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Scottish Sun
05-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Major supermarket launches booze saving bonanza with 30% off Whispering Angel and viral ‘chicken wine'
The deal is available for a limited period SMELL THE ROSE Major supermarket launches booze saving bonanza with 30% off Whispering Angel and viral 'chicken wine' A MAJOR supermarket has slashed its prices of a variety of booze products - ranging from Whispering Angel to the viral chicken wine. The supermarket giant has just launched a Buy Six, Save 30% deal on over 20 bottles of rosé - which could save drinkers up to £38.70. Advertisement 2 Booze lovers can save up to £38.70 with a new deal 2 The deal lets customers save 30% if they buy six bottles of rosé Credit: PA The corker of a deal is available in Morrisons from Tuesday and is sure to make booze-loving Brits raise a glass. Punters can match any six bottles from the selected range. Some of the top picks include the infamous Whispering Angel Cotes De Provence Rosé, usually costing £21.50, and the online sensation La Vieille Ferme Rosé, which sets drinkers back £8.50. Morrisons also cut the price of its Market Street Sirloin Steaks - just in time for BBQ weather - until Monday May 5. Advertisement This was a separate deal from the Buy Six, Save 30% offer. The alcohol bargain ideal will run until Saturday May 18, and is available online and in-store. Customers can also pick up bottles from the Morrisons The Best range. Must-try favourites include The Best Vinho Verde Rosé, which costs £8 and the same price The Best South African Pale Rosé. Advertisement The mega deal is opnly available for a limited time - so rosé-lovers need to hurry if they want to pick up cheaper bottles. In National Curry Week we test Jalfrezis from supermarkets including Aldi, Lidl and Tesco to find the spiciest curry It comes after the supermarket was trialling a major change to its aisles by using robots to undertake a "crucial" supermarket task. The retail giant will be the first in the UK to test "Tally" robots, designed by US tech company Simbe, which claim to be the world's first autonomous inventory bot. Three towns in the north of England will experience the robots first, which "check that products on shelves are being displayed correctly and are legally compliant". Advertisement Morrisons technology manager Katherine Allanach told The Grocer: "It is a crucial but time-consuming task and so Tally aims to allow more time for colleagues to focus on customer service." The retailer is the first in the UK to invest in Simbe's robot, which utilises AI and computer vision to independently move its way across store aisles. And last month, the chain closed 16 of its sites as it pushed ahead with a major overhaul. The Morrisons Daily convenience stores shut their doors permanently on April 16, following a decision announced last month. Advertisement However, one location in Haxby will remain open for a few more weeks, closing on May 14.
The Sun
05-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Major supermarket launches booze saving bonanza with 30% off Whispering Angel and viral ‘chicken wine'
A MAJOR supermarket has slashed its prices of a variety of booze products - ranging from Whispering Angel to the viral chicken wine. The supermarket giant has just launched a Buy Six, Save 30% deal on over 20 bottles of rosé - which could save drinkers up to £38.70. 2 2 The corker of a deal is available in Morrisons from Tuesday and is sure to make booze-loving Brits raise a glass. Punters can match any six bottles from the selected range. Some of the top picks include the infamous Whispering Angel Cotes De Provence Rosé, usually costing £21.50, and the online sensation La Vieille Ferme Rosé, which sets drinkers back £8.50. Morrisons also cut the price of its Market Street Sirloin Steaks - just in time for BBQ weather - until Monday May 5. This was a separate deal from the Buy Six, Save 30% offer. The alcohol bargain ideal will run until Saturday May 18, and is available online and in-store. Customers can also pick up bottles from the Morrisons The Best range. Must-try favourites include The Best Vinho Verde Rosé, which costs £8 and the same price The Best South African Pale Rosé. The mega deal is opnly available for a limited time - so rosé-lovers need to hurry if they want to pick up cheaper bottles. It comes after the supermarket was trialling a major change to its aisles by using robots to undertake a "crucial" supermarket task. The retail giant will be the first in the UK to test "Tally" robots, designed by US tech company Simbe, which claim to be the world's first autonomous inventory bot. Three towns in the north of England will experience the robots first, which "check that products on shelves are being displayed correctly and are legally compliant". Morrisons technology manager Katherine Allanach told The Grocer: "It is a crucial but time-consuming task and so Tally aims to allow more time for colleagues to focus on customer service." The retailer is the first in the UK to invest in Simbe's robot, which utilises AI and computer vision to independently move its way across store aisles. And last month, the chain closed 16 of its sites as it pushed ahead with a major overhaul. The Morrisons Daily convenience stores shut their doors permanently on April 16, following a decision announced last month. However, one location in Haxby will remain open for a few more weeks, closing on May 14.
