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Tesco F&F online – the good, the bad, and the glitchy: our most read retail technology articles from last week

Check out the articles on this here website that caught your fancy last week, including Marks and Spencer, PoundFun, H&M Group, Centra, Carrefour Belgium, StrongPoint, THG Ingenuity, Asda, LIveRamp, and Amazon. Marks and Spencer lacked business continuity plan amid ongoing cyber attack chaos, M&S insider claims An M&S insider has talked to Sky News about […]
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Family Dollar Launches New Partnership With Uber Eats. Here Are the Details

Family Dollar has announced a new partnership with Uber Eats, offering its clientele a unique delivery option for everyday essentials. This news came shortly after the discount store announced that its parent company had sold it for $1 billion. Let’s look at what we know about this newest partnership. Family Dollar Now Available on Uber […]
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Restaurant Leaders Confront the Future: Why Reinvention, Not Nostalgia, Will Define the Next Era of Dining

  As chain restaurant executives gather in Chicago, the stakes have never been higher. Traditional strategies rooted in brand protectionism are crumbling under the weight of rising costs, labor shortages, and fierce competition from non-traditional food outlets. According to Steven Johnson, the Grocerant Guru® at Foodservice Solutions®, the path to survival is not resistance but […]
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Bob’s Discount Furniture Plans 20 New Stores as it Expands to the Southeast

Bob’s Discount Furniture will open 20 new stores this year, including the retailer’s first foray into the Southeast U.S. and its first store in Vermont, reinforcing its ties to its home base in the Northeast. The openings began over the President’s Day weekend and will continue through the summer and fall, eventually bringing the chain […]
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What’s next for Instacart as CEO Fidji Simo announces decision to join OpenAI as head of applications?

Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is departing the grocery technology company to join OpenAI as its Chief of Applications. In an email to employees, she said: “Let me start by saying this was an incredibly hard decision because I love this company. We are operating incredibly well as our last earnings results have shown. Our strategy […]
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7-Eleven Enhances Subscription Service with Free Drinks and In-Store Exclusives

7-Eleven has launched an improved Gold Pass subscription and loyalty program, building on the 7NOW Gold Pass subscription delivery service introduced in January 2022. The enhanced program brings loyalty, perks and delivery benefits together and is available for $9.95 per month or $95 annually; students pay $5.95 monthly or $55 per year. In addition to […]
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How Luxury DTC Brands are Bringing the Jewelry Experience Back to its Roots

The luxury jewelry buying experience has undergone a significant transformation. It used to be an intimate affair, with customers sitting across from a jeweler, meticulously designing their dream piece. As luxury has scaled, it’s lost that intimacy, shifting from serving that personal desire to simply moving what’s available. Given that only 20%-25% of customers enter […]
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In-N-Out Burger Expands to New Unlisted Location in Utah

In-N-Out Burger has expanded exponentially, but the popular fast-food chain is making headlines for a new unlisted location in Utah. According to a notice of approved ordinances and city council agenda materials, the St. George City Council recently approved In-N-Out’s plan to open a new restaurant in the SunRiver neighborhood, per The Spectrum. Construction schedules […]
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Personalized Disruption: Grocery’s Secret to Breaking Old Habits

There’s no shortage of talk about technology that’s going to redefine, dominate, or transform retail this year. Much of this language boils down to marketing speech, and often, true industry disruption fails to materialize. There is no shortage of tech hyperbole in retail. But then there’s the occasional exception — a technology that genuinely does […]
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Packaging Matters: The Cost, Sustainability, and Strategic Role of Packaging in Fresh Meals and Meal Components

  When you think about a restaurant meal or a ready-to-eat fresh meal component, your first thoughts probably center around taste, quality, or convenience according to Steven Johnson the Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. But behind every delicious bite is something just as crucial to a food business’s success: packaging. In today’s […]
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Scots stores gain premium healthy living status

Three independent Spar stores in Scotland are among a group of seven to have been awarded premium status in the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) healthy living programme. The independent Spars in Blantyre, Condorrat and Renfrew have all been named after meeting strict criteria in merchandising,… This story continues at Scots stores gain premium healthy living […]
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Despite 18% sales drop, Allbirds says it could return to top-line growth in Q4

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief The footwear brand’s new product lineup is set to hit shelves this fall and a refreshed store concept at one location is leading to higher sales. Published May 9, 2025 An Allbirds store. Allbirds is updating locations to feel “warmer,” more welcoming and easier to shop. Caroline Jansen/Retail Dive “}]] 
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Alquist wraps Walmart Alabama Supercenter expansion project as it taps 3D construction technology

Walmart and Alquist have announced the completion of a second 3D Concrete Print (3DCP) project at the US retail giant’s Owens Cross Roads, Ala., Supercenter. In Alabama, the five-person Alquist team, utilising two 3DCP systems, printed the 16 foot high walls on the Pickup expansion in 75 hours during seven operational days, which, the company […]
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White Castle Rolls Back Slider Prices to 2012 in Bold Value Play

White Castle has rolled back the cost of its sliders to 2012 prices in an unprecedented, budget-busting move to drive store traffic and build customer trust. According to a company press release, a pack of six sliders will cost just $4. This means each slider is priced at 67 cents, less than the menu listing […]
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Old Navy Signs Lease for New Flagship in NYC’s Herald Square

