All articles by George Nott – Page 77
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NewsAldi more than doubles Deliveroo delivery trial
The discounter first partnered with the courier firm in May
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NewsVape juice supplier Zeus makes first foray into bricks & mortar retail
The brand’s new store in Birmingham will sell a full range of Zeus products
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat are the patent claims in Ocado lawsuit and what is at stake?
Ocado is being sued by Norwegian robotics company AutoStore
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NewsNext-day grocery delivery service Bother launches nationwide
The service launched in a limited “test and learn phase” in March
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NewsAsda trials e-vehicles for home deliveries in Cambridge
The pod on the vehicles has capacity to carry 10 full totes of shopping
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NewsPanic buying fears dampened as average basket spend declines
Waitrose this week ended its rationing rules on all product categories aside from toilet paper and flour
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NewsFood waste app launches scratch and sniff ‘smell-by’ labels
Too Good To Go is seeking to educate consumers on when to throw food away, instead of relying on best-before dates
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NewsWincanton sells off container business to focus on e-commerce and grocery
The logistics giant has signed a conditional agreement to dispose of the containers division to Maritime for around £1.5m
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NewsDeliveroo widget allows customers to order from partner websites
Deliveries are still fulfilled by Deliveroo, with commission taken in the same way
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NewsWaitrose online orders up 20% since Ocado split
One of its stores in Southend fulfilled 3,000 online orders last week, the first time any Waitrose branch has hit the milestone
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Comment & OpinionWin Your Lottery: Sharry Cramond’s self-help book is enthusiastic and encouraging
Cramond’s frank and fast writing style sets self-help book apart from the rest
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My Alternative CVLouise Reynard, St Pierre Groupe, on Boyzone, driving and Craig David
‘The most rewarding part of my job? I love to talk to people!’
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Analysis & FeaturesA greener future for food delivery?
An underground network of ‘delivery pipes’ might sound far-fetched, but it’s one of several bids to make food delivery a more sustainable proposition
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NewsOnline marketplace software firm Mirakl reveals UK expansion plan
The French company has set its sights on UK grocers and will create 40 new jobs by 2022
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NewsOcado sued by AutoStore for alleged patent infringement
AutoStore claims Ocado’s Smart Platform system, which is used across Ocado’s highly automated warehouses, is based on it’s patented technology
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NewsCold chain sector embarks on ‘road to net zero’ as it reckons with environmental impact
The Cold Chain Federation will hold a series of workshops with industry players
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NewsNew data shows biggest week-on-week basket spend increase since peak lockdown
Basket spend in the week to September 27 is now 33% higher than the same week in 2019
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NewsFormer Sainsbury’s chief Mike Coupe to join NHS Test and Trace
Coupe announced his retirement from Sainsbury’s in January after six years in the role and left the company in May
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NewsWrap plans Food Waste Action Week for March 2021
Wrap said it also intended to focus on the link between food waste and climate change
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NewsSainsbury’s to double pre-pandemic online slot count by end of October
Some 700,000 online orders per week will be fulfilled via both home delivery and click & collect by the end of next month