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Major UK retailer brings in ROBOTS to undertake a 'crucial' supermarket task
Morrisons has unveiled its newest staff members - in the form of aisle-roaming robots. The retail giant is trialling 'Tally' robots at three stores in Wetherby, Redcar and Stockton, to monitor how products are being displayed on shelves. Using advanced AI and computer vision technology, Tally is designed to spot out-of-stock items, pricing errors, and misplaced products. Morrisons ' technology manager, Katherine Allanach, called this a 'crucial' role. 'It is a crucial but time-consuming task and so Tally aims to allow more time for colleagues to focus on customer service,' she told The Grocer. The news comes shortly after Morrisons announced that it would be closing dozens of its cafes and stores forever. The company said a 'wide-ranging review' had identified several areas where the costs of operations are 'significantly out of line with usage, volumes or the value that customers place on them'. As a result of the shakeup, 365 people's jobs have also been marked as at risk of redundancy, although the company insists the majority of staff will be deployed elsewhere in the business. The Tally robots are the brainchild of US company Simbe Robotics, and are already being used globally by Carrefour, BJ's, Albertsons, ShopRite, and Kroger. Using a combination of autofocus, auto-exposure, and HDR camera systems, the bots are designed to analsye the stock on the shelves. 'Designed to capture accurate inventory in any retail environment, from standard fixture, variable shelving units to coolers, freezers and top stock auditing,' Simbe Robotics explains on its website. The bots are tall and slim, and have 'polite, friendly faces'. 'Compact, slim design and shy, polite mannerisms are unobtrusive to the customer experience,' Simbe Robotics added. 'Tally is seamlessly integrated in challenging retail environments like tight, crowded spaces and aisles.' According to the company, the bot is able to capture up to 30,000 products an hour with 99 per cent accuracy. And if it runs low on battery, Tally will self-dock before charging itself. Using a combination of autofocus, auto-exposure, and HDR camera systems, the bots are designed to analsye the stock on the shelves While the idea of a robot kitted out with high-tech cameras might sound creepy, Simbe Robotics maintains that it will not record people. 'Tally is not a surveillance machine,' the company reassured. 'Tally captures shelves and understands the environment around it.' This isn't the first time that Morrisons has turned to technology. Last year, the retailer was mocked across social media, after it installed buttons that customers had to press if they wanted to buy certain pricey alcoholic beverages. One user said: 'I have actually got to say, this will put me completely off buying any spirits from Morrisons. 'What an absolute joke. Buzz for booze? Let's go elsewhere.'
Scottish Sun
01-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Morrisons trialling major change to aisles with ROBOTS undertaking ‘crucial' task in supermarket first
The change could make the lives of customers and workers far easier AISLE BE DAMNED Morrisons trialling major change to aisles with ROBOTS undertaking 'crucial' task in supermarket first Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MORRISONS is trialling a major change to its aisles by using robots to undertake a "crucial" supermarket task. The retail giant will be the first in the UK to test "Tally" robots, designed by US tech company Simbe, which claim to be the world's first autonomous inventory bot. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Morrisons is trialling the use of Tally robots to assist with its stock in stores Credit: Getty Three towns in the north of England will experience the robots first, which "check that products on shelves are being displayed correctly and are legally compliant". Morrisons technology manager Katherine Allanach told The Grocer: "It is a crucial but time-consuming task and so Tally aims to allow more time for colleagues to focus on customer service." The retailer is the first in the UK to invest in Simbe's robot, which utilises AI and computer vision to independently move its way across store aisles. Capable of doing this multiple times a day, the bot will collect data as it travels around the shops in Wetherby, Redcar, and Stockton. It can capture anywhere between 15,000 and 30,000 products every hour, and self-docks at a charging port when it's running low on juice. Morrisons said both customers and colleagues were fans of the new innovation. A spokesperson for the retailer said: "They have been intrigued and curious but very positive and colleagues in particular can see how supportive Tally could be." Morrisons will join a large network of supermarkets around the globe which already use Tally robots, including Carrefour, Kroger, Albertsons, and BJ's. Since being introduced on a wide-scale, Tally robots have covered 75,000 miles of ground, captured 1.5 billion pictures, and logged 300,000 hours of autonomous operation. This comes as shoppers at BJ's blasted the company for rolling out Tally robots in its stores. Samsung's home robot Ballie rolls around and projects TV anywhere you like A disgruntled customer recently shared their thoughts on Tally via Facebook post. 