All Technology articles – Page 2
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Waitrose promises to ‘always’ keep manned checkouts in stores
New signs have appeared in a number of Waitrose’s recently refitted stores, highlighting the retailer’s ‘promise’
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Comment & Opinion
Does it really matter that Coca-Cola’s AI Christmas ad isn’t ‘the real thing’?
The Coca-Cola ‘Holidays are Coming’ AI Christmas ad has horrified some – but consumer testing shows it works
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Just Eat claims petcare first with Just for Pets partnership
It now offers dry, wet and frozen raw food for dogs and cats, as well as treats, grooming products and toys for delivery within 30 minutes
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GrowUp Farms appoints Mike Hedges as new CEO
Hedges will take over the leading UK vertical farming business to drive ambitious growth over the coming years
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Promotional Features
How UK retail will meet the demands of the informed customer
Change is inevitable for retailers as consumers become increasingly knowledge-hungry. Discover the key focus points that will help satisfy that thirst for information.
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M&S rolling out trolley self-checkouts with conveyor belts to Food Halls
M&S is rolling out self-checkouts for a trolley shop, occupying as much space as a staffed checkout
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City snapshot: Nomad Foods downgrades profit guidance due to technical disruption
Nomad’s sales were hit by ERP disruption, the software used by companies to organise their operations that is notorious for causing problems. In 2021, similar issues at Walkers led to a multi-month crisp shortage.
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Just Eat finally finds buyer for Grubhub
It has sold Grubhub for $650 million, just four years after buying the US food delivery app for $7 billion.
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Lynas Foodservice unveils AI-based order-placing system
The Northern Irish wholesaler introduced the new system to ‘make customers’ lives easier’
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Comment & Opinion
The time is right for a new Post Office transformation plan
It’s a ‘New Deal’ for postmasters and comes with lots of promises of change. But will it deliver?
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Rapid grocer Gopuff price matching Aldi on more than 50 products
The quick commerce player said the move was an effort to ‘give UK households an affordable option as they prepare for one of the year’s most expensive seasons’
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Asda data breach warning after job cuts from tech team insider
‘Asda will get a massive data breach and we all know it’
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M&S and Waitrose neck-and-neck in market share as Christmas approaches
Recent changes in M&S Food Halls include the rollout of self-checkouts designed for trolleys, occupying as much space as a staffed checkout and including a conveyor belt
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Ocado launches digital QR codes to boost plastic refill uptake
The online giant has employed tech company Polytag to roll out QR code technology across 60 of its packaged dry food and cleaning products in refillable containers
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Pipe dream dead for Martin Lewis-backed tech firm Magway
Magway’s ambition was for pods powered by magnets to carry products along pipes from distribution centres to consumers
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SimplyFresh launches second store using Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech
The ‘LittleFresh’ branded store – SimplyFresh’s smaller format that focuses on food to go – opened last week in partnership with energy company Gridserve, which owns and operates it
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Solar panel-powered lorries to hit UK roads for the first time
European shipping and logistics business DFDS has teamed up with British tech company Sunswap to install 10 zero-emission transport refrigeration units in trucks delivering meat, fish and dairy products
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Iceland Foods rolls out Amazon deliveries to Newcastle
The roll out is the first to operate under a new delivery model through Amazon’s Grocery Partnerships
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Ocado Own Range adds British beans, with own label now representing a tenth of items sold
The online pureplay grocer has added more than 100 new items to its own-label range this year
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Meatly completes feeding trials for lab-grown petfood
The brand is hoping to bring its petfood to market during the first quarter of 2025