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George Nott

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Kien Tan @kientan74.bsky.social · 19d

🤖 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...

The Grocer @thegrocer.bsky.social · 19d

Amazon will continue to promote and sell its Just Walk Out technology to third-party retailers and venues

Despite this week announcing the closure of all its checkout-free stores in the UK

Amazon to keep pitching Just Walk Out tech to retailers despite UK Fresh store closures

The checkout-free, till-less technology has been adopted by more than 300 third party retailers and venues globally

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 26d

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’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

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 28d

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

www.thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-...

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

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 29d

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...

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?

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 29d

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

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · Aug 7

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-...

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

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · Aug 5

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!

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚨 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...

Supermarket single-use plastic bag sales increase 7%

Morrisons shifted five million more carrier bags in the year to April than the previous year

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · Jun 27

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...

M&S koftas bamboozle disappointed shopper

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

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · Jun 4

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...

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Kien Tan @kientan74.bsky.social · May 28

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...

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

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · May 22

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...

WATCH: Ocado ditches ‘Just For You’ jingle in new advert

The online supermarket has launched a new brand platform called 'Life Delivered'

www.thegrocer.co.uk

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Kien Tan @kientan74.bsky.social · May 21

💊 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

ASA ruling that ZOE Facebook ad was misleading

ZOE claims you can make its supplement in your kitchen, so it can be ultra processed…

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · May 21

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-...

Health brand Zoe rapped by ASA over Steven Bartlett ‘just real food’ supplement advert

Advertising Standards Authority says Daily30+ supplement ad was misleading

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · May 20

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...

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'

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · May 20

Very excitable reviewer on Tesco

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · May 13

🚨🚨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...

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · May 13

🚨 🚨 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...

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

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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · May 8

"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-...

‘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'

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · May 8

Answer: My Dad.

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · May 7

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!

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · May 7

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

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · May 7

“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...

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'

www.thegrocer.co.uk

George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · Apr 29

I succumbed to the temptation of clickbait.