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Tesco has become the latest major supermarket to introduce a traffic light system across its stores to limit the number of shoppers and help maintain social distancing.

Tesco to introduce automated traffic light system across all stores as COVID-19 cases continue to spike

October 6, 2020

Tesco has become the latest major supermarket to introduce a traffic light system across its stores to limit the number of shoppers and help maintain social distancing. As new coronavirus…

Waitrose said it was “flattered” that Marks & Spencer’s range of food on Ocado was “near-identical” to its own range.

Ocado ordered to stop selling robotic technology amid major patent dispute

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AutoStore Copyright Intellectual Property Ocado Patent Trademark

October 2, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ocado is being sued for patent infringement on its trademark automated robotic picking systems which have been the sole driver of its rise to prominence. AutoStore, a Norwegian retail technology…

Walmart on Monday revealed it will be trialing one hour autonomous drone deliveries in 2021.

Walmart announces it is trialing 1 hour drone delivery

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September 14, 2020

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Walmart on Monday revealed it will be trialing one hour autonomous drone deliveries in 2021. The retail giant said it had established a partnership with Zipline, a medical supply drone…

Ocado is accelerating the development of its “robotic picking products” as the pandemic presents opportunities bigger “than we imagined (were) previously possible”.

Ocado is dramatically accelerating development of “robotic picking products”

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August 12, 2020

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Ocado is accelerating the development of its “robotic picking products” as the pandemic presents opportunities bigger “than we imagined (were) previously possible”. Ocado Technology’s chief executive James Matthews explained during…

Amazon has set its sights on London’s Regent street for the upcoming roll out of its high-tech Go grocery stores, alongside other locations in the south west of the capital.

Amazon targeting London’s Regent Street for Go convenience store roll-out

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August 5, 2020

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Amazon has set its sights on London’s Regent street for the upcoming roll out of its high-tech Go grocery stores, alongside other locations in the south west of the capital.…

Marks & Spencer shoppers are being targeted by hackers posing as the company’s chief executive Steve Rowe.

Marks & Spencer rolls out new food-to-go vending machines

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M&S Marks & Spencer Simply Food Vending Machines

August 5, 2020

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Marks & Spencer is introducing vending machines at select convenience stores offering customers rapid access to its food-to-go lines. M&S first food-to-go vending machines is being trialled at its Simply…

Asda is trialing a trolley cleaning machine which will kill 99.9 per cent of bacteria in a matter of seconds.

Asda rolls out high-tech trolley cleaning machine which can kill 99.9% of bacteria in 15 seconds

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Asda bacteria sanitiser trolley WasteCare

July 27, 2020

Ben Stevens

Asda is trialing a trolley cleaning machine which will kill 99.9 per cent of bacteria in a matter of seconds. Asda’s superstore in Morley will be testing the new high-tech…

Amazon is scrapping support for its Dash Wand barcode scanning device as the retailer hammers the final nail in the coffin of its failed Dash experiment.

Amazon scraps support for its failed Dash Wand barcode scanners

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July 24, 2020

Ben Stevens

Amazon is scrapping support for its Dash Wand barcode scanning device as the retailer hammers the final nail in the coffin of its failed Dash experiment. Its Dash Wand, launched…

Boohoo’s embattled chief executive is set to keep his job after its largest external shareholder rejected demands to remove him.

Boohoo set to open high-tech automated warehouse in Leicester as it seeks to recover massive losses

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July 20, 2020

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Boohoo is set to open a new highly automated garment factory in Leicester as it seeks to recover over a billion in losses incurred by a damning undercover report. Boohoo…

Asda has become the first supermarket in the UK to roll out autonomous cleaning robots helping prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Asda becomes first UK supermarket to roll out automated cleaning robots

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July 16, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Asda has become the first supermarket in the UK to roll out autonomous cleaning robots helping prevent the spread of COVID-19. Asda is trialling Tennant Company’s autonomous cleaning robots, which…

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First Mile: Why fulfilling a brand promise begins in the warehouse

19/10/2020 12:36 PM

It is the first mile, not the last mile, where brands evolve to meet the shifting behaviours of their customers and (crucially) ensure the well-being of employees and consumer alike during the pandemic.

Retailers of all shapes and sizes have long been obsessed with the last mile processes of their supply chains and it’s not surprising that self-styled ‘innovative technologies’ like Alphabet’s drone…

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