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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: big votes, Gold shortlists and the own-label surge
This week’s issue includes the latest on Southern Co-op’s merger, insight into the government’s support (or lack of) for the food industry and analysis of the growth of own label
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Comment & OpinionNever underestimate Amazon, even in grocery
Far from giving up on grocery, with the distraction and demands of physical Amazon Fresh retail stores behind it, the online giant appears revitalised
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InterviewsApps, loyalty and customers: Louise Weise on Lidl’s winning way
As Lidl revamps its loyalty scheme, chief customer officer Louise Weise explains why getting the basics right is key to the discounter’s stellar growth
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Grocer 33Ocado supply chain director Tim Walker on same-day delivery and dynamic aisles
‘We’re finding an increasing number of shopping missions need to be supported in different ways’
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Grocer 33Ocado bests rivals in online Liverpool mystery shop
Our shopper rates Ocado as ‘my favourite’ thanks to the ‘high-quality items’ and because ‘they have real-time availability’
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Grocer 33Amazon cleans up as cheapest supermarket with 22 items on price-cut promotions
At £78.55, Amazon’s basket was 7.7% cheaper than its nearest rival
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NewsAmazon slashes prices to undercut Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s
Amazon began its campaign at the end of March when it lowered prices on 4,315 items, or 45% of the products available on Amazon Fresh, with an average discount of 16%
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NewsSuperdrug rolls out Just Eat partnership nationwide
The health and beauty retailer struck an exclusive partnership with the aggregator app in November last year
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NewsDeliveroo drops on-time delivery promise from Gold tier membership
Another perk – 10% credit back on restaurant orders over £30 – has also been pulled
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NewsAmazon opens global delivery network to all for the first time
The e-commerce giant likened the new Amazon Supply Chain Services to its cloud computing arm Amazon Web Services – something it built for its own purposes before being opened up to other businesses
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InterviewsModern Milkman Simon Mellin on delivering value internationally
Simon Mellin founded Modern Milkman with a battered old milk float in a Lancashire town. Now he is taking its ‘waste not, want not’ mission to the US
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NewsOcado signs exclusivity deal with Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm
As part of the deal, both Ocado and Diddly Squat are making a commitment to co-fund outdoor learning and land-based skills via the Ernest Cook Trust.
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News‘Modern slavery risk’ at UK supermarkets in wake of French delivery courier study
Wage withholding, confiscation of identity documents, threats of being reported to authorities, and blackmail to be rife among riders for the platforms in France, according to new research
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NewsZoe gut health app losses swell as it slashes membership price
Zoe has appointed mobile game giant Lior Shiff as director
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NewsBrent Cross landlord sues John Lewis for share of click & collect sales
Brent Cross landlords Hammerson and Standard Life Investment argue click & collect sales fall within the terms of a turnover lease that was agreed in 1979
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Comment & OpinionThe big question for Sainsbury’s: whether to stick or twist
Sainsbury’s is well equipped to handle the macro economy even in a crisis. It’s the next strategy that’s vexed
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NewsMars rolling out Gemini AI to all employees in expanded Google Cloud partnership
The company has announced a major expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud
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NewsOcado launches sustainability focused ‘Future of Food’ aisle
Each product in the aisle – developed in partnership with not-for-profit platform Future of Food – has been assessed against three criteria, and verified by Ocado Retail and Provenance
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NewsFormer Co-op quick commerce chief lands role at last-mile platform Bringg
‘Chris built one of the UK’s most successful delivery operations as a Bringg customer and decided to come over and build it for others’
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Comment & OpinionRapid delivery’s convenience is a curse for problem drinkers
The aggregator apps could readily establish a way for shoppers to stop themselves from buying booze