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Asda has overhauled its ecommerce pick-up and drop-off service amid what it says will be “another significant year in technology and innovation” for ToYou.

Asda revamps ToYou third-party online collect and returns service

February 24, 2020

Asda has overhauled its ecommerce pick-up and drop-off service amid what it says will be “another significant year in technology and innovation” for ToYou. ToYou, launched in 2015, allows online…

Asda is set to become the first UK supermarket to launch one-hour click & collect service following successful trials

Asda becomes first UK supermarket to launch 1-hour click & collect service

January 20, 2020

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, Instore, News

Asda, click & Collect, one-hour

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Asda is set to become the first UK supermarket to launch one-hour click & collect service following successful trials. Express Click & Collect will be rolled out to 25 stores…

Asda has rolled out 3D holograms, electronic shelf labels amid more than 20 different initiatives aimed at making “our colleagues' lives easier and our customers' shopping experience better

Asda testing 3D holograms and electronic shelving labels

January 17, 2020

Ben Stevens

Instore, News

Asda, electronic labels, holograms

Asda has rolled out 3D holograms, electronic shelf labels amid more than 20 different initiatives aimed at making “our colleagues’ lives easier and our customers’ shopping experience better”. The grocer’s…

Avocados treated with a high-tech edible coating which doubles their shelf life and does away with the need for plastic wrapping will go on sale across Europe this week.

Avocados with high-tech edible coating doubling shelf life go on sale in EU

December 10, 2019

Ben Stevens

Sustainable Tech

Apeel Sciences, Asda, EU, fruit, shelf life, supermarket, vegetables

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Avocados treated with a high-tech edible coating which doubles their shelf life and does away with the need for plastic wrapping will go on sale across Europe this week. Apeel…

Jeremy Corbyn has used his party manifesto to name and shame Amazon, Uber, Asda and Sports Direct for having “exploited, ripped off and dehumanised workers”.

Corbyn rips Amazon, Asda and Sports Direct for having “exploited, ripped off and dehumanised workers”

December 3, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry, News

Amazon, Asda, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Manifesto, Sports Direct, Uber

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Jeremy Corbyn has used his party manifesto to name and shame Amazon, Uber, Asda and Sports Direct for having “exploited, ripped off and dehumanised workers”. The Labour Party leader laid…

Black plastic will be entirely removed from the shelves of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Asda by the end of the year.

UK’s biggest supermarkets to ban black plastic by end of 2019

November 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry, News, Sustainable Tech

Asda, Black Plastic, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose

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Black plastic will be entirely removed from the shelves of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Asda by the end of the year. Morrisons announced last week that it had banned all…

Asda’s fridges and freezers will soon serve as giant virtual battery packs for the UK as the supermarket signs a landmark deal with the National Grid.

Asda to be paid by National Grid to use fridges as giant virtual battery

August 12, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Sustainable Tech

Asda, Flexitricty, Freezers, Fridges, National Grid

Asda’s fridges and freezers will soon serve as giant virtual battery packs for the UK as the supermarket signs a landmark deal with the National Grid. The National Grid will…

Amazon to overtake Sainsbury’s as UK’s biggest cooking & baking retailer

June 24, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Amazon, Argos, Asda, GlobalData, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Wilko

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Amazon is set to become the largest seller of cooking and baking goods this year, overtaking rivals for the first time. According the data and analytics company GlobalData’s latest report…

Asda steps up in-store tech to spur on growth in George clothing

May 22, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Instore, News

Asda, directional sound, George, George by Asda, Linney, Quantum 4, sound, Stephanie Platts, supermarket

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Asda has revealed plans to step up the use of digital signage, video walls and directional sound in its George clothing departments in the second half of the year. Speaking…

Walmart customers can now order groceries via Siri as the retailer announces a new partnership with Apple.

Walmart accused of penalising Amazon suppliers

April 8, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Amazon, Asda, Brick Meets Click, Mexico, Walmart

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Walmart has been accused of demanding discounts from suppliers in Mexico after finding the same items sold for a lower price on rival Amazon’s platform. According to Reuters, two suppliers…

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Asda revamps ToYou third-party online collect and returns service

Asda becomes first UK supermarket to launch 1-hour click & collect service

Asda testing 3D holograms and electronic shelving labels

Avocados with high-tech edible coating doubling shelf life go on sale in EU

Corbyn rips Amazon, Asda and Sports Direct for having “exploited, ripped off and dehumanised workers”

UK’s biggest supermarkets to ban black plastic by end of 2019

Asda to be paid by National Grid to use fridges as giant virtual battery

Amazon to overtake Sainsbury’s as UK’s biggest cooking & baking retailer

Asda steps up in-store tech to spur on growth in George clothing

Walmart accused of penalising Amazon suppliers

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