseley, Boundless, on Madonna, aardvarks and queueing
‘How do I describe my job to my mates? Mental’
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Comment & OpinionAmazon has lessons to learn from the grocers when it comes to food fulfilment
With the rollout of its Morrisons tie-up, Amazon will have to deliver
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NewsMorrisons products listed on main Amazon.co.uk site
Orders are picked from local stores by dedicated Morrisons staff and delivered to customers by Amazon Flex Delivery Partners
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NewsOcado customers find M&S products instead of Waitrose in grocery deliveries
The M&S branded items arrived in customer orders as substitutions for out-of-stock Waitrose goods due to a ‘system error’
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NewsSupermarket promotions still well below pre-coronavirus levels
Data compiled for The Grocer shows the total number of multibuys and single-product discounts offered by the major mults is down 22% this month compared with the start of March
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Ocado go mainstream?
Ocado’s sales have soared in lockdown. Can it use this momentum and its tieup with Marks & Spencer to crack mainstream grocery in the UK?
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NewsSainsbury’s reports success of AI ‘concealment detector’ to spot thieves
The technology uses machine learning to recognise and record suspicious behaviour based on CCTV feeds from specific aisles
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NewsAsda launches bigger, more efficient home delivery vehicles to lower emissions
With significantly increased capacity the fleet will enable the supermarket to ‘drastically reduce miles on the road’
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NewsDeliveroo promotes Co-op and Morrisons tie-ups with TV ads
It is the first time Deliveroo has promoted grocery in ads; previous ads have focused on restaurant and fast food partners