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Sainsbury’s announces it will be removing single-use plastic lids across its own-brand dip pots in 2023 This follows the removal of single-use plastic lids on yoghurt, crème fraiche, sour cream, cream, cottage cheese and...
Supermarkets. Automation is the solution for labour shortage
The retail industry is changing rapidly. To meet the high demands of consumers and their behaviors, the sector must adapt and adopt new technologies. The retail sector is very dynamic and rapidly evolving. Especially...
Retail Trends 2023: What Britons Want From Retailers
Retail Trends 2023: What Britons Want From Retailers Attest, a leading consumer research platform, today releases new data on the retail trends that will shape 2023. The research is found within the third annual UK...
Carrefour Belgium wins the prize for the best fresh fish supermarket in 2022.
Carrefour Belgium wins the prize for the best fresh fish supermarket in 2022. This prize awarded by the MSC is recognition of Carrefour’s achievements in terms of MSC certification and traceability. Carrefour Belgium is...
BLACK FRIDAY: HUNDREDS PROTEST AT AMAZON COVENTRY IN ANGER AT PAY AND CONDITIONS
Hundreds of Amazon workers, GMB members and local MPs are set to protest outside the company’s Coventry fulfilment centre today [Friday] in anger at pay and conditions. Workers at the site are paid just...
FIRST EVER G4S CASH STRIKE AS 1,200 GMB MEMBERS WALK OUT
FIRST EVER G4S CASH STRIKE AS 1,200 GMB MEMBERS WALK OUT Barclays, Tesco, Asda, Wetherspoons and Asda face cash shortages is GMB Members walk out G4S faces its first ever strike after 1,200 GMB...
Why shelf vision matters – and why retail businesses’ health starts at the shelf
The humble store shelf has moved from being a convenient place to range goods to a critical indicator of the performance of the whole retail business, and cameras can now monitor the status of...
Primark’s click and collect crash: Expert cloud commentary included
“The stability of a website is critical to the success of ecommerce businesses. It goes without saying that this is especially true on a high-profile launch day. Primark’s launch day website crash comes even...
BLACK FRIDAY SHORTAGES LOOM AS AMAZON PACKAGING COMPANY VOTES TO TAKE STRIKE ACTION
DS Smith workers, who also make packaging for Brewdog, Diageo and McVities vote for industrial action Amazon faces Black Friday shortages as workers at a packaging firm vote for strike action. Almost 1,000 GMB...
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ASDA WORKERS TO BE BALLOTED IN PAY DISPUTE
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ASDA WORKERS TO BE BALLOTED IN PAY DISPUTE Retail staff are struggling while Asda’s owners are buying private jets, says GMB Union GMB Union begins a ballot of tens of thousands of Asda workers today [4 November] in a...