George Nott
George Nott is The Grocer's technology editor.
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NewsAmazon launches second Amazon Now rapid delivery dark store
It follows the launch of QLD1 – Amazon’s first dark store in London – last month
Comment & OpinionUK Crisp Packets 1970-2000: dazzling look at lost era of packaging design
The 140-page book presents a pictorial history of crisp packets, allowing readers to salivate at the artwork and rustle in nostalgia
Category ReportHow can illegal cig sales be stubbed out? Trends in tobacco & vaping 2026
Counterfeit cigarettes undercut legitimate products and smoking alternatives. So, how are government and industry responding?
NewsTikTok Shop doles out £750k in support to challenger brands
A vertical farm-sourced sauce brand, mineral water brand and family-run fruit snack farm have been named as winners
NewsSainsbury’s issues apology to shopper over facial recognition mix-up
The shopper said he was confronted by staff and escorted out of the store
Comment & OpinionWhy Gousto’s Big Secret burger campaign barely made a sizzle
The company’s campaign never gets as far as detailing exactly what the fast food industry’s shady methods are or how they work
NewsSainsbury’s gives Chop Chop rapid delivery app the chop
“Chop Chop is dead. Long live Chop Chop!”
NewsOne in seven restaurants on major delivery apps is a dark kitchen
An industry definition will bring dark kitchens ‘under strict planning and public health oversight for the first time’
Comment & OpinionHow To Drink For Free In London: YouTuber gets to the point for a pint
A beer in London now costs an average £6.75. YouTuber Thomas Pearson looks for loopholes
Analysis & FeaturesCan ‘Amazon Now’ succeed where Fresh stores failed?
Amazon is entering an established rapid delivery market. It may be behind rivals, but the giant has a ready-made customer base
NewsAmazon’s swingeing job cuts to affect UK roles
In an announcement today, Amazon said it was making “additional organisational changes” – to the tune of 16,000 job cuts
NewsAmazon launches rider recruitment push for rapid service Now
Amazon is tempting would-be couriers with the opportunity to earn up to £15 an hour
NewsSteven Bartlett pulls Scottish bakery back from brink after scam
Steven Bartlett is among those helping The Rebel Baker recover from £8,000 scam
NewsJust Eat launches AI voice assistant to help users talk their way out of ‘choice overload’
‘Sure thing, I’ve added all the key ingredients for your carbonara’
NewsGousto creates ‘UK’s most addictive burger’ in UPF-ridden jab at fast food industry
You’ve tried Joe Wicks’ Killer protein bar, now taste Gousto’s terrible burger meal
Comment & OpinionThe Lunch They Deserve: powerful film highlights kids’ diet deficiencies
The government doesn’t monitor what’s happening in the school food system, which, says narrator Emma Thompson, ‘means no one is officially checking the quality of the meals served’
NewsM&S invites vigilante food waste inspector for coffee after shocking social media exposé
The retailer told Food_waste_inspector it was ‘looking into everything you’ve posted’ and that it would ‘love to come and meet with you’
NewsAmazon launches rapid grocery service Amazon Now
The service is initially being tested in select postcodes in Southwark in south east London, with plans to roll out further in the coming months.
Comment & OpinionM&S’s ‘bingate’ backlash shows double-edged sword of social media
This week an anonymous, vigilante bin-dipping west London man – known only as Food_waste_inspector_ – shone his torch on the mountain of perfectly edible, in-date food his local M&S was chucking out on the regular
NewsM&S launches investigation following vigilante food waste inspector exposé
Instagram and TikTok’s ‘Food_waste_inspector_’ documented eight bins full of unsold food and flowers outside an M&S store, as well as sacks full of bakery items