George Nott

Consumer testing reveals best Christmas ad… and it’s not Waitrose This year has been record-breaking for ad effectiveness, says System1

Consumer testing reveals best Christmas ad… and it’s not Waitrose!

Read the extended Top 25 System1 ranking ONLY in @thegrocer.bsky.social here: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/consume...

@trientertainment.bsky.social

Tesco-backed own-label manufacturing platform Keychain launches in UK Keychain enables retailers to 'design and produce their own-brand products from scratch' and tap a network of more than 2,000 local manufacturers

New #AI-powered own-label manufacturing platform has launched in the UK

With funding from an investment group backed by Tesco

Campaign for less 'Biscoff' in everything and more peanut butter in everything. Join me.

Tesco brings full-basket shopping to Whoosh Order sizes for Whoosh deliveries had been restricted by the size and weight that could be safely carried on the back of a moped

EXCLUSIVE: Tesco's rapid grocery service Whoosh to offer full-basket shops.

Order sizes for Whoosh deliveries had been restricted by what could be safely carried on the back of a moped.

But in select stores the upper limit has been removed...

🔗READ MORE: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/tesco-b...

They've all said quite recently they'll meet this obligation, although some social media stories suggest otherwise! I guess The Grocer should go undercover and test it!

Tesco to increase bag for life price by a third Tesco is expected to raise the price of its cheapest reusable shopping bag to 40p this week

EXCLUSIVE: Tesco is increasing the price of its 🛍️bag for life🛍️ by a third!

The supermarket is expected to raise the price of its cheapest reusable shopping bag to 40p this week.

🔗READ MORE in @thegrocer.bsky.social: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/tesco-t...

🤖 So, Amazon Fresh... What went wrong, and is it over for #JustWalkOut? Read my comments in @georgenott.bsky.social's article, and my full thoughts on LinkedIn

tl;dr? Whatever problem it was trying to solve didn't exist in UK convenience stores: www.linkedin.com/posts/kienta...

Deliveroo’s Will Shu on AI, overtaking Ocado and rapid delivery Speaking at the Food & Drink Expo in Birmingham, Deliveroo's CEO and co-founder Will Shu sits down with The Grocer to talk Deliveroo's past, present and exciting future

Shu recalled Deliveroo's early days (and plenty else) to The Grocer back in 2023.

“I would say ‘hey I’m Will, I founded the company’. No one ever cared. Because they just wanted their food, right? So they just shut the door in my face.”

You can watch that here: www.thegrocer.co.uk/interviews/d...

Deliveroo CEO Will Shu steps down after 13 years Will Shu, founder and CEO of Deliveroo is stepping down from the delivery business after 13 years

Deliveroo founder, CEO and first rider Will Shu is to step down after 13 years

READ MORE in @thegrocer.bsky.social

www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/deliver...

Who was Argos’ swooping suitor and why does Sainsbury’s want to sell? Argos represents a 'key piece in the puzzle' Chinese giant JD.com is trying to solve, according to experts

A corporate will they-won’t they saga condensed into a single weekend. Who was Argos’ swooping suitor JD .com and why does Sainsbury’s want to sell?

Why was the Chinese retail giant so hot on Argos? And is it really over?

🔗READ MORE in @thegrocer.bsky.social

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Here come the robots: how automation is shaking up food & drink From delivering meals to running 'lights out' warehouses, robots are starting to shake up the food industry. So what roles will they take? And where does their rise leave the sector's human workers?

Humans eh? Pfft. With their wage and conditions demands, and - eugh - 'feelings'...

Could a grocery operation be run without any of them? With everything handled solely by robots?

This tantalisingly close future explored in @thegrocer.bsky.social here: www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...

It's been nine years and I'm still pissed off at Apple for removing the headphone jack.

One in six convenience stores selling banned disposable vapes Just under £400,000 in disposable device sales went through the tills of the convenience channel last week

EXCLUSIVE: 1 in 6 convenience stores still sell disposable vapes, despite them having been outlawed 2 months ago.

Just under £400k in disposable device sales went through the tills last week, according to data shared exclusively with @thegrocer.bsky.social

www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/one-in-...

The 102 large retailers in England who report the data sold 437 million single-use carrier bags in the year to April, up from 407 million in the previous year.

Morrisons sold five million more single-use carrier bags, Sainsbury’s 2.5 million and the Co-op 1.3 million!

