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Grocery retail technology firm StrongPoint lands Tesco and Amazon veteran Neil McCourt as strategic advisor

Grocery retail technology firm StrongPoint lands Tesco and Amazon veteran Neil McCourt as strategic advisor

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AppointmentsStaff WriterMay 7, 2024StrongPoint, Grocery retail, Neil McCourt, Tesco, Amazon, Sainsbury's, Appointments, Retail technologyComment

Google EMEA Managing Director for AI Alex Rutter joins grocery retail firm Spoon Guru as board member

Google EMEA Managing Director for AI Alex Rutter joins grocery retail firm Spoon Guru as board member

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AppointmentsStaff WriterMay 1, 2024Spoon Guru, Alex Rutter, Grocery retail, AI, AppointmentsComment

Andrew Cron joins Invafresh as Chief Data Officer at pivotal time for grocery retail technology space

Andrew Cron joins Invafresh as Chief Data Officer at pivotal time for grocery retail technology space

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AppointmentsStaff WriterApril 26, 2024Invafresh, Chief Data Officer., Data, Kroger, 84.51°, Appointments, Grocery retail, AIComment

Why Amazon’s Just Walk Out initiative failed - and why it’s not the end of checkout free technology

Why Amazon’s Just Walk Out initiative failed - and why it’s not the end of checkout free technology

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CommentStaff WriterApril 18, 2024Comment, Grabango, Aldi, Amazon Just Walk Out technology, Computer vision, Stores, Autonomous stores, Will Glaser, Amazon Fresh, Checkout free stores, Grocery retailComment

Gopuff connects with online retailer Misfits Market for US wide launch of 300 plus fresh grocery items

Gopuff connects with online retailer Misfits Market for US wide launch of 300 plus fresh grocery items

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Grocery deliveryStaff WriterApril 18, 2024Gopuff, Misfits Market, Grocery retail, Rapid delivery, Grocery retailers, Food waste, US retail, MFCsComment

Aldi launches Aldigo checkout-free grocery shopping experience powered by Grabango tech

Aldi launches Aldigo checkout-free grocery shopping experience powered by Grabango tech

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Checkout free storesStaff WriterApril 16, 2024Aldi, US retail, Grabango, Aldigo, Stores, Checkout free stores, Computer vision, Grocery retailComment

Morrisons Media Group ramps up retail media offering, including digital screens on Market Street food counters

Morrisons Media Group ramps up retail media offering, including digital screens on Market Street food counters

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Retail mediaStaff WriterApril 16, 2024Morrisons Media Group, MMG, Morrisons, UK retail, Stores, Supermarkets, Grocery retail, Loyalty programmes, Mobile retail, Digitalisation, Omnichannel retail, Retail media, PersonalisationComment

Rapid delivery big hitter Getir in crisis talks as it preps major 'make or break' restructuring move

Rapid delivery big hitter Getir in crisis talks as it preps major 'make or break' restructuring move

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Rapid deliveryStaff WriterApril 13, 2024Getir, Rapid delivery, Grocery retail, Quick commerce, On demand deliveryComment

Change at the top: Northfork announces CEO transition as Erik Wallin steps down and Sara Larsson takes over

Change at the top: Northfork announces CEO transition as Erik Wallin steps down and Sara Larsson takes over

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AppointmentsStaff WriterApril 12, 2024Northfolk, CEOs, Sara Larsson, Erik Wallin, Grocery retail, Shoppable receipes, Online retail, AppointmentsComment

Ahold Delhaize, Tesco and other global grocery retail giants establish collaborative venture fund W23 Global

Ahold Delhaize, Tesco and other global grocery retail giants establish collaborative venture fund W23 Global

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Grocery retailStaff WriterApril 9, 2024Ahold Delhaize, Tesco, Woolworths Group, Empire, Sobeys, Shoprite Group, VCs, Startups, sustainability, Retail technology, Grocery retailComment

Amazon dumping Just Walk Out isn’t the big retail technology story it’s cracked up to be. Here’s why

Amazon dumping Just Walk Out isn’t the big retail technology story it’s cracked up to be. Here’s why

