All Technology articles – Page 122
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Analysis and Features
A milk fixture fit for the 21st century
As premium NPD tries to drive value back into milk, store fixtures remains workaday. The Grocer challenged Synergis…
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Analysis and Features
Up close and personal
Clubcard and Nectar showed the potential of data mining. Now retailers are taking things to the next level.
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News
Marks & Spencer iPhone app to get managers back on shop floor
Marks & Spencer has given all store managers iPhones - to allow them to spend more time on the shop floor…
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News
Menace of supermarket trolley handle germs solved at last
A transparent film that claims to eradicate potentially deadly bacteria on supermarket trolley handles is being launched this week.
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News
Marks & Spencer offers shoppers free Wi-Fi
Marc Bolland has put technology at the heart of his bid to get Marks & Spencer back on track.
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Comment and Opinion
Fresh food waste is a fundamental issue
Pity the modern tomato. Scientists are questioning its tastiness. According to boffins, modern tomatoes lack…
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Comment and Opinion
Say no to imported soya
Visionary farmers are trying to break Britain’s unhealthy reliance on imported soya for animal feed…
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News
E-crime wave 'not taken seriously'
Retailers have accused police of failing to take a huge surge in e-crime seriously, after a report showed online…
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News
Dairy farmers get herd transition app
Under pressure dairy farmers could save millions of pounds with a new app that its creators claim will “revolutionise”…
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News
Unexpected item in self-service till survey
Self-service tills are often held to be the bugbear of the modern supermarket shopper - but surprising new research shows Brits want more of them in stores.
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News
Ella's Kitchen's vending machine for babies
Children quickly learn how to push their parents’ buttons - so using a vending machine should be easy for them.
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News
Campylobacter risk could be slashed by new packaging invention
Food poisoning cases caused by bacteria carried on poultry packaging could be slashed following the invention of…
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News
iPads to help M&S staff sell more clothing and vino
Marks & Spencer is equipping staff in all full-line stores with iPads to help them sell wine and clothing…
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Comment and Opinion
Sharpen the milk message
Scoring a retweet from a celebrity and getting your message seen by thousands of followers is often the holy grail for brands on social media.
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News
Nisa Local trials labelling tech
A Nisa Local store in Shrewsbury is trialling electronic shelf-edge labelling…
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News
Tesco launches virtual shopping store at Gatwick
Tesco is trialling its first virtual store in the UK, after a similar experiment in South Korea was made permanent.
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News
PayPoint top-ups now easier at Costcutter with new 'PPoS' system
Costcutter has teamed up with PayPoint to launch a new system that eliminates the need for a separate PayPoint terminal.
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News
Tesco unveils Gatwick virtual store to tempt holidaymakers
Tesco has launched a new virtual store in Gatwick Airport aimed at reminding holidaymakers to make an online grocery order for when they return and drive uptake of its mobile app.
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News
Walkers crisps packets turn into 'real-time' barometer
Walkers has launched an augmented reality push to help consumers decide if they should eat lunch indoors or…
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News
Kerry Group begins overhaul of van fleet
Kerry Group will be able to make more efficient deliveries of chilled food and drink to indies after upgrading its delivery vehicles.