in depth – Page 10
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Comment & Opinion
Automatic for the people and the smart use of technology
Hard work during the festive season paid off with broadly positive financial results for grocery
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Comment & Opinion
Never mind Robomart and Bodega - think local to grasp the future
Silicon Valley has a way of making a headline. Amazon grabbed consumer attention with drone delivery and no-checkout store
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Analysis & Features
When will Amazon have the last laugh?
A new study shows Amazon undercutting mults’ prices by 12.5% on average. But will it remain too small a player to matter?
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Comment & Opinion
Voice is loud at CES, but be wary
Hey Google’ proclaim posters across the Las Vegas monorail and convention centre as the Consumer Electronics Show opens…
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Comment & Opinion
New ways to reach those 'always-on' shoppers
I don’t think any of us could have predicted the level of media access society now enjoys as the norm
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Analysis & Features
Mobile ready hero images: the quest for a global standard
With more shoppers buying groceries on mobile devices, the humble pack shot is looking increasingly outdated. But agreeing on a common standard for what should replace it is proving surprisingly tricky
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Analysis & Features
Mobile ready hero images: Q&A with Unilever's Oliver Bradley
Unilever’s global e-commerce design director Oliver Bradley is on a mission to make product images in grocery more mobile friendly. Here he responds to key questions and challenges to the approach he’s developed with the University of Cambridge
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Comment & Opinion
Better fruit & veg online will be a winner
Recent statistics from ONS show online food sales are growing slower than online non-food sales
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Analysis & Features
The secret kitchen: why more chefs are working in the dark
A growing appetite for high quality takeaways has spurred on the likes of Deliveroo and ‘dark kitchens’
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Comment & Opinion
Seize digital in 2018
The economic backdrop is tough, and the consumer is cautious. These are not auspicious conditions for 2018
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Comment & Opinion
Make more of your online product information - it pays off
Coca-Cola’s new initiative to make its online shopping pages more attractive and content heavy is a smart move
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Comment & Opinion
Get ready for a new era in grocery retail
If you haven’t seen the opening scene of TV series The Newsroom, then watch it now
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Comment & Opinion
Facebook Messenger as grocery channel. Like?
The rise of P2P payments offers vast opportunities for grocers, says Sebastian Redenz of iProspect UK
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's expands one-hour Chop Chop service across central London
Express delivery will now be available to more than 1.7 million customers in zones one and two
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Comment & Opinion
Marks & Spencer delivery has hurdles to overcome
M&S’s long-anticipated venture into grocery ecommerce is under way and we put its new home delivery offering to the test
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Analysis & Features
Four technologies that could change the face of grocery
The most promising innovations on show at Shoptalk Europe
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Comment & Opinion
Smart tech, good; easy tech, better
Finding ways to ensure more browsers become buyers is more important than ever
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Comment & Opinion
Coming together to keep up
How online and store trading teams need to join forces in working towards integrated goals
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Comment & Opinion
Can Hellmann’s ‘emergency’ recipes really beat takeaways?
On the face of it, the initiative taps all the right trends. People are demanding everything quicker, and at minimal effort.
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Comment & Opinion
How grocery brands can work with social media influencers
Social media is playing an increasingly important role in helping brands connect with their consumers