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NewsMorrisons appoints first chief artificial intelligence officer
The newly created role will establish a central data science and AI function for the supermarket
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NewsDeliveroo couriers to pick, pack and deliver Aldi rapid grocery orders
The new ‘Shop & Deliver’ service will be trialled across eight stores from early October
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NewsIceland Foods to use AI to calculate yellow label markdowns and cut food waste
The technology, from Retail Insight, save store staff time and ‘protect margins’ on products, by ensuring that close to expiry lines are identified more quickly
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NewsAldi begins handling produce at ‘UK’s largest automated DC’
The first outbound pallets of fruit & veg left the site on 17 September, Aldi revealed today
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NewsMedia buying platform falls foul of HFSS advertising rules
The Trade Desk doesn’t sell food, but used imagery of a two-pack of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups within a LinkedIn ad as ‘illustrative content of The Trade Desk’s capabilities and client base’ the company said
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NewsTesco’s new Uber Eats and Deliveroo partnerships ‘genuinely destroying the store’ say staff
The demand from aggregator apps is making supermarket workers’ jobs ‘a nightmare’
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NewsAsda to roll out InPost parcel lockers to 700 stores nationwide
It is the latest in a long line of parcel delivery partnerships with supermarkets
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NewsScotmid rolls out robot floor cleaners across 14 stores
The machines, called Gausium Phantas Pro, will work alongside the society’s cleaning teams, using smart navigation that allows them to move safely around stores while scrubbing different types of flooring
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NewsCo-op opens up q-commerce data to suppliers with new analytics platform
The platform, called Co-op Catalyst, gives suppliers visibility into product performance, shopper search terms, and store-level availability
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NewsMorrisons rolling out ‘shop to light’ ESL feature for shoppers
The tool will confirm the shopper is in the correct aisle of the product they are seeking, before blinking the light on the ESL when the shopper is looking in the right spot
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NewsSnappy launches AI tool to support retailers’ home delivery growth
The technology has been built to help Snappy Shopper retailers save time and get more value from their home delivery data
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NewsSainsbury’s welcomes first cohort of flagship FutureMaker graduate scheme
Sainsbury’s director of talent, performance and leadership told The Grocer the scheme would give graduates an ‘end-to-end view’ of the changing retail landscape
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Comment & OpinionPavement Overload: campaign film highlights delivery bot danger
The Living Streets film strips away the cutesy image of the bots, showing how dangerous they are to people with disabilities
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NewsDunnhumby backs UK startup boosting brands’ visibility to AI agents
Azoma measures and improves how AI shopping agents discover, interpret and recommend products for retailers and brands
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NewsGousto founder to step down from CEO role after 15 years
Timo Boldt quit his finance job age 26 to launch Gousto in 2012, preparing and delivering the first kits himself
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NewsAmazon increases pay for frontline workers by more than 5%
Full-time annual salaries will now start at a minimum of £31,408, and in some locations £33,488
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NewsWaitrose to begin estate-wide rollout of inventory management tech
Trust Retail’s tech gives Waitrose staff a more granular and up-to-date view of stock, and replaces processes that previously relied on batch updates
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NewsThai government launches shop on Ocado
Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion has launched a page on Ocado dedicated to the ‘Taste of Thailand’ featuring 15 new products from the country
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NewsMajority of Brits are against food delivery robots using pavements, poll finds
The YouGov poll commissioned by Living Streets found 60% of respondents wanted the bots outlawed from pedestrian pavements
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NewsJust Eat grocery chief joins AI startup
Hilbert provides business-to-consumer companies like Walmart with ‘predictive clarity into user behaviour, revenue drivers, and the actions that drive sustainable growth’