George Nott
George Nott is The Grocer's technology editor.
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Asda removes more than a million units of ‘phantom inventory’
The supermarket last year piloted software from Retail Insight that ‘identifies and corrects inaccurate retailer inventory records’
- News
Abel & Cole launch online refillable brand Club Zero into physical retail
A handful of independent stores in London and the south east are already stocking the range
- Analysis and Features
How vape brands are skirting the single-use ban
Incoming regulation will ban disposable vapes. The brands behind this fast-growing category are already pivoting NPD to find workarounds – but will it be enough to protect them?
- News
Shelf-life extending tech company secures funding boost
OSY Group has secured a £750,000 funding boost from investors
- Comment and Opinion
Foka Wolf takes on Tesco with satirical pricing pranks
The Birmingham-based artist has set his sights on Tesco with two new works
- News
Getir franchisees sell off freezers following rapid grocer’s UK exit
Franchisees said they faced losing more than half their investment following the company’s decision to pull out of the UK to “focus its financial resources on Turkey”
- The Big Interview
Gousto’s Shaun Pearce on taking recipe boxes mainstream
Gousto’s chief technology officer talks customer-led innovation, a more flexible offer and ‘hacking around and discovering things’
- News
Asda launches overhauled retail media offering LS Eleven Media Services
Formerly known as Asda Media Partnerships, the new business unit is named after the postcode of Asda’s headquarters in Leeds
- News
Aggregator apps bow to Home Office pressure on illegal substitute riders
Deliveroo was the first to roll out a new substitute registration feature, including right to work checks, earlier this month. Just Eat and Uber Eats will soon follow suit
- News
Rapid grocer Getir confirms UK exit
The q-commerce player will also pull out of Germany, the Netherlands and the US
- Analysis and Features
Do Getir’s woes show quick commerce just can’t work?
The Turkish player is reportedly looking to pull the plug in Europe
- News
Tobacco giant accuses government of ‘spreading misinformation’
PMI is disputing government’s “all forms of tobacco are harmful” social media post
- News
Anti-smoking charity ASH names new CEO
Hazel Cheeseman will take up the role in October this year
- News
Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat brand hits Amazon Fresh shelves
It is the first major listing for Clarkson’s brand
- Long reads
Power list: 10 women at the forefront of grocery technology
Despite a lack of encouragement to study STEM subjects, more and more women are looking to get into tech. Happily, the grocery sector offers plenty of strong, female role models
- News
Online seafood market Rockfish launches in-store ‘virtual fish counter’
The concept has been created by Rockfish, an online seafood market, and installed at a family-owned motorway services on the M5 in Gloucestershire
- News
Rapid grocer Gopuff launches B2B offering for DTC players
Shoppers can make purchases on a brand’s direct-to-consumer website, and the orders are automatically routed to the nearest Gopuff micro-fulfilment centre
- Comment and Opinion
Can Zoe app trim enough of its own fat to fight fit again?
Pay £300 to poop in a tube and say hello to a healthier you: but will consumers stick with it?
- Comment and Opinion
Air Fryers Made Easy: TV takes on cookery trend show no signs of abating
The viral hit home appliance of the pandemic – the air fryer – is evidently no passing fad