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NewsTesco invests in stores and staff to meet demand of new Uber Eats and Deliveroo deals
Staff have taken to online forums to share concerns they won’t be able to cope with the influx of orders
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Comment & OpinionLidl’s scan & shop system works perfectly… I can’t believe it!
This is a discounter, with tighter margins to protect than Tesco, Sainsbury’s or Waitrose – and that’s what makes the experience so incongruous
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NewsSouthern Co-op expands Gander rollout across Welcome franchise estate
The society began rolling out Gander across the franchise estate in September, with 12 stores now live overall
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NewsCDS Superstores secures £190m credit facility to fuel expansion
CDS Superstores, which also owners Homebase and Bathstore, said it would use the financing to continue its rollout of new format ‘The Range Superstores’, as well as enhancing AI search online
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NewsOcado trading director departs business
He will be replaced by Ayaz Alam, who is joining Ocado having spent two decades at Asda
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NewsWaitrose to permanently extend rapid delivery hours at some stores
Most stores will fulfil orders until midnight while some of the most high demand stores will offer deliveries 24/7
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NewsPlastic bag sales fall, reversing last year’s rise
More than half the single-use plastic bags sold last year were issued by Ocado
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury’s and Argos: a timeline from merger to sale
The tie-up promised to bring more choice for customers and more value for shareholders, but job losses followed in the integration and Argos became a drag on Sainsbury’s performance
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Tesco is finally marrying up with Uber Eats and Deliveroo
For years Tesco has shunned aggregator apps, preferring its own Whoosh service. Now, it has finally decided it can no longer ignore them
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NewsMorrisons kicks off UK-first AI smart trolley trial
The initial trial is set to last for three months. Morrisons will then decide whether to adopt the technology more widely
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NewsMuscle Food collapses as lender loses faith and customers complain of ‘rancid’ meat
Muscle Food has been forced into administration following loss of confidence from lender, mass delivery disruption and customer complaints about rotting meat
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NewsOcado Group drops battle for £190m from M&S
The 2019 joint venture formed Ocado Retail and enabled M&S Food to sell online for the first time, in a £750m deal
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NewsMorrisons Daily ramps up rapid grocery delivery with Snappy Shopper
One hundred Daily stores have introduced the service so far, following a pilot with five sites last year
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to make brands shine on the digital shelf
Simply shrinking pack pictures won’t do when it comes to driving online sales. What works best?
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NewsAldi wins World Cup battle for social media attention
Aldi won 34% of ‘share of creator voice’ around the World Cup, compared with runner-up eBay’s 31%, according to research
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NewsM&S and Boots sign up for YouTube’s UK creator affiliate shopping programme
According to YouTube, when creators tag products directly in their videos, it can lead to up to 50% more clicks than links in the video description alone
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NewsBurnham announces 20% business rates cut for pubs and music venues
The cut will be ‘fully funded’ by a tax clampdown on online marketplace sellers and businesses not making a ‘positive contribution’ such as vape shops
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NewsWorld Cup boosts rapid grocery delivery to yearly share highs
Fmcg sales via quick commerce services like Deliveroo, Uber Eats and supermarkets’ own rapid delivery apps hit 14% of all online grocery sales on the day of the England football team’s World Cup quarter-final match, the data shows
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NewsTesco to launch on Uber Eats and Deliveroo as rapid grocery share soars
Tesco had stood alone among its major supermarket competitors in not listing its stores on the aggregator apps until now
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Promotional FeaturesUnderstanding the new shopper journey
Shoppers now hit almost 11 touchpoints before checkout. Here’s how grocers can turn that fragmentation into an advantage.