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Robot packers and AI cameras: UK retail embraces automation to cut staff costs

Robot packers and AI cameras: UK retail embraces automation to cut staff costs

Retail industry, Business, Artificial intelligence (AI), Supermarkets, Technology sector, Technology, UK news Business | The Guardian ​From electronic shelf labels to more self-service checkouts, automation is coming to your local supermarketElectronic shelf labels, returns machines, robot bag packers and yet more self-service tills – just some of the many technologies that UK retailers are embracing as…

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Centrica may close UK’s largest gas storage site. Is the energy system really ready? | Nils Pratley

Centrica may close UK’s largest gas storage site. Is the energy system really ready? | Nils Pratley

Centrica, Energy industry, Gas, Renewable energy, Business, Utilities, UK news Business | The Guardian ​The risks need accessing as a renewables-heavy set-up would make demand for gas more volatile and unpredictableMonday was another of those dunkelflaute days when the wind barely blows, the sun doesn’t shine and it’s cold. At times, gas-fired power stations were generating…

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Is UK jobs market already showing warning lights over Reeves budget?

Is UK jobs market already showing warning lights over Reeves budget?

UK unemployment and employment statistics, Economics, Business, Rachel Reeves, UK news, Politics Business | The Guardian ​Reports that government could weaken employment rights bill as NI rise prompts fears of redundanciesUK pay growth rises, adding to pressure to hold interest ratesBusiness live – latest updatesWhen the latest labour market figures were being gathered in the run-up…

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