All articles by George Nott
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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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NewsVertical farmer to launch Canada Water site this spring
Harvest London’s new site will be London’s largest integrated indoor vertical farm, it says
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NewsTesco staff vent anger over impact of ‘nightmare’ Whoosh delivery demands
’Whoosh is the absolute worst thing to happen to Express stores’
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NewsTesco brings forward earliest available same-day delivery slot
Tesco shoppers can now order online in the morning and have their delivery by lunchtime
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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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Comment & OpinionHome working gets kicking in unbalanced Panorama investigation
What are home-workers doing all day? Panorama suggested they were all playing golf
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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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NewsSolar-powered refrigeration unit company Sunswap opens own manufacturing facility
The Leatherhead facility will create 75 jobs
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NewsWH Smith launches retail media network with SMG
It claims it is the first travel-focused, in-store retail media network in North America
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NewsDeliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat urged to explain ‘black box’ algorithms
Privacy International, Independent Workers Union of Great Britian, Amnesty International and Trade Unions Congress are among 12 organisations pushing for ’positive steps right now’
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NewsAsda claims Walmart’s full support as IT extraction deadline and fines loom
When will Asda’s ‘Project Future’ – dubbed Europe’s largest systems implementation programme – complete?
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas 2024: what were the highs and hiccups for supermarkets?
Supermarkets took the cheap veg battle to a new low of 8p this Christmas. How did it pan out and what else did they try?
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NewsAsda and Boots retail media network operator SMG expands into North America
The move marked ‘a major milestone in its global journey’ the company said
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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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NewsDeliveroo’s souped up loyalty programme giving aggregator app a boost
The app is also seeing ‘strong growth’ in grocery
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NewsTesco Marketplace in major expansion to carry 300,000 SKUs
The number of products available on the supermarket’s marketplace has swelled since launch by more than 3,000%
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NewsTesco hires Deliveroo chief to lead Whoosh
Tesco’s rapid delivery service Whoosh saw more than 1.2 million orders placed across the Christmas period
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NewsMedia Bites 15 January: CPI eases, obesity, NIC increases, James Watt
Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the consumer prices index eased to 2.5%, below a reading of 2.6% in November, meaning prices rose at a slower rate, reports several newspapers. This unexpected fall in UK in December, is “handing some breathing space to the Chancellor, ...