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George Nott

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Technology Editor at The Grocer

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The Grocer @thegrocer.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
The E-Cig Store secures deal with Morrisons to open concessions and kiosks in more than 400 supermarkets
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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
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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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The Grocer @thegrocer.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
New #AI-powered own-label manufacturing platform has launched in the UK With funding from an investment group backed by Tesco
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Campaign for less 'Biscoff' in everything and more peanut butter in everything. Join me.
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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...
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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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Kien Tan @kientan74.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🤖 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...
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
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...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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-...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
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...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
It's been nine years and I'm still pissed off at Apple for removing the headphone jack.
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
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-...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🚨 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...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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...
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M&S koftas bamboozle disappointed shopper
Online commenters soon put the M&S shopper right, calling her a 'silly goose'
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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...
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Kien Tan @kientan74.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
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...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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...
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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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Kien Tan @kientan74.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
💊 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
ASA ruling that ZOE Facebook ad was misleadingZOE claims you can make its supplement in your kitchen, so it can be ultra processed…
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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-...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
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...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Very excitable reviewer on Tesco
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🚨🚨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...
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🚨 🚨 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...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
"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-...
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‘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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
“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...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
EXCLUSIVE: Tesco increases meal deal price by £3 www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/tesco-i...
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Tesco increases meal deal price by £3
Tesco has increased the price of its Tesco Finest dine-in meal deal by 25%.
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
🚨 🧧 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-...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
“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...
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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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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
A new ant-inspired ‘hairy gripper’ for robotic picking, which takes its cues from ant jaw mandibles, improves the capability of current robotic handling systems with “minimal increase in complexity or cost” Ocado + Amazon backed researchers say. Read more here: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/ant-ins...
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
🚨 RETAILER LOYALTY SCHEMES ARRIVE ON THE DELIVERY APPS 🚨 It's a definite trend. Boots UK, Morrisons, Co-op and more retailers' loyalty schemes have been integrated into the major delivery apps, meaning their shoppers on the aggregator app channel don't miss out on points and perks...
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Home Office praise for Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats on illegal working ‘beyond absurd’ @workerinfox.bsky.social claims. “The elephant in the room is why platforms would even want to allow substitutes when people with the right to work could just sign up directly," says @jamesfarrar.bsky.social
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
RETAIL MEDIA NEWS Co-op launches retail media tool that target shoppers based on ‘convenience missions’ such as treat, meal occasions, top up, food-to-go and gifting. READ MORE: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/co-op-l...
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Co-op launches retail media tool that target shoppers based on ‘convenience missions’
'Co-op Compass' offers brands the ability to target Co-op customers based on their recent purchases
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Nobody notices, because nobody cares. That’s how products usually die. NOT with a big announcement on social media that a brand’s best-selling variant is about to be discontinued, complete with its own hashtag, angel wing graphics and carefully copywritten sign-off....
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Kien Tan @kientan74.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
🚴 No wonder your local Express/Local is looking worse for wear when staff are running around online orders. The reality is that q-commerce customers aren't paying enough to cover the cost of their service... When will operators learn?
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
THE QUICK COMMERCE CRISIS HURTING CONVENIENCE STORES AND HOW TO SOLVE IT As rapid grocery delivery booms, stores are coming under immense strain... - “A nightmare” - “None of our stores have enough staff to meet the demand, work stock and maintain sanity” - “completely out of hand” - “a piss-take”
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Roses are red, And the balance sheet, it appears www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/amazon-...
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Amazon closes Richmond Fresh store after just three years
The closure takes Amazon's UK grocery store count down to 19
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Lidl is rolling out its own-label viral smash hit Dubai Style Chocolate to stores nationwide on Saturday. The 122g bar will be priced at £3.99 for shoppers with the LidlPlus app and £4.99 without. Read more in @thegrocer.bsky.social : www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/lidl-ro...
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Surplus supermarket Company Shop Group is rolling out Pricer electronic shelf labels to its entire UK store estate of supermarkets. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/company...