Supermarket single-use plastic bag sales increase 7% Morrisons shifted five million more carrier bags in the year to April than the previous year

🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨: The number of single-use plastic bags sold by retailers in England has increased for the first time (save for one Covid year) since the government introduced the mandatory charge.

🔗READ MORE ONLY IN @thegrocer.bsky.social: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/superma...

M&S koftas bamboozle disappointed shopper Online commenters soon put the M&S shopper right, calling her a 'silly goose'

How many koftas would you expect in a pack of Seven Spice Beef Koftas?

7? 4?!

An M&S shopper has vented online of her disappointment in finding a pack only contained four of the minced beef skewers....!!

www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/mands-k...

Supermarket shopping has arrived on ChatGPT, with OpenAI introducing product recommendations and purchasing options to its AI chatbot. So how significant is the move? What does it entail? And how should brands and retailers respond?

🔗 READ MORE: www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...

Why Zoe should be happy to live and die by the UPF sword Zoe has bristled at the ASA's ruling over its ad - but it has also pushed the 'UPFs = bad' message to its customer base

Word… from @georgenott.bsky.social at @thegrocer.bsky.social
I’d have less issue with Zoe if they were honest that it’s just another fad diet...

WATCH: Ocado ditches ‘Just For You’ jingle in new advert The online supermarket has launched a new brand platform called 'Life Delivered'

The 'There's An Ocado Just For You' jingle is no more!

After four years the online supermarket has ditched the infuratingly catchy tagline for new 'brand platform' called 'Life Delivered'

New TV ad runs in reverse and features Noel Gallagher.

www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/watch-o...

💊 ASA rules that ZOE supplements are ultra processed… proving that he may be a Professor, but he can still be a grifter

FYI @katebevan.com

Health brand Zoe rapped by ASA over Steven Bartlett ‘just real food’ supplement advert Advertising Standards Authority says Daily30+ supplement ad was misleading

Nutrition brand ZOE has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority for ad featuring Steven Bartlett claiming its Daily30+ supplement is “just real food”.

Zoe co-founder Tim Spector told The Grocer the ASA’s ruling was “nothing short of disgraceful”.

MORE www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/health-...

Chilled logistics company alerts clients to ransomware attack Peter Green Chilled said it was working to 're-establish on-site systems and restore full functionality as quickly as possible'

Logistics business Peter Green Chilled has informed its customers it is suffering a ransomware attack.

Has been forced to suspend some operations, meaning orders into Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi cancelled.

www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/chilled...

Very excitable reviewer on Tesco

🚨🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨🚨: Benson & Hedges maker JTI has taken controlling stake in the UK’s largest indy vape company Flavour Warehouse.

JTI confirmed said deal was “in line with our exploratory approach for reduced-risk products beyond heated tobacco sticks”

🔗 Read more: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/jti-tak...

M&S warns customers their personal data has been taken by cyberattackers Dates of birth, 'household information', telephone numbers and 'masked' payment card details have been stolen, retailer admits

🚨 🚨 BREAKING🚨 🚨 : Customer personal details inc DOBs, household info, phone numbers, card details have been taken by hackers in M&S's cyber attack.

Warns customers they "might receive emails, calls or texts claiming to be from M&S when they are not"

🔗Read more: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/mands-w...

‘There’s nothing to buy’: cyberattack devastates Co-op availability Co-op has written to its suppliers warning them 'we are currently unable to place orders until further notice'

"There’s nothing to buy"

Co-op's ongoing cyberattack has devastated instore availability, with empty shelves across its estate.

Now it's written to suppliers telling them to stop delivering to its depots as the wrangle with hackers continues....

www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/theres-...

Answer: My Dad.

I have had the Lindt one and it was really nice tbf. On Ocado though it ranks lower than a share bag of Munchies Orange - yeugh!

Bloody delicious?! The reviews are all from previous purchasers so they did shell out - and seemingly regretted it!

Lindt and M&S ‘over-priced and over-hyped’ Dubai chocolate among worst-rated bars on Ocado One reviewer said they 'got sucked into the hype and spent £10 on what is essentially a Kit Kat with a very small amount of pistachio in'

“I don’t love it…And for a tenner I definitely need to love it."

After all that TikTok hype - turns out shoppers aren't that fussed on Dubai chocolate.

Bars from M&S (£8.50) and Lindt (£10) are among the worst rated chocs on Ocado, The Grocer can reveal.

www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/lindt-a...