All articles by George Nott – Page 55
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Waitrose opens third London fulfilment centre to continue online expansion
The site in Greenford, west London will deliver 25,000 Waitrose.com orders every week
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Amazon launches checkout-less first UK physical store in Ealing
The Amazon Fresh store is a “new convenience grocery format” for the e-commerce giant
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Amazon to debut standard and premium own-label food ranges
Both ranges will debut in Amazon’s new London store and soon be available online
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Planning documents indicate Amazon’s first UK store will be Fresh format
Amazon has three main formats of physical food stores: Fresh, Go and Go Grocery
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Ocado boosts capacity with opening of ‘mini’ CFC in Bristol
A further two CFCs in Purfleet and Andover – which will fulfil 85,000 and 60,000 orders per week respectively – are under construction
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My Alternative CV
Alessandro Savelli, Pasta Evangelists, on Queen, espresso and Gordon Ramsay
‘My dream perk? To take the team and spend our summers working in Italy’
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Analysis & Features
How GroceryAid is helping workers get through the coronavirus crisis
Demand for support from GroceryAid has rocketed since the pandemic started – just as fundraising was hit. But it’s adapted, and risen to the challenge
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Analysis & Features
What Uber’s gig economy driver ruling means for online food delivery
A group of Uber drivers have won the right to be classed as workers. What are the implications?
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Tesco undertaking ‘massive’ process mapping project
Tesco has trained staff in its locations all over the world to understand and map processes from “thousands and thousands” of documents
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Shopify and TikTok team up to boost merchants’ video ad sales
TikTok has seen its average monthly usage in the UK rise from 11 to 19.9 hours from 2019 to 2020
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Infarm launches larger-scale vertical farm offering for retailers
The Berlin-based firm has launched a line of ‘modular farming units’ it calls Growing Centres, which stand up to 18 metres high
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Uber tells Uber Eats couriers Supreme Court ruling ‘does not relate to them’
The ride hailing firm has long claimed its taxi service drivers were ‘partners’ and so not entitled to rights normally given to workers
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My Alternative CV
Hugo Hodgson, Long Shot Drinks, on S Club 7, horses and Tony Stark
‘How do I describe my job to my mates? I make the drinks that I always wanted but could never find anywhere’
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Analysis & Features
The tech that can keep Brexit Britain connected
As red tape and delays threaten the efficiency of cross-border trade, how is technology keeping Britain moving?
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Category Report
Big wins for Big Tobacco: vaping category report 2021
Lockdown has played into the hands of the tobacco giants, whose vape brands have seen soaring sales
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Events booking platform Feast It pivots into gourmet meal kits
Feast It Deli offers gourmet meal kits from its restaurant and catering partners, plus instructions from chefs
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Vape brand VPZ launches petition for essential status for the sector
Petition wants stores to be allowed to open in a ’safe and controlled’ manner during lockdown
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Unilever builds new ‘Grocery Now’ team to capture rapid delivery demand
The company is seeking to acheive ‘at least’ £2m in orders in the 2021 financial year
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Deliveroo to expand grocery delivery service into 125 towns this year
The Grocer understands the increased availability will come from existing supermarket partners
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Uber Eats launches platform’s first non-food store with Hasbro
The ‘Hasbro Toy Store’ launches today and is offering a selection of seven products for free