All Technology articles – Page 111
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Analysis & FeaturesThe virtual sales pitch: how buyers and sellers have adapted
When lockdown hit, buyers and brands had to quickly adapt to a new normal of Zoom meetings and home deliveries. Turns out, there are benefits to this new way of working
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NewsSainsbury’s to roll out SmartShop to ‘majority’ of stores
The tech is currently available at 250 of its convenience branches
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat are the patent claims in Ocado lawsuit and what is at stake?
Ocado is being sued by Norwegian robotics company AutoStore
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NewsNext-day grocery delivery service Bother launches nationwide
The service launched in a limited “test and learn phase” in March
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NewsAsda trials e-vehicles for home deliveries in Cambridge
The pod on the vehicles has capacity to carry 10 full totes of shopping
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NewsFood waste app launches scratch and sniff ‘smell-by’ labels
Too Good To Go is seeking to educate consumers on when to throw food away, instead of relying on best-before dates
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NewsM&S hires Next’s former digital trading boss
The retailer has hired Gemma Lumsden to lead its analytics, website optimisation and SEO teams
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NewsDeliveroo widget allows customers to order from partner websites
Deliveries are still fulfilled by Deliveroo, with commission taken in the same way
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Analysis & FeaturesA greener future for food delivery?
An underground network of ‘delivery pipes’ might sound far-fetched, but it’s one of several bids to make food delivery a more sustainable proposition
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NewsHolland & Barrett pilots pre-order app to minimise in-store queues
Shoppers can use the app in 10 branches to browse or search for products, and create a basket
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NewsOcado sued by AutoStore for alleged patent infringement
AutoStore claims Ocado’s Smart Platform system, which is used across Ocado’s highly automated warehouses, is based on it’s patented technology
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NewsCentral England Co-op offers eco-friendly delivery through Snappy Shopper
The trial in its Derby and Birmingham stores will see shopping delivered to local residents via an electronic vehicle
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NewsM&S rewrites online product descriptions to boost e-commerce revenue
The retailer has partnered with a digital content agency to enhance its online content and SEO
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NewsSouthern Co-op partners with Snappy Shopper for delivery
The delivery service is being trialled in its stores across Chichester and Portsmouth
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can brands and retailers utilise the reimagined vending machine?
As consumers seek lower-contact, convenient ways to buy food, the humble vending machine is going beyond snacking
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NewsHyperJar’s ‘pay now, buy later’ app available to all retailers next month
The app turns the “turns the notion of buy now, pay later on its head” allowing users to put money into ‘jars’ that they can only spend at designated retailers
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NewsFree-range egg producers to benefit from new price comparison tool
BFREPA said the pricing portal would improve transparency following concerns producers were being ‘short-changed’ for their eggs
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NewsM&S Sparks app hits a million downloads in eight weeks
More than 240,000 shoppers installed Sparks in the first two days of its relaunch
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NewsCentral England Co-op trials staff body cameras in two stores
Following in the footsteps of the Co-op and Waitrose, the society has begun the trial in its Erdington and Great Barr stores
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NewsGovernment appeals for businesses to sign up to new NHS test & trace app
Hospitality businesses are also being urged to ensure they have NHS QR code posters visible for customers