Coles may be giving butchers "the chop" and "restructuring" their meat department.
Remember Tesco also recently announced they are getting rid of meat/fish department -- almost like they know they won't be needed in the future ...
Major changes coming to #retail ...
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The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union says 1524 Coles meat employees will be affected under the move, which would mean meat would be delivered already cut rather than prepared in-house.
“They want to get rid of the whole lock, stock and barrel,” the union’s Victorian secretary secretary Paul Conway said.
“All meat managers, all butchers, all slicers and the others that do packing and stocking shelves.”
https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/butchers-at-coles-may-be-axed-under-a-proposal-by-coles-to-restructure-its-meat-department/news-story/5cb054f40c460bacf47dcc391c027dd0
Remember Tesco also recently announced they are getting rid of meat/fish department -- almost like they know they won't be needed in the future ...
Major changes coming to #retail ...
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The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union says 1524 Coles meat employees will be affected under the move, which would mean meat would be delivered already cut rather than prepared in-house.
“They want to get rid of the whole lock, stock and barrel,” the union’s Victorian secretary secretary Paul Conway said.
“All meat managers, all butchers, all slicers and the others that do packing and stocking shelves.”
https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/butchers-at-coles-may-be-axed-under-a-proposal-by-coles-to-restructure-its-meat-department/news-story/5cb054f40c460bacf47dcc391c027dd0
news
Big change to Coles meat being considered
<p>Coles butchers around the country may be given the chop under a proposed restructure of its meat department.</p>
Aldi rolling out AI-supported infrastructure for retail stores, requiring shoppers to bring a cell phone and scan QR codes - first test in Utrecht. The app also tracks a history of your purchases.
Locking down access to the prison planet commissary!
More major changes coming to #retail …
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Aldi is testing a completely new concept: Smartphones are becoming a must when shopping
Aldi wants to achieve the optimized processes using artificial intelligence (AI) and smart solutions. The specific plan: Customers should check in and out using the QR code of a corresponding app. When leaving the store, the customer app should also be used to pay completely contactlessly and automatically.
Customers can also use the app to request refunds, manage their purchase histories or provide feedback. "Digitization must support our core strategy and make purchasing even easier for our customers," explains Kashif Ansari, Chief Strategy Officer at ALDI.
All other processes in the test branch are carried out using sensors in the shelves and the camera technology used in the store, explains Aldi. The cameras would record the shopping movements in the store and assign them to the right customer. For data protection reasons, facial data would be filtered out directly and not processed [IAF: is this supposed to make me feel better?].
The test will initially start in the Netherlands - in a branch in Utrecht. To this end, Aldi is working with the technology company Trigo, which is developing AI-supported infrastructure for retail stores.
Initially, the test should run for twelve months. What is on the test bench is whether the automatic payment process simplifies the processes. Specifically, it is about "future uses of the technology".
https://www.ruhr24.de/service/aldi-neu-kassierer-ohne-kasse-ki-bezahlen-smartphone-utrecht-kunden-holland-deutschland-91032620.html
Locking down access to the prison planet commissary!
More major changes coming to #retail …
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Aldi is testing a completely new concept: Smartphones are becoming a must when shopping
Aldi wants to achieve the optimized processes using artificial intelligence (AI) and smart solutions. The specific plan: Customers should check in and out using the QR code of a corresponding app. When leaving the store, the customer app should also be used to pay completely contactlessly and automatically.
Customers can also use the app to request refunds, manage their purchase histories or provide feedback. "Digitization must support our core strategy and make purchasing even easier for our customers," explains Kashif Ansari, Chief Strategy Officer at ALDI.
All other processes in the test branch are carried out using sensors in the shelves and the camera technology used in the store, explains Aldi. The cameras would record the shopping movements in the store and assign them to the right customer. For data protection reasons, facial data would be filtered out directly and not processed [IAF: is this supposed to make me feel better?].
The test will initially start in the Netherlands - in a branch in Utrecht. To this end, Aldi is working with the technology company Trigo, which is developing AI-supported infrastructure for retail stores.
Initially, the test should run for twelve months. What is on the test bench is whether the automatic payment process simplifies the processes. Specifically, it is about "future uses of the technology".
https://www.ruhr24.de/service/aldi-neu-kassierer-ohne-kasse-ki-bezahlen-smartphone-utrecht-kunden-holland-deutschland-91032620.html
www.ruhr24.de
Aldi mit neuem Filialen-Konzept: Smartphone wird beim Einkaufen zur Pflicht
Aldi ohne Kasse öffnet: Künstliche Intelligenz und smarte Technik machen Schluss mit Warteschlangen.
