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NewsWaitrose 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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NewsFarmison appoints KPMG to explore investment options
The Yorkshire-headquartered meat delivery firm is targeting sales of £100m with ambitious plans to continue disrupting the ind
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NewsPost Office partners with Amazon in click & collect trial
The new partnership will enable customers to pick up parcels ordered via Amazon from their nearest Post Office
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NewsPlanning 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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NewsGrocemania reaches £100k target to fund growth into new cities
The rapid delivery service is already in London, Brighton, Nottingham and Bristol
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NewsThe Range launches third-party marketplace
Around 3,000 third-party offerings are listed now on The Range’s website, in the culmination of plans revealed last year
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NewsChelmsford Star Co-op trials partnership with Snappy Shopper for speedy delivery
The online grocery service is to be trialled at the society from 1 March for 12 weeks across six stores
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NewsOcado 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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WhitepapersKnow your customer: how sales data can boost convenience profits
Convenience has enticed fmcg manufacturers in recent years, with shoppers turning to the sector for its proximity and safety during the pandemic. As lockdown eases, suppliers need detailed customer data for this burgeoning channel
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat 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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NewsAsda to consult over 5,000 jobs as it switches focus to online
Asda today insisted the Issa brothers and TDR Capital had “no involvement” in the changes
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NewsTesco 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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NewsShopify 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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NewsHuel sees surge in growth as home delivery booms
Huel said growth was helped by new flavour launches and the rollout of an improved recipe
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PodcastThe Legacies of Lockdown: The Convenience Mix Podcast
Welcome to The Convenience Mix, a brand-new four-weekly podcast dedicated to the UK convenience retail market
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NewsUber 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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NewsSnappy Shopper targets 500 Nisa store recruits by the end of 2021
The online grocery platform has so far signed up over 50 Nisa retailers
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Analysis & FeaturesFive western food brands selling products via livestream
Selling food and drink via livestreams is big business in China, with brands shifting thousands of products in a matter of seconds, and making a lot of money doing it
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Analysis & FeaturesLivestreaming: will UK fmcg get in on the Asian foodie shopping craze?
Selling products via livestreams has taken off in China, with major influencers acting as presenters. Could this shopping craze take hold closer to home?
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NewsRiverford introduces home compostable packaging
The new packaging will replace the plastic bags used for its fresh fruit, vegetables and salads