All articles by George Nott – Page 13
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets’ trust bust to be watched, but not worried about
Supermarkets received a tumbling trust score of 30, but it’s not to be worried about too much
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News
AI fruit yield forecasting startup raises £2.8m ahead of commercial launch
The technology has been on trial at “at field-scale” with two UK soft fruit growers and processors, WB Chambers and Place UK, over the last two years
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News
M&S launches ‘world first live-action 3D’ billboard campaign
The 3D billboards form part of M&S’s larger ‘Farm to Foodhall’ marketing campaign, and run alongside a TV and online campaign fronted by Tom Kerridge
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News
Rapid grocer Gopuff launches ad platform in the UK
Brands can choose various marketing options, including promoted product placement, sponsored search, sponsored carousel, and in-app and email display ads
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Category Report
How batteries are going green
Improper battery disposal is causing ever more fires. Brands are mounting an education drive and upping their green strategies
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Comment and Opinion
Sounds for the Supermarket: muzak mash-up proves inoffensively offensive
It turns out a genre designed not to be listened to grates when ever it is
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News
Wootzano: UK fresh produce packing robot launches in US market
The company’s Avarai robot is able to carefully handle perishable fresh produce without causing bruising or damage thanks to an “embedded electronic skin”
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News
Raheem Sterling-backed online grocer Oja enters administration
Founder Mariam Jimoh said the company faced ‘operational difficulties’ and an ‘unexpected dip in Q1 revenues’
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News
Getir to cut headcount by 10% in ‘global restructuring’
Getir employs around 23,000 people across five countries, but “regrettably” and “with a heavy heart” will be parting ways with 2,500 of them
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News
Deliveroo adds grocery top-up feature to takeaway orders
The rollout of the new feature came in response to customer demand, Deliveroo said, with many “placing a second order within minutes of their first”
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Analysis and Features
Could a new palm oil alternative help save the planet?
Clean Food Group says its alternative is ‘sustainable and scalable’
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Comment and Opinion
The 1970s Supermarket: Channel 5 kicks off convenience-focused nostalgia fest
A parade of retail expert talking heads explained how the shopping experience of yore was ‘really different to anything we’d recognise today’
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Comment and Opinion
Are pack inserts the smoke-free solution or vape makers’ dream?
A recent Cancer Research UK report expects the government’s smoke-free target not to be met until 2039
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News
TikTok looting sprees heading for supermarkets, shrinkage chiefs fear
Compared with 2019, losses at the major supermarkets were up by 33%, the ECR Retail Loss research found
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News
Colgate Palmolive trials generative AI chatbot
Ask Profitero AI assistant serves up data from more than 1,000 retailers in 50 countries, including price, availability, search rank, customer reviews, video and imagery
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News
Rapid grocer Gopuff beating Tesco superstore prices
The cheaper-than-Tesco prices are available for members of Gopuff’s paid-for subscription offering, Fam
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News
Oatly strikes pan-European partnership with Amazon
Oatly plans to produce a “fully enclosed bespoke packaging solution” for Amazon customers
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News
UK firm developing space farm to grow produce for astronauts
Vertical Future is being backed by the UK Space Agency on the project – likened to “the plotline of The Martian”
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Comment and Opinion
Deadly supermarket AI recipe suggestion serves up cautionary tale
Flawed and exploitable, New Zealand’s Savey Meal-Bot recommended a deadly drink
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News
Online booze seller rolls back prices to protest alcohol duty hikes
All trade customers will automatically be refunded the duty at the checkout, and shown how much has been taken off