Access to food being restricted — starts with the employees:
ALDI to terminate employment of all Unvaccinated workers by March 2022
The supermarket chain ALDI, has written to all employees informing them that they have until 1st March 2022, to provide proof of their Covid-19 vaccination status, and if they refuse to do so or are confirmed to be not-vaccinated then their employment will be terminated.
The proposed mandate will apply to all ALDI stores in Australia, the current testing ground for the most Draconian and disproportionate restrictions, but it’s only a matter of time before they enforce the same policy throughout stores elsewhere.
#Retail
[edit: forgot link sorry!]
https://dailyexpose.uk/2021/11/20/aldi-to-terminate-employment-of-all-unvaccinated-workers/
ALDI to terminate employment of all Unvaccinated workers by March 2022
The supermarket chain ALDI, has written to all employees informing them that they have until 1st March 2022, to provide proof of their Covid-19 vaccination status, and if they refuse to do so or are confirmed to be not-vaccinated then their employment will be terminated.
The proposed mandate will apply to all ALDI stores in Australia, the current testing ground for the most Draconian and disproportionate restrictions, but it’s only a matter of time before they enforce the same policy throughout stores elsewhere.
#Retail
[edit: forgot link sorry!]
https://dailyexpose.uk/2021/11/20/aldi-to-terminate-employment-of-all-unvaccinated-workers/
Kroger adds $50 monthly surcharge for unvaccinated workers, cuts their COVID-19 sick leave
Unlike Aldi’s carrot (paying employees to get the shot), Kroger has decided to use a stick: charging $50 per month to employees that haven't gotten shots. For now…
Kroger said it is "modifying policies to encourage safe behaviors including vaccination."
#Retail
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/kroger-adds-monthly-surcharge-for-unvaccinated-workers-cuts-their-covid-19-sick-leave/ar-AARQ0d3
Unlike Aldi’s carrot (paying employees to get the shot), Kroger has decided to use a stick: charging $50 per month to employees that haven't gotten shots. For now…
Kroger said it is "modifying policies to encourage safe behaviors including vaccination."
#Retail
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/kroger-adds-monthly-surcharge-for-unvaccinated-workers-cuts-their-covid-19-sick-leave/ar-AARQ0d3
Msn
Kroger adds monthly surcharge for unvaccinated workers, cuts their COVID-19 sick leave
Starting Jan. 1, Kroger will eliminate paid pandemic-related leave and charge $50 per month to employees that haven't gotten shots.
Jokr Raises $260m, Valued At $1.2 Billion In Latest Round for "15-min Grocery Delivery”
(kozmo.com eat your heart out…)
Jokr operates 200 hubs, where it stores and carries out deliveries of groceries from, in 15 cities. It plans to enter more cities in these regions and areas within cities that it already operates in.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathankeane/2021/12/02/jokr-valued-at-12-billion-in-latest-bumper-grocery-delivery-round/?sh=77797e1e1c3f
Meanwhile, Pieter Pot, a sustainability-focused grocery delivery start-up with a focus on the circular economy, has raised €9 million to expand in Europe.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathankeane/2021/12/07/pieter-pot-raises-9-million-to-bring-the-circular-economy-to-grocery-delivery
Major changes continue to come to food #Retail …
(kozmo.com eat your heart out…)
Jokr operates 200 hubs, where it stores and carries out deliveries of groceries from, in 15 cities. It plans to enter more cities in these regions and areas within cities that it already operates in.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathankeane/2021/12/02/jokr-valued-at-12-billion-in-latest-bumper-grocery-delivery-round/?sh=77797e1e1c3f
Meanwhile, Pieter Pot, a sustainability-focused grocery delivery start-up with a focus on the circular economy, has raised €9 million to expand in Europe.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathankeane/2021/12/07/pieter-pot-raises-9-million-to-bring-the-circular-economy-to-grocery-delivery
Major changes continue to come to food #Retail …
Forbes
Jokr Valued At $1.2 Billion In Latest Bumper Grocery Delivery Round
Less than six months after its last fund raise, 15-minute grocery delivery start-up Jokr has closed a Series B round of $260 million that values the company at $1.2 billion.
Grocery stores introducing armed guards - Gestapo in the supermarket:
And bigger changes coming to food #retail (click the hashtag) :
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KANSAS CITY (KCTV) -- Hy-Vee is introducing armed security guards to stores across its eight-state region, including in the Kansas City area, the grocery chain announced this week.
The Hy-Vee Retail Security team will be “specially trained to defuse situations and equipped to protect the safety of both Hy-Vee customers and employees,” the company said in a statement. “The officers have been through training designed by Hy-Vee retail security leaders alongside law enforcement partners.”
