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Silicon Valley-based robotic middle-mile delivery company, Gatik, has begun delivering merchandise for Walmart in fully autonomous vehicles (no human backup) for the first time. Two fully-autonomous trucks Gatik is operating two fully-autonomous trucks on a fixed, 7.1-mile route between an ecommerce distribution facility in Bentonville, Arkansas (Walmart’s hometown) and a Walmart Neighbourh...

Labour shortages impacting availability – shopper research 05-07 November 2021 Availability issues Operational labour and HGV driver shortages has become severe enough to disrupt food supply chains. Food and consumer good businesses have been hit hard by recruitment and retention challenges in 2020 and 2021. This is resulting in lower order fulfilment levels than normal, meaning there is an im...

As part of its Digital Day, Carrefour has said it is aiming ‘to be a global leader in Digital Retail’. The new digital strategy builds on the retailer’s 2018 aims, which have created a strong foundation on which to build. The retailer said the aim to be a global leader would be ‘built on a ‘data-centric, digital-first’ approach’. Targeting tripling of ecommerce GMV to €10 bn by 2026 Carrefo...

Co-op and Unilever have teamed up to launch two refill packaging store trials in order to further understand consumer behaviours in relation to refillable and reusable packaging in a convenience environment. Unilever’s first initiative in a convenience store The pilot is set to test a couple of refill models: ‘Refill on the go’ and ‘Return on the go’. Some of Unilever’s best-known brands wi...

Since the start of COVID-19, quick commerce has been one of the fastest growing and innovative segments of the food and consumer goods industry which has been helped by significant financial investment over recent months. Quick commerce players deliver groceries and essentials to customers in less than one hour. There are three subsections of quick commerce: aggregators, pure plays, and retail...

Russia’s Yandex Self-Driving Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Majid Al Futtaim, operators of the Carrefour banner in the Middle East, to introduce autonomous robot delivery to its Dubai stores. Pilot launching in early 2022 The arrangement will strengthen Carrefour’s last-mile delivery capabilities in the region, with a pilot programme due to launch in early 2022. The ...

Midcounties Co-op has announced the launch of a pilot Click & Collect service across 25 of Your Co-op Food stores in Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. Showcasing local produce Your Co-op Food is part of The Midcounties Co-operative, one of the largest independent UK co-operatives and fully owned by its members. According to Midcounties Co-op, the new ...

With organic net sales up 1.3% in Q3 year-on-year, and up 7.6% versus 2019, we look at how Kraft Heinz is planning to mitigate the impact of cost inflation. Delivering gains after 2020 surge The company’s sales performance in the quarter paints a familiar picture with many CPG suppliers posting moderate gains versus last year and a significant increase versus 2019. The ability of companies ...

Waitrose is set to trial new wireless charging technology on its electric delivery vans in London. Delivering groceries from St Katharine Docks store Waitrose will be delivering customer grocery orders from St Katharine Docks using a fleet of electric vans that can be wirelessly charged. The trial is due to start in the new year. The vans will be fitted with a wireless slim charging pad ...

Morrisons has committed to becoming net zero across its own operations by 2035, five years earlier than its initial pledge. Reducing Scope 3 emissions across its entire own brand supply chain by 30 per cent by 2030 The retailer has also committed to reducing its Scope 3 emissions across its entire own brand supply chain by 30 per cent by 2030. It is already in the process of working with su...