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Analysis & FeaturesWill AI shopping kill the supermarket website?
AI chatbots are muscling into e-commerce with product recommendations and even purchase features. Can supermarket websites survive?
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ProfilesFrive CEO George Taylor on organic, Elon Musk and addiction
‘There’s no reason for our food to be covered in chemicals and pesticides – food should be healthy fuel’
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Comment & OpinionAmazon’s failure in UK grocery has opened the door to Joybuy
Amazon has left the door open to a challenger in exactly the parts of the market where loyalty for it is weak – the most significant being grocery, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsIceland trials Strongpoint online order picking tech
The discounter has signed an agreement to test StrongPoint’s order picking software to fulfil ‘all its grocery e-commerce orders, including both scheduled deliveries and quick commerce orders’
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NewsJoybuy launches NSYNC-inspired debut TV ad
NSYNC’s 2000 hit Bye, Bye, Bye has been adapted to become the sonic signature of Joybuy in its debut TV ad campaign
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NewsJust Eat and Pasta Evangelists under investigation in CMA’s dodgy review crackdown
The CMA is investigating the businesses to determine whether they have infringed consumer law.
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NewsIceland Foods offers free same-day delivery for new online customers
New online shoppers will be able to reserve slots for delivery in ‘under two hours’ under the latest promotion, which is designed to drive registrations ahead of Easter
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NewsBetter-for-you booze retailer DrinkWell rapped over non-permitted health claims
DrinkWell said the ad had since been removed and acknowledged its content had not complied with the CAP Code
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Category ReportThe rise of ‘mission-led’ fixtures
Beer and cider are ever-evolving categories. That applies as much to the way products are merchandised as the drinks themselves
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Lydia Cromack, digital commerce customer manager, Heineken UK
‘I always view interviews as a two-way process, and it really gave me a great insight into what Heineken UK was like as a company to work for’
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NewsNational Lottery sales up to £8.1bn as Allwyn completes £450m overhaul
More than £1.7bn was generated for good causes in 2025, the equivalent of £33m every week
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NewsCôte Brasserie launches dedicated DTC wine shop
Côte Uncorked sells exclusively French wine, with a selection of more than 200 bottles
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NewsAmazon launches new dark stores for rapid Amazon Now service
Two new sites have launched in Battersea and Lewisham, providing customers in those areas fresh groceries and household essentials ‘in as fast as 30 minutes’
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy China is the new US for British exports
With Trump’s America increasingly unstable, China is emerging as a major export opportunity for British food and drink brands. How can they make it work?
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NewsVirgin Wines boss confident of growth momentum
Virgin Wines CEO Jay Wright is bullish about the online wine retailer’s prospects despite the consumer environment showing no signs of improving so far in 2026
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NewsRapid grocery: awareness high, usage low finds YouGov
Only 1% of those surveyed used rapid delivery of groceries on a daily basis.
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NewsEx Co-op quick commerce chief joins Nesta nudge group
Chris Conway unexpectedly departed the convenience retailer last month after eight years with the business
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Comment & OpinionJoybuy’s ‘Double 11’ means days of sluggish delivery are numbered
Joybuy has launched with a clear and catchy delivery proposition. Consumers will respond to its simplicity
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NewsVirgin Wines double downs on investment strategy despite first-half loss
Pre-tax losses totalled £400k in the six months to 2 January, compared with a profit of £1.3m in the same period last year, while EBITDA declined from £1.6m to £200k year on year
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NewsJoybuy launches in the UK: ‘Our competition is everybody’
‘You should be able to get pretty much everything you’re going to need in your everyday life, and with speed’