All Technology articles – Page 59
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NewsOcado’s Zoom delivery service gets yellow and pink brand refresh
The service will now be known as Zoom by Ocado, with the main brand colours switched from green and blue to “bright yellows and pinks”
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NewsJempson’s rolls out ESLs across convenience store estate
Jempson’s previously relied on staff members to update the price labels in-store every three weeks
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NewsGetir raises $768m in Abu Dhabi-led funding round
The Series E round takes the company’s valuation to $11.8bn, and “cements its position as a decacorn”
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NewsVegan fast food chain Neat Burger eyes retail market with new range
The food group is in talks with retailers in the US and UK about stocking its burger and other propriety products
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NewsNew barcode-scanning app launches in UK to help shoppers ‘make sustainable food choices’
Sustained Choice, allows shoppers to scan the barcode on their groceries and make more conscious shopping choices
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NewsGorillas compensates for all CO2 emissions since its launch
Gorillas said the action “sets a sustainability benchmark for the European instant on-demand delivery industry”.
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NewsAldi ‘just walk out’ store tech partner Aifi raises $65m in funding round
Many of Aifi’s retailer clients are among the investors, including Aldi South Group, Rewe and Żabka Group
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Analysis & FeaturesIs cultured meat ‘pure science’ or a billion-dollar con?
Almost a decade since the unveiling of the first lab-grown burger, no business has been able to make it commercially viable. But that’s not stopped the money rolling in
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NewsAqua Libra Co launches flavoured water tap with aim to reduce single-use plastic
The tap offered a ‘completely new solution within the healthy hydration market’, said Aqua Libra Co
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NewsSouthern Co-op tackles food waste with new markdown technology
A rollout of the solution, created by Retail Insight, took place in January across Southern Co-op’s 210-strong estate
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NewsUbamarket enhances till-less payment function for Scan, Pay, Go app
New mechanism, means shoppers can check out anywhere in store without having to link up with payment zones
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NewsGetir evaluating investment linked to ‘Putin crony’
Getir raised $550 million in a Series D investment round from several backers in June, among them Moscow-based Winter Capita
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Comment & OpinionStores of the future will be tech-enabled, but human connection must be the core
Human connections are retail’s ‘magic dust’ and they are the keys to retail’s success in decades to come, says Nicolas Hammer, co-founder and CEO of Critizr
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NewsRapid grocer Jiffy extends number of dark store bakeries in London
Jiffy said it hoped to extend its offering to include fresh hot drinks in coming months
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InterviewsWhy grocery is swiping right for Nicky Jackson’s app sensation RangeMe
Nicky Jackson’s RangeMe is hooking up buyers and suppliers and despite only landing in June, has already caught the eye of Tesco, Asda, and Co-op.
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Analysis & FeaturesWill grocers become high-tech fulfilment centres?
It’s a dual use of physical space that has allowed retailers to roll out a physical retail presence
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NewsC-stores make record investment of £246m into crime prevention measures
Each store spent an average of £5,239 on crime deterrents such as security staff, CCTV and intruder alarms
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WhitepapersAre online shopping opportunities set to dominate grocery post-pandemic?
2021 saw up to 80% of customers in the UK ordering their groceries online and the UK grocery industry is changing like never before.
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NewsVertical farm firm growing centuries-old spinach in trial
Viroflay Spinach from the 1600s is among several heirloom varieties now being grown by the company in trials
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NewsYandex-backed Yango Deli UK resists taking position on Ukraine
Russia’s largest technology company was banned in Ukraine in 2017 due to security concerns