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  1. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm for shoppers

    AI chatbots are already in use by Australia’s biggest retailers, from Buddy at Bunnings to Olive at Woolworths.…
    #NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Australia #compeition #homebrand #privatelabel #Retail #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Technology
    newsbeep.com/au/881396/

  2. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
    By Ahmed Yussuf

    Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-

    #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

  3. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
    By Ahmed Yussuf

    Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-

    #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

  4. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
    By Ahmed Yussuf

    Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-

    #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

  5. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
    By Ahmed Yussuf

    Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-

    #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

  6. AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
    By Ahmed Yussuf

    Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-

    #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

  7. Sorry M&S, it turns out Barbie does her shopping at Aldi

    Aldi has its very own Barbie doll now… (Picture: Will Ireland/PinPep) She’s been an astronaut, a showgirl, a…
    #London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Barnet #Aldi #Barbie #Family #Lifestyle #Shopping #Supermarkets #Toys
    europesays.com/gbr/london/2018

  8. The hill I will die on: No self-respecting adult should use the term ‘picky bits’ | Laura Snapes
    By Laura Snapes

    It’s the Boaty McBoatface of dinner time. Britons, resist the supermarkets’ cutesy branding and have some dignity

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Supermarkets #Fooddrinkindustry #Food #Business #Retailindustry #UKnews #TheGuardian #LauraSnapes

  9. Quarter of branded baby foods in UK still have too much sugar, analysis finds
    By Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent

    Exclusive: Of 224 branded infant foods and snacks, more than half are in breach of guidelines brought in a year ago

    theguardian.com/society/2026/a

    #Childrenshealth #Fooddrinkindustry #Sugar #Children #Society #Business #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #AnnaBawdenHealth #socialaffairscorrespondent

  10. Alarm raised over ‘privacy dilemma’ of facial recognition technology at Coles and Woolworths
    By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

    Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Supermarkets #Australianews #Technology #Facialrecognition #Coles #Woolworths #Business #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter

  11. “Coles and Woolworths have conducted tests of #FacialRecognition #technology, but it is unclear if either supermarket will be implementing it in stores.

    It comes after the #AustraliaFinancialReview reported both Coles and Woolworths had trialled the technology as part of an ongoing effort to combat retail crime.”

    s/retail/corporate crime

    If cameras were in the #BoardRoom and key executive offices #CorporateCrime in the two #SuperMarkets would be reduced (Staff underpayments, price collusion with suppliers, brand replacement) 🤪🤣☺️

    #Coles / #Woolworths / #AI / #profiling <abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/col>

  12. The vulnerable workers bearing the cost of providing Australia with cheap food
    By Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett, and Madi Chwasta

    Behind the fruit and vegetables on Australia's supermarket shelves are workers whose stories are rarely heard.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/aus

    #Work #AgriculturalWorkers #Immigration #FoodandDrink #Supermarkets #AdeleFerguson #ChrisGillett #MadiChwasta

  13. How UK’s supermarket fridge crisis will cost you money as heatwave sparks chaos

    EXCLUSIVE: Supermarket fridges struggling in the heat could be an early warning of a much bigger problem, with…
    #NewsBeep #News #UnitedKingdom #CareHomes #ClimateChange #Energybills #GB #GreatBritain #Heatwave #Nursinghomes #schools #Supermarkets #UK
    newsbeep.com/uk/660812/

  14. France Proposes Ending Expiration Dates on Some Foods

    Μake us preferred on Google France is pushing for a major change in how food expiration dates are handled, aiming to cut waste and promote sustainable consumption across Europe. The proposal comes from the French National Conference Against…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchfood #FoodPackaging #francais #france #French #frenchfood #supermarkets
    diningandcooking.com/2658660/f