in depth – Page 10
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Comment and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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With more shoppers buying groceries on mobile devices, the humble pack shot is looking increasingly outdated.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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and Features
Four technologies that could change the face of grocery
The most promising innovations on show at Shoptalk Europe
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Comment and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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