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Japanese convenience stores are testing out robots to stock store shelves in hopes of combating the country’s labor shortage and allowing human workers to socially distance during a pandemic. FamilyMart, Japan’s second largest convenience store chain, has partnered with robotics company Telexistence on an android stock boy named Model-T, after Henry Ford’s famous car. Rather … Read more
Elaine Thompson is a recent convert to the delights of Lidl. She ventured in because she likes to park in the supermarket’s car park when she makes her weekly trip to Slimming World, and ‘it’s only free if you buy something’, she says. ‘I would recommend its flavoured water, four for £1,’ Elaine, 64, adds, keen … Read more
A lottery winner who picked up a £2.7 million jackpot 25 years ago is still stacking shelves at a supermarket because she wants to be a good role model for her children. Elaine Thompson, 64, from Killingworth, north Tyneside, works at Marks & Spencer, starting her shifts at 2am and finishing at 9am. She became … Read more
Millennials will need a bigger piece of toast as giant 4lb avocados weighing nine times more than an ordinary fruit hit supermarket shelves tomorrow The South African-grown Avozilla has experienced a bumper harvest this year This year’s Avozillas weigh an astonishing 3lbs 12oz (1.7kg), 1lbs more than 2019 An ordinary avocado weighs around 7.5oz (215g) … Read more
A shelf of ice surrounding the frozen continent of Antarctica nearly four times the size of the UK could collapse if temperatures keep rising, researchers claim. An international team of geoscientists led by Colombia University used satellite images and deep learning to map surface fractures across Antarctica. They then used the models to calculate that … Read more
A Trolls doll has been pulled from shelves after a disgusted mother shared a video of it making ‘sexual sounds’ when a button on its ‘privates’ is pressed. The unnamed woman, from the US, explained how the Hasbro Trolls World Tour Giggle and Sing Poppy doll had been bought for her two-year-old daughter for her … Read more
Tesco staff are told to clean toilets, shelves and floors in 2,000 of its stores as supermarket bosses axe contract cleaners Staff at Metro and Express supermarkets will take over cleaning from August 24 Move has angered employees, while the timing will come as a surprise to many Tesco insists it will increase cleaning budgets … Read more
Primula cheese is recalled from supermarkets shelves amid fears it could cause Botulism food poisoning One Primula cheese product recently tested positive for a dangerous bacteria Clostridium botulinum can cause a type of food poisoning called Botulism Botulism toxins attack the body’s nervous system and can cause paralysis Those who have bought Primula products are … Read more
We try before you buy: FEMAIL’s drinks expert HELEN MCGINN picks the best of the latest flavoured gins to hit the shelves By Helen Mcginn For The Daily Mail Published: 22:32 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 10 June 2020 This rich blend is flavoured with orange blossom and cacao. Sipsmith Orange & … Read more
Sports Direct and Harveys have been accused of claiming money from the taxpayer while secretly sending furloughed employees into work. Senior managers have set up private Whatsapp groups where they order staff members to visit shuttered stores and clear shelves, so stock can be sent back to the distribution centre for sale online. Some managers … Read more