Old Navy has signed a long-term retail lease with JEMB Realty (JEMB) to build a new 55,000-square-foot flagship at Herald Towers in the heart of New York City’s Herald Square. Herald Towers, which serve as the home of Old Navy’s new Herald Square flagship in NYC. (Image courtesy JEMB Realty) The store is set to […]
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UberEATS: Redefining Meals, Meal Components, and the Future of Foodservice

  In 2014, Uber, the San Francisco-based ride-sharing powerhouse valued at over $40 billion, quietly began to transform another industry: food delivery. With the launch of its meal delivery service — first piloted as UberFRESH in Los Angeles and Barcelona — Uber laid the foundation for what would become UberEATS, officially launching in New York […]
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Secret Shopper: F&F finally goes back online as Tesco nails the fashion but fumbles the website experience

Anyone who knows me in real life, the person behind RTIH’s Secret Shopper alias, knows I am unapologetically obsessed with F&F at Tesco. Their clothing range has come into its own over the past year or so, quietly stepping up its game and becoming one of the most stylish high street offerings out there. And […]
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April 2025 Retail Metrics are in!

April 2025 Retail Metrics: As we close are halfway through the second quarter of 2025, both furniture and mattress retailers face challenging market conditions characterized by declining conversion rates and average tickets. The furniture industry shows stronger traffic generation with daily opportunities up 5% year-over-year, while the mattress sector demonstrates remarkable improvement in prospect collection […]
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UK authorities warn of retail-sector risks following cyberattack spree

​[[“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. U.K. authorities are urging organizations to remain vigilant following a series of cyberattacks against three leading retail companies, including the famed Harrods department store based in London.  Harrods confirmed it was the target of an attempted hack, which took place days after […]
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Primark Aims to Extend Clothing’s Lifecycle by Bringing Repair Workshops to the U.S.

Primark has conducted nearly 400 free “Love it for Longer” clothing repair workshops in its European stores since introducing the program in 2022 as part of the Primark Cares sustainability strategy. Now U.S. customers in the New York City and Washington, D.C. areas will learn simple mending and upcycling techniques such as fixing hems or […]
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Swedish retail giant H&M Group takes minority stake in fashion focused e-commerce platform Centra

Centra has announced an investment from H&M Group. The exact amount involved, which gives H&M Group a minority stake in Centra, was not disclosed in a press release, although media reports put it at SEK 50 million. The cash will be used for research and development, as well as to scale up in Europe and […]
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Are You Losing a Little or a Lot?

It took less than a week to see how much money they were losing. And it wasn’t a little. She had just led the acquisition of two locations, and information about the business was scarce. But that’s exactly why there was money to be made. The truth is people just get stuck. They get overwhelmed. […]
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Rite Aid blames latest bankruptcy on retail operations

​[[“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. For its 2023 bankruptcy, which ended last fall, Rite Aid blamed macroeconomic factors and business challenges arising from the pandemic. For its 2025 bankruptcy, which commenced Monday, the drugstore chain says its front-of-store retail operations are largely at fault. In a letter […]
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New Owner, Old Name: GameStop Canada Reverts to ‘EB Games’ Branding

French-Canadian entrepreneur Stephan Tetrault has acquired Electronics Boutique Canada, a.k.a. GameStop Canada, from GameStop Global Holdings. Tetrault will re-rebrand the retailer, which operates more than 185 stores across Canada, as EB Games Canada, as it was known prior to the 2021 name switch to GameStop Canada. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “This […]
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Asda taps LiveRamp data collaboration platform as grocery giant expands retail media proposition

Following the launch of LS Eleven Media Services’ latest retail media proposition, Asda Access, in January this year, this has now been extended to include offsite (Meta), onsite (Asda.com) and D2C owned channels including email marketing and Asda Rewards. LS Eleven Media Services has selected LiveRamp as its data collaboration partner to bring Asda Access […]
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Wednesday Eye-Openers

With brief, occasional, italicized and sometimes gratuitous commentary… •  DoorDash To Acquire Deliveroo From the New York Times: “DoorDash announced two deals worth billions of dollars on Tuesday, saying it has agreed to acquire Deliveroo, the British food delivery company, and SevenRooms, a platform used by hotels and restaurants to manage reservations and marketing. “The […]
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Charted: How Do U.S. Universities Make Their Money?

See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Charted: How Are American Universities Funded? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways More than half of American public college and […]
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What’s next for Instacart as CEO Fidji Simo announces decision to join OpenAI as head of applications?

Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is departing the grocery technology company to join OpenAI as its Chief of Applications. In an email to employees, she said: “Let me start by saying this was an incredibly hard decision because I love this company. We are operating incredibly well as our last earnings results have shown. Our strategy […]
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Personalized Disruption: Grocery’s Secret to Breaking Old Habits

There’s no shortage of talk about technology that’s going to redefine, dominate, or transform retail this year. Much of this language boils down to marketing speech, and often, true industry disruption fails to materialize. There is no shortage of tech hyperbole in retail. But then there’s the occasional exception — a technology that genuinely does […]
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State of the Consumer Report

[Week of May 9] Timely insights on consumer behavior, pricing, and retail trends This weekly snapshot highlights the most relevant signals shaping where and how consumers are spending—from e-commerce and inflation shifts to essential vs. discretionary demand. What you’ll get from this week’s report: Cross-border e-commerce slowdown: Learn how tariff pressures are reshaping sales trends […]
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