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Grocer 33Waitrose on top as online 33 retailers score highly
High scores were the order of the day for most retailers in this online Grocer 33
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NewsDeliveroo plays down Will Shu exit reports
The company insisted the founder has no plans to leave
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s checkout-free backtrack shows hybrid is best
A hybrid approach to scanning and payment in stores removes physical and psychological barriers to entry, says Bryan Roberts, retail futures senior partner at IGD
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Comment & OpinionIt’s all over for Amazon Just Walk Out technology in grocery
The fact is: Just Walk Out technology is just not all that frictionless
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NewsMedia Bites 7 February: ‘stagflation’, high street footfall, tariff warnings
Papers are leading on the impact of yesterday’s interest rate cut
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat shoppers really think about self-checkout machines revealed
Despite its age and ubiquity, self-checkout technology remains controversial. Our survey reveals what shoppers really make of them, as we look to an even more high-tech future
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NewsSainsbury’s strips out Just Walk Out tech from checkout-free store
The supermarket was Amazon’s first international customer of its cashierless Just Walk Out technology
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Comment & OpinionHow did Aldi end up charging shoppers £10 to enter a store?
The ‘pre-authorisation’ fee at Aldi’s Shop & Go store in Greenwich has turned ‘just walk out’ into ‘just walk out at least £10 worse off’
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NewsAmazon appoints Whole Foods CEO to lead its grocery stores globally
Jason Buechel replaces Tesco veteran Tony Hoggett, who departed the company in October
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Analysis & FeaturesShould Amazon be worried about Tesco’s marketplace?
Tesco Marketplace has swelled by over 1,000% to 300,000 SKUs
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Comment & OpinionDoug Gurr running the CMA: what could possibly go wrong?
There is clearly still grrr in the Gurr, with the 60-year-old today announced as the new interim chairman of the Competition & Markets Authority
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Comment & OpinionAmazon would fight a GSCOP investigation tooth and nail
Groceries Code Adjudicator Mark White needs to take care before he goes into battle with Amazon
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NewsAmazon pulls own-label ready meal range
‘Like all retailers, we continually review our range and test new selection with customers,’ a spokesman said
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator weighs up consequences of investigation into Amazon
Amazon came rock bottom in the 2024 poll, with its perceived code compliance score falling from 59% to 47%
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Comment & OpinionAmazon’s £1 meal deal is savvy but misses the point
Where can you get a lunch for £1 these days? Ironically, it’s not Poundland, whose meal deal will set you back £3. Instead, Amazon has emerged as the surprising champion of the round-pound lunch
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NewsAmazon Fresh stores in London get £1 meal deal
Amazon is dubbing it ‘London’s Best Value Meal Deal’
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Analysis & Features2024 in grocery: Seven trends that influenced food and drink innovation
From Wicked collabs to the K-food wave, we look at the inspiration behind grocery’s most significant trend-led food and drink launches for 2024
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Analysis & FeaturesThe battle for the best Christmas ad 2024: which ones impress our expert panel?
From a star-laden ‘crime scene’ to Kevin Carrot making boob jokes, this year’s ads are a varied bunch
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NewsAmazon climbs down over supplier proof of delivery in GSCOP overhaul
In July, the Adjudicator threatened to take action against Amazon, after its saw its compliance score fall from 59% to 47%
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NewsAmazon launches first new Fresh store in a year
The store – in West Hampstead – also gives shoppers the option to use a self-checkout till