ISN Magazine

Mercadona’s 70 Robots: Is This the Supermarket Warehouse of the Future?

ISN Magazine19th August 2026

by ISN Magazine19th August 20260

Spain’s supermarket giant is betting €54 million on automation. The bigger question is whether robots can finally solve one of grocery retail’s biggest problems: making online shopping work at scale. Mercadona has taken another...

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The New Supermarket Shelf Is Invisible — And AI Decides What Goes on It

ISN Magazine19th August 2026

by ISN Magazine19th August 20260

The next battle between supermarkets and brands may not be fought in the aisles. It may be fought inside the answers shoppers receive from AI. For more than a century, supermarkets understood one fundamental...

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The CMA Has Drawn a Line Under Britain’s Supermarket Past

ISN Magazine19th August 2026

by ISN Magazine19th August 20260

Why Britain’s competition watchdog believes Aldi and Lidl have outgrown the rules that once made them different For years, Britain had a simple distinction in supermarket retail. There were the big grocery chains —...

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Lidl’s Biggest Problem May Not Be Prices — It’s Space

ISN Magazine19th August 2026

by ISN Magazine19th August 20260

The discounter is still expanding fast. But Britain’s supermarket property battle is changing Lidl has spent years fighting for one thing above almost everything else: space. Not shelf space. Not advertising space. Land. Every...

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Aldi and Lidl: The Discounters Have Become Too Big for the Old Rules

ISN Magazine19th August 2026

by ISN Magazine19th August 20260

The UK’s supermarket rulebook is finally catching up with the discount revolution For years, Aldi and Lidl were the outsiders of British grocery retail. They were the supermarkets that operated differently. Smaller ranges. Smaller...

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Bakers Basco Returns to the Isle of Man and Isle of Wight After 18 Years to Tackle Supply Chain Equipment Misuse

ISN Magazine19th August 2026

by ISN Magazine19th August 20260

London, Bakers Basco’s investigations team has completed its first operational visits to the Isle of Man and Isle of Wight in almost two decades, recovering more than 340 pieces of bakery equipment and strengthening...

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Pilgrim’s Pride to Acquire Walker’s Deli & Sausage for £141.5 Million in Major UK Food Deal

ISN Magazine19th August 2026

by ISN Magazine19th August 20260

Pilgrim’s Europe has agreed to acquire Walker’s Deli & Sausage Company from Samworth Brothers for approximately £141.5 million, strengthening its position in the UK’s premium pork, deli and prepared-foods market. Pilgrim’s Pride is expanding...

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Interview: Alice Ancona, Chief Operating Officer, Americas Food & Beverage Show & Conference 2026

ISN Magazine19th August 202619th August 2026

by ISN Magazine19th August 202619th August 20260

Last year, I had the pleasure of interviewing Alice Ancona, Chief Operating Officer of the Americas Food & Beverage Show & Conference. Our discussion focused on the exhibition’s growing international profile and its role...

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Iceland partners with SAI, leveraging its AI Visual Language Model to reduce retail losses and shrink by 80%.

ISN Magazine19th August 2026

by ISN Magazine19th August 20260

Reducing false alerts by almost 50% has led to greater adoption among staff, with a 90% response rate to crime alerts generated by the SAI One platform In addition to helping Iceland reduce...

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Riad Beladi — International Retail Analyst, Editor and Founder of International Supermarket News

ISN Magazine17th August 202617th August 2026

by ISN Magazine17th August 202617th August 20260

Riad Beladi is an international retail analyst, editor and international marketing professional, and the founder and Editor and Head Analyst of International Supermarket News (ISN). His career has focused on supermarkets, food retail, international...