AI in Grocery Retail and FMCG – Page 7
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NewsMedia Bites 27 Aug: Asda/Walmart, Grenade, Melton Mowbray
Asda has told suppliers it is putting the development of new products on the back-burner as US owner Walmart looks to slash costs and considers a stock market float.
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NewsFarmdrop adds £5m to total raised as it expands across UK
Farmdrop has issued just over £5m worth of new shares as it continues its nationwide expansion
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NewsCoca-Cola to trial delivery robots at Alton Towers
Coke said the technology could be scaled up to be used in larger delivery vehicles
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NewsFive food businesses join Made Smarter digital technology programme
Bell Mount Farming, Blends Holdings, Bells of Lazonby, Lancashire Farm Dairies, and Len Wright Salads are the latest companies to participate
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NewsNeil Nugent joins Firestorm to back AI food trends predictor project
Firestorm is also planning to pilot a consumer-facing shopping app before Christmas
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Comment & OpinionAI pie shows hive mind has a future in flavour
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising grocery, from produce picking in fields to delivering groceries via robot
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NewsGousto to expand automation and AI as it secures further £30m cash injection
Meal kit delivery business Gousto has secured further £30m in funding to expand automation and grow its technology team.
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NewsMedia Bites 2 July: Pret A Manger, Sainsbury’s, Thorntons
Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee will step down in September to be replaced by Pano Christou, chief operating officer
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NewsMedia Bites 11 June: Ocado, Sainsbury's/Asda, Amazon
Ocado is getting in early into what may become a profitable niche of the global food supply chain with its £17m plans to roll out vertical farms near its existing warehouses.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Jon Faiman deliver on Waitrose's £1bn online sales promise?
Tension over the M&S divorce is mounting as Ocado co-founder sets up rival tech firm to help
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NewsWaitrose hires Faiman to triple online sales
Waitrose plans to build three new state-of-the-art automated warehouses to turn its online operation into a £1bn business – with the help of Ocado co-founder Jonathan Faiman.
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Comment & OpinionGrocery sector needs to slice and sell assets to be fit for the future
Companies are reassessing assets more frequently, says David Murray, consumer products and retail transactions leader at EY
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News'Big UK grocer' to open Amazon Go-style store this year
Portuguese tech startup Sensei is working with an unnamed “very big” UK grocer on an Amazon Go-style store
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NewsMedia Bites 26 March: Majestic Wine, The Co-op, Ocado
Majestic Wines has said it plans to close stores, sell assets and focus on its online Naked Wines business
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Analysis & FeaturesShoplifting: are we giving thieves a licence to steal?
Legislation, policing policy, austerity, the growth of self-checkouts and even bags for life are being blamed for the rise in crime. But what can be done to tackle it?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow technology, cannabis and Brexit will shape grocery's 2019
The grocery industry has plenty to grapple with this year, and plenty of opportunities for growth
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NewsGove warns of no-deal Brexit turbulence for food and farming sectors
Speaking at today’s Oxford Farming Conference, the Defra secretary warned a no-deal Brexit would hit the sector hard
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NewsCustomer complaints drop for retailers using AI, finds study
Survey finds 100% of UK retailers using AI have seen improved sales
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Analysis & Features10 ways robots and automation are revolutionising the supply chain
Specialised machinery is making production and distribution faster and cheaper - and in some cases creating work and increasing pay for humans
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NewsSpoon Guru AI 'better than professionals' in allergy study
Study found Spoon Guru machine learning technology was 99.3% accurate when suggesting foods for people with nut allergies