The E-Cig Store secures deal with Morrisons to open concessions and kiosks in more than 400 supermarkets
Morrisons signs 400-plus store concession deal with vape retailer The E-Cig Store
The standalone concessions will be made up of pods and kiosks within the store as well as external units next to main entrances
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Consumer testing reveals best Christmas ad… and it’s not Waitrose! Read the extended Top 25 System1 ranking ONLY in @thegrocer.bsky.social here: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/consume... @trientertainment.bsky.social
Consumer testing reveals best Christmas ad… and it’s not Waitrose
This year has been record-breaking for ad effectiveness, says System1
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New #AI-powered own-label manufacturing platform has launched in the UK With funding from an investment group backed by Tesco
Tesco-backed own-label manufacturing platform Keychain launches in UK
Keychain enables retailers to 'design and produce their own-brand products from scratch' and tap a network of more than 2,000 local manufacturers
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Campaign for less 'Biscoff' in everything and more peanut butter in everything. Join me.
EXCLUSIVE: Tesco's rapid grocery service Whoosh to offer full-basket shops. Order sizes for Whoosh deliveries had been restricted by what could be safely carried on the back of a moped. But in select stores the upper limit has been removed... 🔗READ MORE: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/tesco-b...
Tesco brings full-basket shopping to Whoosh
Order sizes for Whoosh deliveries had been restricted by the size and weight that could be safely carried on the back of a moped
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EXCLUSIVE: Tesco is increasing the price of its 🛍️bag for life🛍️ by a third! The supermarket is expected to raise the price of its cheapest reusable shopping bag to 40p this week. 🔗READ MORE in @thegrocer.bsky.social: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/tesco-t...
Tesco to increase bag for life price by a third
Tesco is expected to raise the price of its cheapest reusable shopping bag to 40p this week
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🤖 So, Amazon Fresh... What went wrong, and is it over for #JustWalkOut? Read my comments in @georgenott.bsky.social's article, and my full thoughts on LinkedIn tl;dr? Whatever problem it was trying to solve didn't exist in UK convenience stores: www.linkedin.com/posts/kienta...
The Grocer@thegrocer.bsky.social · last yr.Amazon will continue to promote and sell its Just Walk Out technology to third-party retailers and venues Despite this week announcing the closure of all its checkout-free stores in the UK
Deliveroo founder, CEO and first rider Will Shu is to step down after 13 years READ MORE in @thegrocer.bsky.social www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/deliver...
Deliveroo CEO Will Shu steps down after 13 years
Will Shu, founder and CEO of Deliveroo is stepping down from the delivery business after 13 years
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A corporate will they-won’t they saga condensed into a single weekend. Who was Argos’ swooping suitor JD .com and why does Sainsbury’s want to sell? Why was the Chinese retail giant so hot on Argos? And is it really over? 🔗READ MORE in @thegrocer.bsky.social www.thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-...
Who was Argos’ swooping suitor and why does Sainsbury’s want to sell?
Argos represents a 'key piece in the puzzle' Chinese giant JD.com is trying to solve, according to experts
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Humans eh? Pfft. With their wage and conditions demands, and - eugh - 'feelings'... Could a grocery operation be run without any of them? With everything handled solely by robots? This tantalisingly close future explored in @thegrocer.bsky.social here: www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...
Here come the robots: how automation is shaking up food & drink
From delivering meals to running 'lights out' warehouses, robots are starting to shake up the food industry. So what roles will they take? And where does their rise leave the sector's human workers?
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It's been nine years and I'm still pissed off at Apple for removing the headphone jack.
EXCLUSIVE: 1 in 6 convenience stores still sell disposable vapes, despite them having been outlawed 2 months ago. Just under £400k in disposable device sales went through the tills last week, according to data shared exclusively with @thegrocer.bsky.social www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/one-in-...
One in six convenience stores selling banned disposable vapes
Just under £400,000 in disposable device sales went through the tills of the convenience channel last week
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨: The number of single-use plastic bags sold by retailers in England has increased for the first time (save for one Covid year) since the government introduced the mandatory charge. 🔗READ MORE ONLY IN @thegrocer.bsky.social: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/superma...
Supermarket single-use plastic bag sales increase 7%
Morrisons shifted five million more carrier bags in the year to April than the previous year
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How many koftas would you expect in a pack of Seven Spice Beef Koftas? 7? 4?! An M&S shopper has vented online of her disappointment in finding a pack only contained four of the minced beef skewers....!! www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/mands-k...
M&S koftas bamboozle disappointed shopper
Online commenters soon put the M&S shopper right, calling her a 'silly goose'
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Supermarket shopping has arrived on ChatGPT, with OpenAI introducing product recommendations and purchasing options to its AI chatbot. So how significant is the move? What does it entail? And how should brands and retailers respond? 🔗 READ MORE: www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...
Word… from @georgenott.bsky.social at @thegrocer.bsky.social I’d have less issue with Zoe if they were honest that it’s just another fad diet...
