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Co-op’s Peckish app makes festival debut at Isle of Wight
The Peckish app can be used by festival-goers to order groceries for collection at the Co-op’s click & collect site at the Mellow Yellow Campsite
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Kingsmill 50/50 removes whole grain claim following ASA complaint
The claim was based on US dietary guidelines
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Tilda Rice launches ordering app for trade customers
The objective is to ‘futureproof the business’ Tilda says
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Comment & Opinion
Click, buy, cook: why brands can’t ignore social sales
Direct social purchasing was always going to be the next logical next step from online shopping, says Ian Colvin of Greenpark
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THG Ingenuity to roll out 430 robots at Manchester warehouse
The move is projected to increase operational capacity by 75% ahead of the peak Christmas period
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Sainsbury’s and Nectar to launch AI-powered retail media platform Pollen
Pollen will ‘redefine how the retail media sector works day-to-day’ it is claimed
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Sauce Shop apologises to customers for weeks of delayed deliveries
‘This is nowhere near the service that we aim to deliver,’ said Sauce Shop
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British Corner Shop eyeing EU return as Brexit checks set to be scrapped
The company went into administration twice in large part due to irrecoverable financial wounds from Brexit
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Nestlé launches in-house AI service to ‘create high-quality product content at scale’
The fmcg giant has created “exact 3D virtual replicas of physical products” – called digital twins – which can be quickly adjusted or localised digitally
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Rohlik takes on Ocado with grocery fulfilment spin-out Veloq
Czech online grocer Rohlik Group has spun out a new company to sell supermarkets the same fulfilment technology driving its 37% year-on-year growth
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M&S resumes online orders seven weeks after cyberattack
M&S online clothing orders are back, seven weeks after cyberattackers struck
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Reconsidering responsibility for cybersecurity in retail
Cyber attacks on the UK’s biggest supermarkets are becoming more frequent, more disruptive and more costly. In the next article in our series on unlocking value in 2025, we explore why it’s time for retailers to rethink not just their cyber defences, but who in the business is responsible for them.
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Comment & Opinion
TikTok needs to start acting like the food retailer it now is
TikTok claims it has ‘policies and processes’ and ‘strict measures’ to ensure the safety of food sold on TikTok Shop. But it’s evidently not enough
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TikTok Shop allergen scandal proves ‘urgent need to future-proof’ food safety system
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health is calling on government to update the UK’s food safety and integrity framework
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Comment & Opinion
Have we reached a turning point in online profitability?
Retailers are under pressure to make online work harder, says Michaela Jay, insight manager at IGD
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Circular online grocer Weekly.Shop launches crowdfund campaign
The online subscription grocer – which delivers groceries in reusable containers, and collects, cleans, and refills the empties to be used again – said the funds would be ‘instrumental in accelerating our growth ambitions’
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Co-op systems now ‘stable’ after punishing cyberattack
Co-op is making ‘significant progress towards a full and complete recovery’
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Food being sold on TikTok Shop without allergen warnings
The social media and e-commerce platform has been dubbed ‘the wild west of food labelling’
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Morrisons poaches Asda online trading director
The move coincides with Matt McLellan also joining Morrisons from Asda in the newly created role of group data and media director
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Deliveroo begins drone delivery trial in Dublin
Deliveroo’s trial is in collaboration with unmanned aerial vehicle operator Manna