Technology

Ocado Boss Predicts UK Ultra-Fast Grocery Delivery Will Stay Small

Rapid delivery grocery firms will only ever account for a small chunk of Britain's overall food market as the bulk of consumers will always prefer the lowe...

Minister English Announces €5m In Grants Through COVID-19 Online Retail Scheme

Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Damien English, recently announced the success...

EU Commission Wants Stronger Product Safety, Credit Rules For Consumers

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed beefing up product safety and consumer credit rules for consumers, prompted by the surge in online shopping b...

Asda Launches One-Hour 'Express Delivery' Service

Asda on Wednesday became the latest British supermarket group to launch an online service for delivery in an hour. The grocer, which trails market leade...

EML Launches Ireland's First Re-Loadable Gift Card Initiative

Trim-based payments technology giant EML and County Meath Chamber have made Meath the first county in Ireland to launch a shop local solution that can be e...

UK Court Of Appeal Confirms Deliveroo Riders Are Self Employed

Britain's Court of Appeal confirmed on Thursday that riders for food delivery firm Deliveroo were self-employed, dismissing a union appeal against past jud...

Ocado Wins New Customer In Spain As pandemic Drives Online Grocery

British online grocer and technology group Ocado said it had signed a new deal to develop Alcampo's online business in Spain, as the pandemic continues to...