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Sainsbury’s has scrapped the UK’s first ever cashierless grocery store after a three-month trial admitting “not all our customers are ready for totally till-free” shopping.

Sainsbury’s scraps UK’s first cashierless grocery store admitting “not all our customers are ready”

September 6, 2019

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Sainsbury’s has scrapped the UK’s first ever cashierless grocery store after a three-month trial admitting “not all our customers are ready for totally till-free” shopping. The UK’s first till-free grocery…

Sainsbury’s is expanding its reverse vending machine technology, which will now begin excepting glass bottles.

Sainsbury’s to accept glass bottles in reverse vending machines in “landmark trial”

August 27, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Sustainable Tech

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Sainsbury’s is expanding its reverse vending machine technology, which will now begin accepting glass bottles. The supermarket will become the first in the UK to trial the new reverse vending…

Streaming services continued to decimate CD, DVD and physical video game sales over the last quarter, according to new figures.

CD, DVD and video game sales drop 20% as streaming dominates

August 12, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry, News

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Streaming services continued to decimate CD, DVD and physical video game sales over the last quarter, according to new figures. CD, DVD and video game sales fell 19 per cent…

Uber is set to acquire Latin American online grocery delivery start-up Cornershop as it continues to push into the retail delivery market.

Uber to deliver groceries and convenience store items “soon”

August 9, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Delivery / Supply Chain, News

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Uber is set to begin delivering groceries and convenience store items locally as it ramps up investment into an “ecommerce moment”. It aims to expand its Uber Eats restaurant delivery…

Iceland’s reverse vending machines have recycled more the one million plastic bottles since they were launched May last year.

Boots rolls out reverse plastic bottle vending machines

August 8, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Sustainable Tech

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Its deposit return scheme (DRS), which is being trialled at stores in Perth and Glasgow, reward customers who deposit plastic, glass and metal drinks containers with Boots Advantage Cards points.…

The Co-op will install vending machines at Reading Festival over the upcoming bank holiday weekend selling chilled meals to festival-goers.

Co-op latest supermarket to challenge Amazon Go expanding cashierless tech to 30 stores

July 31, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, News

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Co-op is dramatically expanding its cashierless payment technology allowing customers to “pay-in-aisle” in stores across the UK from late August. The grocery retailer is expanding the technology into 30 more…

Amazon’s attempt purchase a stake in the delivery giant Deliveroo is being investigated by competition authorities who forcibly placed the deal on hold in July.

Sainsbury’s Deliveroo partnership could be “problematic” thanks to Amazon

July 24, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce, News

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Sainsbury’s recently announced tie-up with Deliveroo could cause problems for the grocer thanks to Amazon’s recent investment, according to analysts. Earlier this week Sainsbury’s launched a two-month trial with the…

Sainsbury’s: Tech and electrical goods will be hit hard by no-deal Brexit

July 3, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry, News

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Sainsbury’s has warned that a no-deal Brexit could have sever consequences for those shopping for tech and electronics over Christmas. Mike Coupe, chief executive of Sainsbury’s group which includes Argos,…

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

June 24, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, News

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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…

Sainsbury’s to trial reverse plastic bottle vending machines

June 10, 2019

Ben Stevens

Instore, News

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Sainsbury’s has become the latest UK supermarket to launch a trial of reverse plastic bottle vending machines in an effort to slash plastic waste. The UK’s second largest supermarket announced…

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Sainsbury’s scraps UK’s first cashierless grocery store admitting “not all our customers are ready”

Sainsbury’s to accept glass bottles in reverse vending machines in “landmark trial”

CD, DVD and video game sales drop 20% as streaming dominates

Uber to deliver groceries and convenience store items “soon”

Boots rolls out reverse plastic bottle vending machines

Co-op latest supermarket to challenge Amazon Go expanding cashierless tech to 30 stores

Sainsbury’s Deliveroo partnership could be “problematic” thanks to Amazon

Sainsbury’s: Tech and electrical goods will be hit hard by no-deal Brexit

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

Sainsbury’s to trial reverse plastic bottle vending machines

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