All articles by George Nott – Page 3
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NewsWine retailer Majestic makes debut on Just Eat app
The collaboration means Majestic customers can now benefit from rapid delivery of their purchases via Just Eat, as well as Deliveroo and Uber Eats
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NewsHealth app and gut shot brand Zoe staff facing further redundancies
The company confirmed to The Grocer it was “restructuring our teams at Zoe to continue on our ambitious mission of transforming the health of millions”
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NewsAmazon grocery lead Tony Hoggett steps down
Hoggett said his time at Amazon had been “incredible” but “it’s time for the next step in my career”
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NewsOcado extends online reusable packaging scheme
Phase one of the trial, which began in August, included Ocado Reuse Basmati Rice 2kg and Ocado Reuse Penne Pasta 1kg
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NewsAsda trials vape and cigarette vending machine
The move is expected to “help prevent antisocial behaviour” an Asda spokesman said
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NewsTHG launches gen AI-powered ad creation offering iLab
THG Studios sits within the company’s end-to-end e-commerce and brand-building technology platform business THG Ingenuity
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NewsDisposable vapes: retailers given until June to clear stocks
From June, the only vaping products available for sale legally in the UK must be refillable and rechargeable, intended for repeat uses
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NewsHealth app Zoe partners with Mindful Chef on gut-friendly recipe range
The six recipes have been created and approved by Zoe’s co-founder Professor Tim Spector, and will feature on the Mindful Chef website from 3-16 November
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Comment & OpinionThe Rest Is Entertainment: Richard Osman and Marina Hyde dissect KSI meltdown
Nothing says ‘this doesn’t bother me at all’ like dozens of tweets, reaction posts and fake apology videos in response to ‘this’
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NewsFormer Defra secretary George Eustice joins ElfBar and Lost Mary advisory board
The board has been assembled by Hong Kong company HG Innovation to “provide strategic advice” as the vape brand owner looks to maintain growth in the UK market
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Comment & OpinionUnilever has surrendered to social media bully Elon Musk
It feels like Unilever has surrendered to the bully who declared ‘war’ on it, says The Grocer’s technology editor George Nott
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NewsWilko launches its first rapid delivery service with Deliveroo
It marks the first time Wilko has offered an on-demand, rapid delivery service. The available range covers garden, home, kitchen, DIY, cleaning, petcare and storage
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NewsMorrisons boosts immediacy offering with expanded Uber Eats deal
The supermarket has been working with Uber Eats for the past two years, offering delivery from its estate of Morrisons Daily convenience stores
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NewsCo-op ramps up retail media offering with rollout of hundreds of front of store screens
The Co-op Media Network (CMN) said new screens will appear at 300 of Co-op’s busiest, urban stores, at a rate of 24 stores a month until January next year
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NewsM&M’s turns tables on trick or treaters in Ring doorbell campaign
Timed for the run-up to Halloween, the marketing campaign sees callers getting “fun and festive quick replies” from Red
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InterviewsAsh CEO Deborah Arnott’s 21-year battle with Big Tobacco
Deborah Arnott is stepping down after 21 years. She looks back on her battle with the tobacco lobby… and ahead to the vaping challenge
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NewsTesco to serve self-scan shoppers with ads based on their location within a store
Tesco Media & Insight Platform launched ads on the self-scanning devices last year, claiming to be the first retailer globally to do so
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News‘Nano influencer’ food distribution company adds frozen ops, eyes international expansion
Gifta operates from two specialist warehouses across the UK, with its fulfilment teams managing ambient, chilled, and now frozen products
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NewsUnilever to extend use of on-pack accessible QR codes for partially sighted shoppers
The fmcg giant began deploying AQRs on pack with its Persil and Colman’s brands in the UK in late 2023
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NewsTesco boosts retail media offering with video ads and more store wraps
Through its Tesco Media & Insight Platform, the supermarket also unveiled new capacity to run ‘store wrap’ advertising