All Technology articles – Page 167
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NewsMenzies Distribution app users soar to 5,000
More than 5,000 indies are now using Menzies Distribution’s smartphone app…
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Analysis & FeaturesOnline delivery tracking - who is ready?
Retailers will soon be able to tell online shoppers exactly where their delivery is. But are suppliers keeping up? One app is set to have a massive impact on consumers…
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NewsColour changing ink to make cans debut
Cans that change colour when perfectly chilled are heading to a fridge near you thanks to a breakthrough by scientists…
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NewsOcado makes it easier for shoppers to defect
Ocado customers switching from rivals such as Tesco and Waitrose will be able to import details from online accounts…
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NewsHigh security for Iceland's frozen lamb
Iceland has rolled out plastic security boxes for frozen lamb legs to more than 550 of its 780 stores…
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NewsProduce World speeds up carrot grading with Newtec machine
Produce World has installed a new carrot grading machine at its Yaxley plant to replace manual grading…
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NewsWaitrose adopts voice-activated warehouse management system
Waitrose is equipping workers with headsets that will allow voice-activated picking in its warehouses…
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NewsPortas Pilots feedback app to help share ideas
A new smartphone app to review the Portas Pilots is the latest tool in the battle to save the British high street…
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Analysis & FeaturesWill 'digital' cigarettes light up the UK tobacco market?
Forecasts of the electronic cigarette making traditional tobacco obsolete may be plausible…
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NewsTesco Great British Chefs app to teach kids cooking
Tesco is teaming up with award-winning cookery website Great British Chefs to launch an app encouraging kids to cook…
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Analysis & FeaturesCounter culture
It you think older shoppers prefer to go to the supermarket, while students like shopping online, think again. New research sheds a different light on shopper demographics…
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NewsHolland & Barrett to revamp website, offer click & collect
Holland & Barrett is investing millions in a revamp of its website and the introduction of new IT…
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NewsCompanies await fate in domain name battle
Retailers and suppliers will start finding out later this month if they have got their hands on hundreds of new web domain…
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NewsBar code marks 40th anniversary
Forty years ago today, the retail industry adopted the GS1 bar code as the standard for identifying and tracking products. But it didn’t happen overnight…
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Comment & OpinionIn the health onslaught, this looks like a salt and battery
The industry is suffering from a health regulation onslaught, or as it should henceforth be known, a salt and battery…
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Analysis & FeaturesSalt reduction: Can technology overcome the DH's bombshell?
The government now wants a red light for any portion containing more than 1.8g of salt…
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NewsAsda reports m-commerce boost as mums download shopping app
Asda is enjoying a massive boost in m-commerce as the retailer’s legion of shopping mums embrace new technology…
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NewsMorrisons to retrofit LED lighting to more stores
Morrisons has started rolling out LED lighting to a further 80 stores…
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NewsTesco online delivery keeps going in snow
Tesco claims its online delivery service kept going in the recent snow and ice thanks to special cold weather tyres…
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NewsHorsemeat scandal sends food testing levels through roof
Food safety testers Neogen say business has “rocketed” in the wake of the horsemeat scandal…