All articles by George Nott – Page 78
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NewsDeliveroo to double number of riders this year with 15,000 new hires
It has already enrolled 15,000 riders during the course of the pandemic
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NewsHyperJar’s ‘pay now, buy later’ app available to all retailers next month
The app turns the “turns the notion of buy now, pay later on its head” allowing users to put money into ‘jars’ that they can only spend at designated retailers
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NewsHospitality bodies and food chains urge Chancellor to extend support
A survey by the British Beer & Pub Association, UKHospitality and the British Institute of Innkeeping found a members expect to let go of a quarter of their staff by February next year
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NewsAldi launches click & collect service at Loughborough store
Customers can place their orders at groceries.aldi.co.uk, the discounter’s first UK grocery e-commerce site
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NewsAsda to become ‘first UK retailer to launch ambient vegan aisle’
Two bays will be entirely dedicated to 100 new plant-based products
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NewsFmcg giants and supermarkets form coalition to fight deforestation
The 17 companies, including Mars, Mondelez, Nestlé, P&G, PepsiCo and Unilever, as well as Tesco and Sainsbury’s, have launched the Forest Positive Coalition of Action
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Kellogg’s ever make the Pringles can recyclable?
Kellogg’s is trialling two new recycled paper-based Pringles cans. But is it enough?
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Comment & OpinionM&S switchover complete, but Waitrose is the least of Ocado’s problems
Ocado sets the bar on customer service, but rivals are going around the target
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NewsOcado suffers ‘no loss of customers’ following M&S switchover
Ocado Retail CFO Duncan Tatton-Brown told The Grocer any movement from Ocado.com shoppers to rivals had been ‘very, very low’
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NewsCold chain logistics bodies call for delay on red diesel ban
Cold Chain Federation research shows the government’s move would increase its members’ operating costs by 1% a year
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NewsDeparting Waitrose digital chief Ben Stimson to join NHS Test and Trace
He will join as the NHS launches a second iteration of the tracking app across England and Wales on 24 September
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My Alternative CVJulianne Ponan, Creative Nature, on Justin Timberlake, hard work and kingfishers
‘Having a strong team around you is so important to daily success and productivity’
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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