The company said it already has armed security in several stores, and plans to implement the new plan in its other stores “in the near future.”
Hy-Vee released a video along with the announcement, showing b-roll video of security wearing badges and guns while walking Hy-Vee’s aisles and interacting with customers.
https://www.nbc15.com/2021/12/30/hy-vee-introducing-armed-security-their-stores/
And bigger changes coming to food #retail (click the hashtag) :
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KANSAS CITY (KCTV) -- Hy-Vee is introducing armed security guards to stores across its eight-state region, including in the Kansas City area, the grocery chain announced this week.
The Hy-Vee Retail Security team will be “specially trained to defuse situations and equipped to protect the safety of both Hy-Vee customers and employees,” the company said in a statement. “The officers have been through training designed by Hy-Vee retail security leaders alongside law enforcement partners.”
The company said it already has armed security in several stores, and plans to implement the new plan in its other stores “in the near future.”
Hy-Vee released a video along with the announcement, showing b-roll video of security wearing badges and guns while walking Hy-Vee’s aisles and interacting with customers.
https://www.nbc15.com/2021/12/30/hy-vee-introducing-armed-security-their-stores/
https://www.wmtv15news.com
Hy-Vee introducing armed security to their stores
Hy-Vee is introducing armed security guards to stores across its eight-state region, including in the Kansas City area, the grocery chain announced this week.
Amazon buys ($96m) into US’s 5th largest food wholesaler SpartanNash as billionaire Bezos sinks his teeth further into our food supply:
Speculation is the deal means SpartanNash will become the primary distributor to the new Amazon Fresh mainstream grocery concept.
#retail
https://retailwire.com/discussion/whats-behind-the-amazon-spartannash-deal/
Speculation is the deal means SpartanNash will become the primary distributor to the new Amazon Fresh mainstream grocery concept.
#retail
https://retailwire.com/discussion/whats-behind-the-amazon-spartannash-deal/
Guess after this latest incident in NY we’ll be needing armed security at Supermarkets…just as food starts to run out. Convenient.
#retail
#retail
Cheese is the new gold. As food prices explode, expect more significant security at grocers, and big changes in #retail (click hashtag). Digital tags will be "secure" and help you track your purchases...
"Supermarkets put security tags on cheese blocks as stores tackle shoplifting amid soaring food costs
Supermarkets appear to be toughening its security measures on foodstuffs as shoppers feel the financial pinch of soaring inflation
Supermarkets have been spotted adding security tags to basic food items like cheese, as the cost of living crisis sees pricing spiralling.
Britons took to social media to share pictures of tags more commonly used on bottles of alcohol attached to £3.99 blocks of Aldi cheddar.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/aldi-secruity-tag-cheese-inflation-b2116115.html
"Supermarkets put security tags on cheese blocks as stores tackle shoplifting amid soaring food costs
Supermarkets appear to be toughening its security measures on foodstuffs as shoppers feel the financial pinch of soaring inflation
Supermarkets have been spotted adding security tags to basic food items like cheese, as the cost of living crisis sees pricing spiralling.
Britons took to social media to share pictures of tags more commonly used on bottles of alcohol attached to £3.99 blocks of Aldi cheddar.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/aldi-secruity-tag-cheese-inflation-b2116115.html
The Independent
Supermarkets put security tags on cheese blocks as food costs continue to soar
Supermarkets appear to be toughening its security measures on foodstuffs as shoppers feel the financial pinch of soaring inflation
UK: Asda drops expiration dates on food.
@iceagefarmer note: I’d mentioned just two weeks ago that removing expiration dates from food was part of the EU “Farm to Fork” and Rockefeller “Reset the Table” discussions — and now we see it rolling out!
But, this is just a small change compared to the major changes coming for food #retail.
- ICYMI : End of the Grocery Store: welcome to the AI Commissary for the Prison Planet)
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/1659832/asda-major-change-warning-customers-uk
@iceagefarmer note: I’d mentioned just two weeks ago that removing expiration dates from food was part of the EU “Farm to Fork” and Rockefeller “Reset the Table” discussions — and now we see it rolling out!
But, this is just a small change compared to the major changes coming for food #retail.
- ICYMI : End of the Grocery Store: welcome to the AI Commissary for the Prison Planet)
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/1659832/asda-major-change-warning-customers-uk
Express.co.uk
Asda warns customers of major change coming to all UK stores in days
ASDA has issued a warning to all its shoppers as it gets ready to introduce a major change to its stores.
Supermarket Asda has introduced a budget line of products, only to limit purchases thereof to three per customer.
