All Online articles – Page 79
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NewsTrustpilot investigates The Range over ‘incentives for reviews’
The consumer reviews platform has sent The Range a written formal warning based on evidence gathered from reviewers, following an enquiry by The Grocer
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NewsTesco-backed checkout-free tech firm Trigo partners with Rewe on Cologne store
Germany’s second-largest food retail chain has launched the checkout-free option at a store in Cologne
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NewsDeliveroo offers free keyring safety alarms to riders
The keyring safety alarms “let off a loud, high-pitched noise and emit a bright flashing light” when activated
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NewsDeliveroo and grocery partners to deliver one million meals to those in need
The initiative will see Deliveroo riders pick up food that would otherwise go to waste from Co-op, Waitrose and Pret a Manger
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NewsTesco CTO Guus Dekkers joins executive committee
The promotion ‘reiterates the growing importance we assign to technology & digitalisation’ said group CEO Ken Murphy in an email to Tesco staff
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NewsRapid grocer Fancy reveals UK expansion plan following Gopuff acquisition
Fancy offers products across several categories, promising delivery within 30 minutes
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NewsWaitrose introduces online delivery fee to ‘bring us in line with rest of market’
The delivery fee was introduced quietly late last month as part of a “trial” at selected stores across the UK
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Comment & OpinionAs workplaces reopen, online grocery faces a new ‘shape of the week’ challenge
Expect a flurry of delivery innovations from the supermarkets in coming months
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NewsSmol raises $34m to expand DTC detergent startup
Smol, founded by two former Unilever directors, has raised $34m (£24.1m) in a funding round
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NewsHotel Chocolat shares soar on expectation of post-lockdown profits boom
Revenues at the business in the eight weeks to 25 April were 19% higher than two years ago
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NewsWaitrose ends two-hour Rapid delivery in favour of Deliveroo
Waitrose said its Rapid service and Deliveroo partnership were operating ‘with lots of overlap’
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NewsMorrisons unveils new ‘Make Good Things Happen’ loyalty scheme
It has updated its app to become a hub for all of its online services, including online shopping and café menus
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NewsRiverford Organic Farmers revenues rise on ‘phenomenal surge in demand’
Turnover at the Devon-based company jumped 13.5% to £75.7m for the 52 weeks to 30 April 2020.
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NewsAsda trialling secure boxes for unattended online deliveries
Asda is launching the trial with a small number of customers to take deliveries when they are not at home
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NewsNew ‘competitive’ online drinks retailer to cut out wholesalers
Launched by three ex-industry professionals, the online drinks marketplace promises producers and consumers a ‘fair deal’
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NewsOcado offering former customers free delivery slots
Ocado is offering the free slots in the face of slowing growth as lockdown eases
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NewsBanquist secures £1.6m to grow its Michelin star recipe kit service
Launched in May 2020 during the height of the UK’s first coronavirus lockdown, Banquist generated £1m turnover in its first six months as consumer demand for recipe kits soared.
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NewsDeliveroo to trial facial recognition technology on riders
Riders have interpreted the move as the platform clamping down on the selling and renting of accounts
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Comment & OpinionCan meal kit providers sustain soaring growth as lockdown ends?
HelloFresh and Gousto have both reported record sales amid the pandemic. As buying habits return to some form of normality, what’s next in the battle for subscribers?
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WhitepapersHow grocery can stay GDPR compliant after Schrems II
The Schrems II decision will have a great impact on international commerce among companies doing business with the European Union (EU). The consequence of not paying attention to Schrems II could literally mean a partial or complete shut-down of data transfers between EU and non-EU countries, which could impact the bottom line of any company.