'Has anyone been in BJ's lately and had to listen to that stupid inventory robot?' they said. 'It just rolls around whistling like a psychopath in a horror movie.' Despite calling the bot creepy, it was the shopper who nearly chose violence. 'I had a tough time not ramming that thing with our cart,' they quipped. Commenters on their post agreed with his alarm at the robot. 'I hate it!' one said. 'It's SO annoying!!!' another added. 'I swear it follows me from aisle to aisle!! Creep,' a third said. Kroger rolls out new 'inventory' robot workers to 70 stores sparking fears it will 'put people out of a job' KROGER has started using new "inventory Customers noticed the bots with blinking blue lights working the aisles in Great Cincinnati, Ohio. Kroger has been trialling the new workforce in 70 stores - and could roll the robots out across its shops in the US. The bots - named Barney - are tall, slender machines that glide between the shelves. They are the result of a Kroger collaboration with Badger Technologies. Kroger officials have released few details about the scheme, but said they hoped the tech would keep better tabs on stock levels in "real time". One person thought the scheme was "very cool". Another suggested: "This would be awesome if it could check for expiration dates too." But not everyone was so enthusiastic. One shopper said the Barney team actually made the shopping experience more difficult. She wrote: "He moves very slow and gets in the way of shoppers. I would recommend doing this in off hours." Another person was equally unimpressed. They said: "And managers still have to check shelves and prices because it does a poor job. Just like the rest of Kroger and the things they invest in."
The Sun
01-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Morrisons trialling major change to aisles with ROBOTS undertaking ‘crucial' task in supermarket first
MORRISONS is trialling a major change to its aisles by using robots to undertake a "crucial" supermarket task. The retail giant will be the first in the UK to test "Tally" robots, designed by US tech company Simbe, which claim to be the world's first autonomous inventory bot. 2 Three towns in the north of England will experience the robots first, which "check that products on shelves are being displayed correctly and are legally compliant". Morrisons technology manager Katherine Allanach told The Grocer: "It is a crucial but time-consuming task and so Tally aims to allow more time for colleagues to focus on customer service." The retailer is the first in the UK to invest in Simbe's robot, which utilises AI and computer vision to independently move its way across store aisles. Capable of doing this multiple times a day, the bot will collect data as it travels around the shops in Wetherby, Redcar, and Stockton. It can capture anywhere between 15,000 and 30,000 products every hour, and self-docks at a charging port when it's running low on juice. Morrisons said both customers and colleagues were fans of the new innovation. A spokesperson for the retailer said: "They have been intrigued and curious but very positive and colleagues in particular can see how supportive Tally could be." Morrisons will join a large network of supermarkets around the globe which already use Tally robots, including Carrefour, Kroger, Albertsons, and BJ's. Since being introduced on a wide-scale, Tally robots have covered 75,000 miles of ground, captured 1.5 billion pictures, and logged 300,000 hours of autonomous operation. This comes as shoppers at BJ's blasted the company for rolling out Tally robots in its stores. Samsung's home robot Ballie rolls around and projects TV anywhere you like A disgruntled customer recently shared their thoughts on Tally via Facebook post. 'Has anyone been in BJ's lately and had to listen to that stupid inventory robot?' they said. 'It just rolls around whistling like a psychopath in a horror movie.' Despite calling the bot creepy, it was the shopper who nearly chose violence. 'I had a tough time not ramming that thing with our cart,' they quipped. Commenters on their post agreed with his alarm at the robot. 'I hate it!' one said. 'It's SO annoying!!!' another added. 'I swear it follows me from aisle to aisle!! Creep,' a third said. Kroger rolls out new 'inventory' robot workers to 70 stores sparking fears it will 'put people out of a job' KROGER has started using new "inventory Customers noticed the bots with blinking blue lights working the aisles in Great Cincinnati, Ohio. Kroger has been trialling the new workforce in 70 stores - and could roll the robots out across its shops in the US. The bots - named Barney - are tall, slender machines that glide between the shelves. They are the result of a Kroger collaboration with Badger Technologies. Kroger officials have released few details about the scheme, but said they hoped the tech would keep better tabs on stock levels in "real time". One person thought the scheme was "very cool". Another suggested: "This would be awesome if it could check for expiration dates too." But not everyone was so enthusiastic. One shopper said the Barney team actually made the shopping experience more difficult. She wrote: "He moves very slow and gets in the way of shoppers. I would recommend doing this in off hours." Another person was equally unimpressed. They said: "And managers still have to check shelves and prices because it does a poor job. Just like the rest of Kroger and the things they invest in." 2
