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Asda has committed to achieve the LEAF Marque certification across its UK fresh produce fruit and vegetable supply base to strengthen its environmental standards. The LEAF Marque is an environmental assurance system that recognises sustainably farmed products that is based on IFM (Integrated Farm Management) principles. It provides independent verification in core areas of sustainable farming ...

Asda has partnered with autonomous vehicle technology Wayve to deliver groceries to customers using self-driving vehicles. This is a year-long trial that will provide the retailer with the ability to autonomously deliver groceries to a catchment area of over 170,000 residents across 72,000 households in London. Asda is the UK’s second largest online supermarket, with over 20% of the market and...

UK grocer Sainsbury’s has announced the national restructuring of its logistics network. Where currently Sainsbury’s logistics needs are met by a patchwork of contracts covering different geographies, these will now be consolidated into just three contracts with three providers operating on a national level. Each of the three logistics partners will be responsible for a distinct product area. The...

On Monday the 3 April, Tesco has become the first retailer to go peat-free on its British-grown bedding plants, in order to lower their carbon footprint.  Peat is the most popular aid used by the horticulture industry to grow potting plants but when harvested, vast quantities of carbon are released into the atmosphere, accelerating climate change.    The ground-breaking step has been made i...

One of the biggest UK retailers Sainsbury's has announced that its own brand whole chicken range is now trayless, after removing single-use plastic trays from its packaging in March this year. Saving approximately 140 tonnes of plastic a year Using a minimum of 50% less plastic, this move is estimated to save 140 tonnes of plastic annually. This range of own brand chickens is available in a...

CEVA Logistics and Geek+ have teamed up to more efficiently connect consumers with their product by implementation of autonomous mobile robots (AMR). Modernising 50,000 m2 warehouse CEVA manages fulfilment and distribution for a footwear company in 50,000 m2 warehouse based in Grobbendonk, Belgium. The site handles 15 million units per year. The warehouse has now been equipped with a fleet ...

The UK’s largest retailer has exceeded its targets for the rollout of rapid delivery service Whoosh by 25%, and it is now officially announced to be available in 1000 Tesco Express stores. Whoosh is online service that offers customers the chance to order food from a selected list from about 2,500 to 4,500 essential products in as little as 30 minutes, with delivery set at £2.99 for shopping b...

U.S.-based retailer Kroger and autonomous middle mile delivery truck operator Gatik announced a multi-year deal to deliver into Kroger stores in the Dallas Texas metroplex. 20-foot box trucks to operate from Q2 2023 Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will move products from a Kroger Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in Dallas, Texas, to multiple retail locations. Each truck fe...

Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons are placing limits on purchases of some fresh produce lines amid shortages. Affected products and purchase limits At the time of writing, Sainsbury's, Lidl, Waitrose, Co-op and M&S had not announced any limits. Shortages expected to last a few weeks Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium (BRC), said: ...

As Europe’s sixth largest grocery retailer, by sales, Rewe’s strategy is driven by widening its store network, and making its supply chain as efficient as possible, so it can invest back into prices to enable it to compete in its key markets of Germany and Austria. The company also has a long-standing focus on sustainability, which it has established targets around and reports on. As it looks ...