Supermarkets
PM addresses Parliament allegations; Supermarkets stripped bare as NSW communities cut off by floods; Colo River residents told to ‘leave now’; Landslides in QLD; COVID-19 restrictions to ease in VIC
Governor-General David Hurley is set to visit flood-ravaged areas of Queensland and NSW in coming days as people reel from a once-in-a-generation weather event. Mr Hurley and his wife Linda will spend time with affected residents as conditions allow, Government House said in a statement. “On behalf of all Australians, our thoughts are with residents …
How technology is transforming the weekly shop
If you see someone behaving strangely in a supermarket, staring at the ceiling or peering underneath the freezer cabinets, there is an increasing chance that they are not a thief but a start-up founder hunting for a business opportunity. Executives have taken to sneaking into local branches of Sainsbury’s and Tesco in recent months to …
‘Secret Life Of Supermarkets’ Reveals Bounty’s Dark Side : Shots
A pre-pandemic Seattle supermarket boasts row after row of prepackaged snacks. Even before the pandemic put extra stress on grocery workers, keeping shelves stocked with the variety Americans have come to expect took a hidden toll on producers, distributors and retail workers, says author Benjamin Lorr. David Ryder/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David Ryder/Getty …
Retail Tech Startup Tiliter Raises $7.5M for Cashierless AI Shopping Technology
Tiliter to increase global footprint as Investec invests through its IEC Australia Fund I SYDNEY, Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Investor demand for innovative emerging companies remains strong with Australian AI tech startup Tiliter completing a $7.5 million capital raise, led by Investec Emerging Companies (IEC). Eleanor Venture, a tech investment syndicate for angel investors, and …
Smith Rosen launches revolutionary anti-COVID, UVC technology designed for Supermarkets
Jamie Leigh Klingler, Vice-President of Product development for Smith Rosen, a Southern Nevada UVC product manufacturer, is a survivor of the chronic form of Coccidiomycosis, commonly known as “Valley Fever”, a debilitating condition that caused her to suffer a brain hemorrhage, and left her living with half a lung. Klingler, like millions of people like …
Plastic packaging: How are supermarkets doing?
Image caption Reuse and refill schemes could be the way forward, say MPs Bunches of bananas wrapped in plastic. A pre-peeled orange in a plastic box. Shrink-wrapped cucumbers. Over-packaged food has been bothering shoppers for years and supermarkets have responded by looking for alternatives to all that plastic. But now MPs are saying that the …
Supermarkets put junk food on special twice as often as healthy food, and that’s a problem
by Adrian Cameron, Christina Zorbas, Devorah Riesenberg, Gary Sacks And Kathryn Backholer, The Conversation Supermarkets may discount junk foods to capitalise on the ‘impulse buy’. Credit: shutterstock.com Half-price chips, “two for one” chocolates, “buy one get one free” soft drinks: Australian supermarkets make it very easy for us to fill our trolleys with junk food. …
Coalition’s voluntary salt limits have been ‘public health disaster’ | Politics
Nearly 10,000 cases of heart disease and stroke and 1,500 cases of cancer could have been avoided in England if the coalition government had not switched to a voluntary deal with the food industry to cut salt in food, say researchers. The Responsibility Deal was introduced in 2011 by Andrew Lansley, then health secretary. The …
Milk, bread, democracy: New Zealanders get to vote in supermarkets | World news
As well as picking up a carton of milk and a loaf of bread at the supermarket, voters in New Zealand will also be able to pick their new prime minister at the next election, after a shake-up of voting laws allowed for ballot boxes to be placed in busy shops and malls. The new …
Shooting inside California Costco causes injuries, chaos – 13WHAM-TV
Shooting inside California Costco causes injuries, chaos 13WHAM-TV One man killed, three other people injured in shooting at Costco in Corona Los Angeles Times Shooting inside a Costco store kills one and leaves two injured in California CNN Corona Costco shooting: Suspect in custody after shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded KABC-TV Shooting reported at Costco in Southern California KTNV …