This is actually similar to to the Iranian scheme of subsidizing only a few items a week — everyone is free to purchase as much EXPENSIVE food as you want (can), but for those of us swept up in the intentional economic devastation, well, you only get three packs of affordable vegan hot dogs, slave.
Remember: Rockefellers called for Food as UBI, declaring that “food is a human right.”
More changes coming to #retail.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/shoppers-divided-asda-rations-new-24974501
This is actually similar to to the Iranian scheme of subsidizing only a few items a week — everyone is free to purchase as much EXPENSIVE food as you want (can), but for those of us swept up in the intentional economic devastation, well, you only get three packs of affordable vegan hot dogs, slave.
Remember: Rockefellers called for Food as UBI, declaring that “food is a human right.”
More changes coming to #retail.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/shoppers-divided-asda-rations-new-24974501
Manchester Evening News
Shoppers divided as Asda rations its new Just Essentials range
The budget range is a rebrand of the former Smart Price products and is proving hugely popular
Empty Shelves as Inflation Leaves Products Unprofitable
“Not only Mars [who worked hand in hand with Rockefeller Foundation on "Reset the Table”], but also Coca Cola [WEF partner] or Procter & Gamble [WEF Partner] are currently trying to ride the wave of inflation with excessive price demands in order to increase their returns,” a spokesman for the Edaka chain of supermarkets claimed.
The official went on to claim that a number of major companies have now halted deliveries to the chain, something that they alleged is being used to put pressure on supermarkets.
[IceAgeFarmer: the Rockefeller/WEF partners are squeezing you as hard as they can.]
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Products ranging from Kellogg’s cornflakes to Coca Cola have disappeared from supermarkets throughout Germany, with many shops being left with empty shelves as products become simply unprofitable to sell due to differentials in inflation.
It comes as overall inflation hit 10% in the country in September, with EU-wide inflation for the month falling just short of 11% as a result of the ongoing #EnergyCrisis, which has in turn hiked the cost of food and other essential goods.
Retailers in the country however have strongly resisted this, with one supermarket chain in the country going so far as to accuse major companies of “price gouging” and “usury”.
“The situation in the industry is critical to catastrophic,” Federal Association of the Food Industry general manager Christoph Minhoff remarked regarding the feud, which has seen some individual rows even reportedly ending up in court as companies are unable to come to a compromise.
As a result of these ongoing hostilities between supermarkets and producers, a wide variety of well-known brands have disappeared from supermarkets throughout Germany, leaving many shops with empty shelves.
The likes of Coca Cola, Pepsi, Snickers, Kellogg’s Cornflakes, Milka Chocolate, Ritter Sport chocolate, Wrigley’s chewing gum, along with many other products ranging from mayonnaise to pet food have all been affected, though availability reportedly varies between supermarket chains.
#FoodPrices #FoodShortage #Retail
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“Not only Mars [who worked hand in hand with Rockefeller Foundation on "Reset the Table”], but also Coca Cola [WEF partner] or Procter & Gamble [WEF Partner] are currently trying to ride the wave of inflation with excessive price demands in order to increase their returns,” a spokesman for the Edaka chain of supermarkets claimed.
The official went on to claim that a number of major companies have now halted deliveries to the chain, something that they alleged is being used to put pressure on supermarkets.
[IceAgeFarmer: the Rockefeller/WEF partners are squeezing you as hard as they can.]
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Products ranging from Kellogg’s cornflakes to Coca Cola have disappeared from supermarkets throughout Germany, with many shops being left with empty shelves as products become simply unprofitable to sell due to differentials in inflation.
It comes as overall inflation hit 10% in the country in September, with EU-wide inflation for the month falling just short of 11% as a result of the ongoing #EnergyCrisis, which has in turn hiked the cost of food and other essential goods.
Retailers in the country however have strongly resisted this, with one supermarket chain in the country going so far as to accuse major companies of “price gouging” and “usury”.
“The situation in the industry is critical to catastrophic,” Federal Association of the Food Industry general manager Christoph Minhoff remarked regarding the feud, which has seen some individual rows even reportedly ending up in court as companies are unable to come to a compromise.
As a result of these ongoing hostilities between supermarkets and producers, a wide variety of well-known brands have disappeared from supermarkets throughout Germany, leaving many shops with empty shelves.
The likes of Coca Cola, Pepsi, Snickers, Kellogg’s Cornflakes, Milka Chocolate, Ritter Sport chocolate, Wrigley’s chewing gum, along with many other products ranging from mayonnaise to pet food have all been affected, though availability reportedly varies between supermarket chains.
#FoodPrices #FoodShortage #Retail
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