All Technology articles – Page 86
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Comment & OpinionScary Insta baby makes creepy influencer for Swedish supermarket
You’ll doubtless recall The Grocer’s feature on the troubling phenomenon of the CGI ‘virtual influencer’
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NewsSainsbury’s taps into Google Cloud to spot new food trends
The supermarket will adjust product ranges in stores in response to local online hype
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Comment & OpinionAstro-boffins cultivate meat in space
Good news for carnivorous astronauts (and any of their yummy-looking colleagues)…
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Comment & OpinionThe future of e-commerce could be in consciously decoupling
Headless commerce can help marketers be more innovative and agile, says Rita Harnett, e-commerce partner of Wavemaker
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NewsTesco to trial checkout-free Amazon Go-style store at Welwyn HQ
Tesco has also made an equity investment in Trigo, the provider of the technology
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NewsSainsbury’s scraps plastic Nectar cards for new members
The move follows a trial of the new app in Wales and the Isle of Wight
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Comment & OpinionVoice technology has to evolve before it can revolutionise shopping
There are several frictions voice tech needs to overcome to change shopping habits – not least becoming more convenient, says Capture’s Matt Lee
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Comment & OpinionTiny food ‘truck’ packs a punch… and the kitchen sink
Meet ‘the world’s smallest food truck’!
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NewsCo-op launches new personalised offers app for members
The app enables members to track their reward balance whereby they receive 5% cashback on purchases of own-label products
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Comment & OpinionAliExpress strategy offers lessons on digital future of physical retail
Digitally driven retailers know who is in their physical stores, says Eagle Eye CEO Tim Mason
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Comment & OpinionItalian pizza boffin wins Ig Nobel acclaim for life science
Bogof is a huge fan of apparently pointless science – especially if it validates any existing food and drink habits
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NewsSpiritrade moves into wine, CBD and soft drinks
The platform is moving into wine, soft drinks, CBD-infused drinks and energy drinks
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NewsShoppers ‘would rather interact with robots than humans’, says study
A study found nearly 70% of consumers said they would progressively replace store or bank visits with their voice assistant within three years
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s till-free experiment: looking to the future should never mean overlooking today’s customer
What did Sainsbury’s think was to gain from excluding cash or card-paying customers who could have already used the app?
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NewsTesco to launch Google Assistant-integrated voice shopping
The service will be the first from Tesco capable of automatically integrating customers’ online accounts with Google Assistant
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Comment & OpinionVoice technology isn’t just for consumers - it could help retailers democratise data
Voice tech can be used to get simple answers from complex data, says Ash Patel, CIO of IRI
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NewsSainsbury’s shoppers ‘not ready’ for till-free store as trial ends
The supermarket went live with the refurbished checkout-free Sainsbury’s Local in London’s Holborn on 29 April
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Comment & OpinionIndian robot waiting staff bring progress to the table. Sort of
A fleet of six robot servers glide unnervingly between tables, guided by sensors positioned on the floor
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Comment & OpinionData offers a strategic alternative to shrinkflation
Costa Coffee is the latest food and drink brand to announce plans to shrink the size of its products
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NewsCoca-Cola to trial delivery robots at Alton Towers
Coke said the technology could be scaled up to be used in larger delivery vehicles