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Checkout free storesStaff WriterApril 4, 2024Amazon Fresh, Tony Hoggett, Brittain Ladd, Amazon Just Walk Out technology, Smart carts, Amazon Dash Cart, Grocery retail, MFCs, Checkout free storesComment

Amazon bins Just Walk Out technology at Fresh grocery stores as US giant ramps up focus on smart carts

Amazon bins Just Walk Out technology at Fresh grocery stores as US giant ramps up focus on smart carts

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Checkout free storesStaff WriterApril 3, 2024Amazon, Amazon Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go, Smart carts, Stores, Grocery retail, Frank Beard, Frictionless shopping, Checkout free storesComment

Co-op invests in low-carbon tech and claims a convenience retailer first as SBTi validates its net zero targets

Co-op invests in low-carbon tech and claims a convenience retailer first as SBTi validates its net zero targets

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Green retailStaff WriterMarch 29, 2024Co-op, UK retail, Convenience stores, Grocery retail, Stores, Green retail, Sustainable retail, sustainability, Science Based Targets initiative, SBTi, Supply chain, Net zero, Low-carbon technologyComment

Data and insights key as UK grocery giant Sainsbury's preps dedicated Customer Journey Management team

Data and insights key as UK grocery giant Sainsbury's preps dedicated Customer Journey Management team

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Customer journeysStaff WriterMarch 28, 2024Sainsbury's, Customer journeys, Customer Journey Management, Omnichannel retail, Data and insight, Supermarkets, Stores, Online retail, Customer experience, Grocery retail, Sarah Woodbridge, ArgosComment

Oskar Jakobsson returns to the customer side as he departs Ombori to join grocery retailer ICA Gruppen

Oskar Jakobsson returns to the customer side as he departs Ombori to join grocery retailer ICA Gruppen

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AppointmentsStaff WriterMarch 27, 2024Oskar Jakobsson, Ombori, ICA Gruppen, Appointments, Ocado Group, Grocery retail, Stores, Online retailComment

Morrisons enlists savi as grocery giant overhauls how brand coupons are scanned and processed in its stores

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Digital technologiesStaff WriterMarch 26, 2024savi, Morrisons, Supermarkets, Grocery retail, Stores, Digital coupon clearing technology, Coupons, Retail Technology Show 2024, John Bates, RTIH magazine, Digital technology, AIComment

The time is now for Sainsbury’s as UK grocery giant eyes huge potential for growth and market share gains

The time is now for Sainsbury’s as UK grocery giant eyes huge potential for growth and market share gains

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Grocery retailStaff WriterMarch 26, 2024Sainsbury's, UK retail, Supermarkets, Grocery retail, Brittain Ladd, Automation, Retail innovationComment

Waitrose and WRAP tap eye tracking tech and behaviour change science to push loose produce benefits

Waitrose and WRAP tap eye tracking tech and behaviour change science to push loose produce benefits

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Green retailStaff WriterMarch 21, 2024Food Waste Action Week, Waitrose, WRAP, Stores, Loose produce, Eye tracking tech, Supermarkets, Grocery retail, Green retail, sustainabilityComment

‘We’re sorry for the inconvenience’: Woeful weekend as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and McDonald’s suffer IT meltdowns

‘We’re sorry for the inconvenience’: Woeful weekend as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and McDonald’s suffer IT meltdowns

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IT outagesStaff WriterMarch 17, 2024Sainsbury's, McDonald's, Tesco, IT outages, IT meltdowns, Retail technology, Stores, Online retail, Social media, Omnichannel retail, Fast food, Grocery retail, SupermarketsComment

Grocery giant Sainsbury's battles payments and online delivery issues as IT meltdown hits hard

Grocery giant Sainsbury's battles payments and online delivery issues as IT meltdown hits hard

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IT outagesStaff WriterMarch 16, 2024Sainsbury's, Grocery retail, Supermarkets, Omnichannel retail, Payments, Contactless payments, Stores, Social media, Online delivery, Grocery delivery, StrongPoint, UK retail, Mobile retail, Checkout.comComment