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Uber Eats partners with Shell for grocery deliveries


By Will McCurdy

Uber Eats is adding over 340 Shell forecourt stores across the UK to its platform. In a win for the delivery company, grocery deliveries from Shell stores were previously handled by rival Deliveroo.


Aldi checkout-free store ‘cost £1.8m to refit’

Aldi’s cashierless store in the capital reportedly cost £1.8 million for the budget supermarket to refit. Earlier this week, the retailer announced it was trialling its first checkout-free store in London.

Ocado employees cooked lunches by robot

4,000 employees returning to work at Ocado’s headquarters are receiving fresh, personalised lunches cooked by food service robot Semblr. According to Karakuri, the UK-based tech company which develops the robot, the Ocado roll-out is the first ever installation of foodservice robotics in a large, high-volume catering environment.

Tesco pledges net-zero on all products by 2050

Tesco has committed to net-zero emissions across its supply chain and products by 2050. Emissions from Tesco’s products and supply chain make up more than 90 per cent of the retailer’s total emissions footprint.

Amazon boss tells PM he ‘won’t pay taxes out of kindness’

The billionaire founder and former chief executive of Amazon told the UK prime minister this week that it is the government’s job make sure large businesses pay more tax.
Amazon exec to lead Barclays BNPL service

Barclays has announced that Antony Stephen, the current head of Amazon Payments Europe, will become the new chief executive for its partner finance business. Barclays Partner Finance (BPF) works with retailers, offering point-of-sale finance and Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) lending.

Sainsbury’s relaunches same day delivery

Sainsbury’s is relaunching its same day delivery and click & collect services across nearly 250 stores this week. The supermarket retailer said that it would continue to roll out the service, adding 100 additional stores by the end of next month.

Tesco extends data analytics contract

Tesco will continue its ongoing partnership with enterprise analytics business Teradata. The supermarket retailer, which has over 360,000 employees, has a longstanding contract with the company.

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