@georgepnott

Technology Editor @TheGrocer // previously @CIO_Australia, @ComputerworldAU

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Joined February 2012
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Danny Dyer ‘a tosser’ as Deliveroo launches freshness promise thegrocer.co.uk/news/danny-d…

Danny Dyer ‘a tosser’ as Deliveroo launches freshness promise

Deliveroo will refund customers for products received with fewer than three days until their expiry date

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UK Supermarket single-use plastic bag sales increase 7% for the first (non-Covid) time since the mandatory charge was introduced 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

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Anti-theft measures hurt sales and annoy staff – are they really worth it? thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-…

Anti-theft measures hurt sales and annoy staff – are they really ...

While a reasonable enough solution on paper, it appears the labour-intensive 'Buzz for Booze' cabinets at Morrisons have fallen out of favour

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New @sortedfood stunt finally answers ‘too many cooks’ conundrum. Review in @TheGrocer thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-…

Sorted Food stunt finally answers ‘too many cooks’ conundrum

The Sorted duo lug a pressure cooker pot around London over 24 hours, stopping at the capital's best restaurants, where chefs make their mark on a chicken broth

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Nearly quarter of vape retailers still selling banned disposables thegrocer.co.uk/news/nearly-…

Nearly quarter of vape retailers still selling banned disposables

Secret shoppers visited vape stores, convenience retailers and supermarkets in nine major cities, finding 23% were still selling disposable vapes

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Rapid convenience player Zapp lists £13k bottle of vodka for delivery in minutes thegrocer.co.uk/news/rapid-c…

Rapid convenience player Zapp lists £13k bottle of vodka for ...

Only 888 bottles exist globally

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Cyberattacks: businesses must alert government before paying ransoms, under new laws thegrocer.co.uk/news/cyberat…

Cyberattacks: businesses must alert government before paying ...

The NHS, local councils and schools will be outright banned from paying ransom demands to criminals under the measures

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Morrisons to create ‘living digital model’ of its supply chain thegrocer.co.uk/news/morriso…

Morrisons to create ‘living digital model’ of its supply chain

A 'digital twin' of Morrisons' supply chain will be created, and AI applied to uncover potential improvements

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Ocado CCO Amit Chitnis to depart after less than two years thegrocer.co.uk/news/ocado-c…

Ocado CCO Amit Chitnis to depart after less than two years

George Dean, currently the online grocer's director of commercial development, has been appointed interim CCO

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Every Co-op member’s data was stolen, CEO confirms thegrocer.co.uk/news/every-c…

Every Co-op member’s data was stolen, CEO confirms

Co-op has moved to tackle 'root cause' of the problem with The Hacking Games partnership

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Tesco boosts home delivery and click & collect offering for summer thegrocer.co.uk/news/tesco-b…

Tesco boosts home delivery and click & collect offering for summer

The move is 'for summer only' Tesco told The Grocer, and aimed at 'those unexpected summer moments'

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Asda, Morrisons and Co-op retail media partner SMG names new CEO thegrocer.co.uk/news/asda-mo…

Asda, Morrisons and Co-op retail media partner SMG names new CEO

Katie Streeter Hurle has been promoted from chief strategy officer to CEO, following the promotion of Sam Knights to CEO of SMG's parent company Next 15

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Morrisons More member pricing arrives on Deliveroo thegrocer.co.uk/news/morriso…

Morrisons More member pricing arrives on Deliveroo

The member pricing rollout follows the integration of the supermarket's Morrisons More loyalty scheme on to the aggregator app earlier this year

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Discarded nicotine snus pouches drive spike in UK dog poisonings thegrocer.co.uk/news/nicotin…

Nicotine pouches drive spike in dog poisonings

Ingesting the sugar substitute in the pouches, even in small amounts, can lead to seizures in dogs and can sometimes prove fatal.

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With retail crime at record levels, major chains like Iceland, Asda and Home Bargains are deploying facial recognition to identify potential thieves. But as false accusations mount and privacy concerns grow, is the technology doing more harm than good? thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and…

Are retailers’ ‘big brother tactics’ a step too far?

As rates of retail crime continue to rise and police fail to respond, retailers are turning to facial recognition technology

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With retail crime at record levels, major chains like Iceland, Asda and Home Bargains are deploying facial recognition systems to identify potential thieves. But as false accusations mount and privacy concerns grow, is the tech doing more harm than good? thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and…

Are retailers’ ‘big brother tactics’ a step too far?

As rates of retail crime continue to rise and police fail to respond, retailers are turning to facial recognition technology

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Just Eat launches membership scheme offering unlimited free delivery thegrocer.co.uk/news/just-ea…

Just Eat launches membership scheme offering unlimited free delivery

Just Eat+ membership is available over this summer, lasting 90 days for a one-off £5.99 payment.

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Morrisons launches AI product finder with Google’s Gemini thegrocer.co.uk/news/morriso…

Morrisons launches AI product finder with Google’s Gemini

The product finder allows shoppers to 'simply type in a product name and instantly receive information on its aisle and precise location'

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Hyper-unreal AI food video trends tap into human brain’s dark side thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-…

Hyper-unreal AI food video trends tap into human brain’s dark side

Two foodie trends in AI-generated short-form content are emerging: cutting glass fruit and feeding food to itself

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Former Man City star’s all-electric delivery firm Hived raises £31m thegrocer.co.uk/news/former-…

Former Man City star’s all-electric delivery firm Hived raises £31m

The company - which was co-founded in 2021 by former Manchester City footballer Murvah Iqbal - raised the cash in a Series B funding round led by NordicNinja

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