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Company Shop rolls out electronic shelf labels across entire estate
A full rollout across the retailer's 13 England and Scotland stores is to be completed by the end of this month
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Tesco has contracted its first specialist social media agency Uncovered to deliver “engaging, high-volume social-first content”. READ MORE: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/tesco-a...
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Tesco appoints first specialist social media agency to tap TikTok impact
'We're focused on strengthening our social media strategy'
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨 Boots UK customers can now earn Advantage Card points on purchases made through Deliveroo and Uber Eats. Shoppers across both apps can now enter their card number at checkout, to collect one point per £1 spent. READ MORE ONLY IN The Grocer: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/boots-c...
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Boots customers can now earn Advantage points shopping on Deliveroo and Uber Eats
More than 240 Boots stores across the UK offer on-demand delivery through Deliveroo and Uber Eats, offering a range of up to 10,000 products
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat brand is now available on Deliveroo Hop as “slow farming meets rapid delivery”. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/jeremy-...
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Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat range hits Deliveroo Hop
"Slow farming meets rapid delivery" according to Diddly Squat and Deliveroo
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Kudos almighty YouTube algorithm. It recently served me Chris Spargo, a content creator who delivers deceptively dull mini-documentaries answering the least important questions in grocery (and some other fields). Who could resist a click? www.thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-...
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Chris Spargo: YouTube documentarian solves mundane mysteries
YouTuber Chris Spargo discovers why UK crisp packets changed their colourways - swapping salt & vinegar's blue for green, and vice versa for cheese & onion
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
- It's the fastest growing app in the UK. - It's website is the fifth most visited ecommerce site in the UK. So why aren't UK food and drink brands selling on Temu? The Grocer TEMU deep dive: How long can brands ignore cut-price Chinese marketplace? www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...
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Temu: how long can brands ignore cut-price Chinese marketplace?
As its user base balloons, should brands risk getting involved?
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Deliveroo CEO Will Shu has quashed reports he could be stepping down from the role. “I’m not. You’re hearing it from me,” he told The Grocer. “I’m running this company." READ MORE www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/deliver...
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Deliveroo CEO Will Shu quashes reports he’s stepping down
"I'm not. You're hearing it from me," Deliveroo CEO Will Shu told The Grocer
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Magnum has launched a “multisensory” advertising campaign that broadcasts the “unmistakable sound of its signature chocolate crack” to car radios when they pass billboards promoting the ice cream. Cool idea? Or accident waiting to happen? www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/magnum-...
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
HAS RETAIL MEDIA FINALLY JUMPED THE SHARK? The kids are screaming, it’s raining and it’s 5 minutes before closing. “Step in to The Tunnel Experience – an immersive activation that allows customers to “step into the PepsiCo world and feel the excitement”. FFS. www.thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-...
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Has Pepsi jumped the retail media shark with its Morrisons tunnel experience?
Retail media is becoming ever harder, if not impossible, for shoppers to avoid, says The Grocer's technology editor George Nott
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
TIME TO TEMU? Tetley and Yorkshire teabags, Candy Kittens, Fanta are among the slew of products being sold via Chinese cut-price marketplace Temu by UK-based resellers. How big a threat is this to grocery.com? And how do brand's approach the mega marketplace? www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/uk-food...
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UK food and drink sellers take to Chinese marketplace Temu
Tetley and Yorkshire teabags, Candy Kittens sweets, Fanta, Nerds, Tassimo coffee pods and Bounty wafer rolls are among the slew of products being sold via Chinese cut-price marketplace Temu by UK-base...
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
A newly launched household food waste reduction app – Remy – has acquired rival Kitche in order to “drastically scale its user base”. READ MORE IN THE GROCER www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/new-ai-...
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New AI household food waste reduction app Remy acquires rival Kitche to boost user base
Remy - described as an 'AI-driven, fully automated digital kitchen management app' - was launched in January
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