Why Zoe should be happy to live and die by the UPF sword
Zoe has bristled at the ASA's ruling over its ad - but it has also pushed the 'UPFs = bad' message to its customer base
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The 'There's An Ocado Just For You' jingle is no more! After four years the online supermarket has ditched the infuratingly catchy tagline for new 'brand platform' called 'Life Delivered' New TV ad runs in reverse and features Noel Gallagher. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/watch-o...
WATCH: Ocado ditches ‘Just For You’ jingle in new advert
The online supermarket has launched a new brand platform called 'Life Delivered'
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💊 ASA rules that ZOE supplements are ultra processed… proving that he may be a Professor, but he can still be a grifter FYI @katebevan.com
George Nott@georgenott.bsky.social · last yr.Nutrition brand ZOE has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority for ad featuring Steven Bartlett claiming its Daily30+ supplement is “just real food”. Zoe co-founder Tim Spector told The Grocer the ASA’s ruling was “nothing short of disgraceful”. MORE www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/health-...
Nutrition brand ZOE has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority for ad featuring Steven Bartlett claiming its Daily30+ supplement is “just real food”. Zoe co-founder Tim Spector told The Grocer the ASA’s ruling was “nothing short of disgraceful”. MORE www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/health-...
Health brand Zoe rapped by ASA over Steven Bartlett ‘just real food’ supplement advert
Advertising Standards Authority says Daily30+ supplement ad was misleading
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Logistics business Peter Green Chilled has informed its customers it is suffering a ransomware attack. Has been forced to suspend some operations, meaning orders into Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi cancelled. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/chilled...
Chilled logistics company alerts clients to ransomware attack
Peter Green Chilled said it was working to 're-establish on-site systems and restore full functionality as quickly as possible'
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🚨🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨🚨: Benson & Hedges maker JTI has taken controlling stake in the UK’s largest indy vape company Flavour Warehouse. JTI confirmed said deal was “in line with our exploratory approach for reduced-risk products beyond heated tobacco sticks” 🔗 Read more: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/jti-tak...
🚨 🚨 BREAKING🚨 🚨 : Customer personal details inc DOBs, household info, phone numbers, card details have been taken by hackers in M&S's cyber attack. Warns customers they "might receive emails, calls or texts claiming to be from M&S when they are not" 🔗Read more: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/mands-w...
M&S warns customers their personal data has been taken by cyberattackers
Dates of birth, 'household information', telephone numbers and 'masked' payment card details have been stolen, retailer admits
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"There’s nothing to buy" Co-op's ongoing cyberattack has devastated instore availability, with empty shelves across its estate. Now it's written to suppliers telling them to stop delivering to its depots as the wrangle with hackers continues.... www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/theres-...
‘There’s nothing to buy’: cyberattack devastates Co-op availability
Co-op has written to its suppliers warning them 'we are currently unable to place orders until further notice'
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“I don’t love it…And for a tenner I definitely need to love it." After all that TikTok hype - turns out shoppers aren't that fussed on Dubai chocolate. Bars from M&S (£8.50) and Lindt (£10) are among the worst rated chocs on Ocado, The Grocer can reveal. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/lindt-a...
Lindt and M&S ‘over-priced and over-hyped’ Dubai chocolate among worst-rated bars on Ocado
One reviewer said they 'got sucked into the hype and spent £10 on what is essentially a Kit Kat with a very small amount of pistachio in'
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Asda has received 5,000+ complaints over use of “Orwellian” live facial recognition tech. @bigbrotherwatch.bsky.social called Asda's trial “deeply disproportionate & chilling” www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/asda-re...
Asda receives thousands of complaints over ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition trial
Big Brother Watch dubbed the supermarket's use of facial recognition tech 'deeply disproportionate and chilling'
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🚨 🧧 EXCLUSIVE🚨 🧧 China’s biggest retailer JD.COM has test-launched a UK grocery supermarket site Joybuy, and is assembling a crack team of buyers and category managers from major supermarkets. Can't see this being anything but HUGE. What do you think? www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/chinas-...
China’s biggest retailer JD.com test-launches UK grocery site Joybuy
JD.com has commenced a major recruitment drive for 'category superstars' ahead of a full launch later this year
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Deliveroo has partnered with SMG to grow its advertising offering with fmcg and non-food brands. The aggregator app can now respond to “growing need from advertisers and agencies to be present in hyper-relevant moments when consumers are most receptive”. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/deliver...
Deliveroo partners with SMG to boost retail media offering to brands and advertisers
Deliveroo says: 'We'll offer enhanced user targeting, better campaign insights and new formats to advertisers'
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“There’s been more wealth destroyed by people trying to develop food online businesses than any other industry I can think of” Those the words of M&S chairman Archie Norman this week. Agree? Read more: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/mands-c...
M&S chairman: online grocery is ‘a desert of profit’
'There's been more wealth destroyed by people trying to develop food online businesses than any other industry I can think of,' said M&S chairman Archie Norman.
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