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As supermarkets reopen after Christmas for the final days of 2021, bosses will be looking towards another seismic year.
Grocery innovation has been shunted forward by the pandemic, spurring changes…
Read MoreOcado triumphs over AutoStore in ‘misconceived’ court battle
Ocado has batted away accusations of patent infringement from AutoStore, a robotics firm, in the first round of a court case.
Three AutoStore patents are invalid, while Ocado does not…
Read MoreGrocery shoppers to spend £6.8bn in 2 weeks before Christmas
Shoppers are forecast to spend £6.8 billion at supermarkets in the fortnight before Christmas Eve, up £100 million since last year.
According to NielsenIQ data, shopping basket values increased 2.6%…
Read MoreOcado shares push upwards despite 4% sales dip
Ocado Retail has blamed the end of lockdown and labour shortages as Q4 sales dipped almost 4% since last year.
The company, a joint venture between Ocado and Marks &…
Read MoreCo-op is Britain’s ‘least hygienic’ grocery chain
The Co-op has been named the country’s least hygienic grocery chain, as analysis revealed 45 shops needed improvement.
Software company Property Inspect, which carried out the analysis using data from…
Read MoreChildren left in ‘tears’ by Tony’s advent calendar
A Dutch chocolatier has apologised for causing “confusion and disappointment” after leaving a window empty on its £12.99 advent calendar.
Tony’s Chocolonely said the product, sold by Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and…
Read MoreGetir’s ‘first-ever’ UK Christmas ads to air tonight
Getir has used its festive marketing campaign to highlight that staff will work on 25 December and “every day this season”.
The $7.7 billion grocery startup is debuting two adverts…
Read MoreTesco faces £400k bill plus interest after losing appeal
Britain’s biggest retailer has failed to avoid interest on a £400,000 late payment meant for new schools in East Lothian.
Tesco had argued it did not need to honour the…
Read MoreIceland swipes at rivals as it opens 450k delivery slots
Iceland has opened 450,000 Christmas delivery slots while criticising its rivals’ “panic booking frenzy”.
In a survey, the retailer found that almost four in 10 shoppers had not managed to…
Read MoreStrike Three: How Britain’s biggest grocers are tackling Christmas disruption
Supermarkets often have a litany of problems in the build-up to Christmas, but this year there’s been a common theme. In the past few weeks, workers at Tesco, Sainsbury’s and…
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