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Comment & OpinionCan AI smart trolleys make grocery shopping feel like an adventure?
Morrisons is trialling new ‘AI trolleys’ that it hopes will enhance the shopper experience
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NewsMorrisons to trial AI-powered smart shopping trolleys
The new AI-powered ‘Caper Carts’ would make ‘shopping feel like an adventure’, said Instacart chief connected stores officer David McIntosh
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NewsTesco availability app guides shoppers around store in smart shopping list rollout
The new function on its Clubcard app will allow shoppers to create lists before they go to a store and use them in conjunction with Tesco’s Scan as you Shop to navigate to one item at a time, in aisle order
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NewsCluck & collect: TikTok Shop to sell fresh Christmas turkeys
From 1 October, TikTok Shop will be taking pre-orders for Christmas turkeys via Newcastle’s The Fat Butcher
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Category ReportPile ’em high… Batteries category report 2025
…and sell ’em cheap. That’s the tactic DIY and discount stores are adopting to sell more batteries. How can supermarkets fight back?
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NewsStrongbow becomes first alcohol brand to add NaviLens tech
Cans of Strongbow cider now feature a NaviLens QR code
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WebinarsAre UK grocers ready for the next packaging shake-up?
Join experts from GS1 UK, Creative Nature, Markem and Connected Experience Consulting to discover how, with the right strategy in place, you can unlock the significant commercial and operational benefits the transition to 2D barcodes is set to create.
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NewsWaitrose rolls out CCTV and screens in store to deter theft
The screens, which relay live footage of shoppers entering and leaving stores, are being hung in the entrances of Waitrose supermarkets
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NewsPlant-based plastic alternative company secures $14m funding
Xampla said it would use the cash injection to replace more than 10 billion units of the most polluting single-use plastics, including the plastic linings found in takeaway boxes, coffee cups and sachets
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Analysis & FeaturesHere come the robots: how automation is shaking up food & drink
From delivering meals to running ‘lights out’ warehouses, robots are starting to shake up the food industry. So what roles will they take? And where does their rise leave the sector’s human workers?
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NewsNestlé UK 3D printing parts for its factory machines
The company said the move had reduced its reliance on third-party suppliers and ‘led to substantial cost savings’ compared to traditional manufacturing methods
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NewsTesco trials in-aisle avocado ripeness scanner
‘The scanner will enable shoppers to choose the avocado that is right for them’
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Promotional FeaturesHow retailers can implement smarter logistics solutions
Behind every pint of milk or loaf of bread lies a vast logistics network. Discover how retailers like Tesco, Hovis and Waitrose are using Microlise technology to boost efficiency, cut costs and deliver with confidence.
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NewsSainsbury’s to roll out facial recognition tech in stores
The technology will be used to identify and possibly ban people who are ‘violent, aggressive or steal in the store’
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NewsWalmart launches major push to recruit UK suppliers for e-commerce marketplace
Walmart has established a new seller office in London as part of a major push to recruit UK food and drink suppliers for its e-commerce marketplaces across the Americas
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NewsWaitrose expands MyWaitrose loyalty programme with ‘Little Treats’ rewards
Waitrose is set to expand its MyWaitrose loyalty programme with a new ‘Little Treats’ pilot scheme offering members rewards when they reach specific spending thresholds
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NewsAsda trialling AI cameras to monitor availability
The supermarket is in the early stages of a trial of the Focal Systems cameras, which it has installed in five stores
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NewsWaitrose trials AI smart trolley system in UK first
The system takes the form of a handlebar-like device that shoppers clip on to a regular trolley
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NewsIceland Foods rebrands Bonus Card scheme in major new loyalty push
Iceland Foods has overhauled its loyalty programme, rebranding the Bonus Card as the Bonus Club while introducing enhanced monetary rewards and third-party partnerships
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NewsCo-op launches ‘wave phone to become a member’ feature on ESLs
Once tapped or waved in proximity of the ESL, the phone’s NFC reader can immediately load a URL directing customers to the Co-op membership webpage