All Technology articles – Page 8
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NewsMidcounties Co-op moves to centrally control stores in energy-saving drive
The co-operative has partnered with software provider LoweConex on the project, which it expects to reduce its carbon footprint “to the lowest level possible”
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NewsHolland & Barrett to invest millions into automating its supply chain
As well as investing in its supply chain, Holland & Barrett has invested more than £70m into its store footprint
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News£38m National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre launches
The centre will support research and innovation into various forms of alternative protein, from plants and microbes to insects and algae
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NewsDeliveroo riders readied to take photos of restaurant menus when collecting orders
Aggregator updates rider terms following launch of its ‘Value Programme’, which punishes outlets for marking up prices on app
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Comment & OpinionEVs are set to become the new loss leader for supermarkets
Just as fuel was a loss leader, EV charging is being offered free to customers, says Mark Frostick, associate in automotive & roadside at Rapleys
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NewsNisa to kickstart trial with Kelsius to automate food safety management processes
The symbol group is kicking off a trial next month with four stores, ahead of a wider rollout in January
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NewsScientists develop two new tests to detect fake honey
Researchers said the method of analysis was “portable and easy to implement, making it an ideal screening tool for testing honey along the supply chain”.
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NewsJust Eat rapped by ASA for HFSS ad ‘directed at children’
The Facebook ad featured an animation of the Just Eat and McDonald’s logos and a chicken nugget
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NewsTesco caught up in ‘pervert manager’ TikTok scam
The scam involves a series of TikTok posts made up of images of an individual in the supermarket’s staff uniform with text saying they had been fired from the company ‘because I rejected my pervert manager’
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NewsOrdo partners with Squishmallows for electric toothbrush range
The lineup comprises three rechargeable brushes, three battery-powered brushes and an Ordo Sonic Lite brush
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NewsMorrisons extends Deliveroo partnership to Daily stores
The supermarket has been working with the aggregator app since 2020, offering the service from around 390 supermarkets
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NewsSelf-cooling can startup smashes £150k crowdfund target
In its first iteration, inserted in an aluminium can, the device is activated by the consumer pressing a snowflake symbol on the bottom of the can
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NewsHuel and Zoe ads featuring Steven Bartlett banned for ‘misleading’ consumers
The Advertising Standards Authority ruled the two nutrition brands had failed to disclose their commercial relationships with the Dragons’ Den star in paid-for Facebook promotions and banned the adverts from appearing again in their current form
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NewsASH backs vapes as three million Brits use them to quit smoking
Anti-tobacco charity Action on Smoking & Health has urged legislators to “not undermine the value of vapes” as a quitting tool in coming regulations
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WhitepapersHow to see the greatest returns from Gen-AI tech
Generative AI offers unprecedented opportunities to enhance core retail disciplines. Here Symphony AI’s white paper explores where AI can help retailers and brands leap ahead.
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NewsEast of England Co-op links up markdown tech with flashing ESL system
The society has so far integrated the WasteInsight solution with ESLs in 18 stores, which means staff are now alerted of any near-expiry items through a flashing system
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NewsAdamo Foods raises £2m to bring ‘ultra-realistic’ steak alternative to market
Food tech startup Adamo Foods has closed a $2.5m (£2m) seed funding round to back its mission to introduce the first ultra-realistic beef steak alternative made from fungi
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NewsJust Eat partners with Card Factory in continuing non-food play
The partnership has gone live in 19 of the retailer’s 1,000 UK and Ireland stores, including in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester and Wakefield
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NewsCadbury invites consumers to star in vintage ads in generative AI-powered campaign
Users upload a selfie and select one of seven ‘eras’ of ads in which to star
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NewsCoca-Cola invests in climate startup turning wastewater into clean electricity
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ business innovation arm, CCEP Ventures, led an £800k investment round for Pipeline Organics