245: A new frontier - how tech is changing grocery retail

<div>The Coronavirus pandemic caused a shock to the <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/discover/podcast/what-do-consumers-want-from-grocery-retailers-as-we-move-forward/">grocery retail sector</a> like none we've seen before. But with great challenges, often come great innovations.<br> <br> </div> <div>Technology now plays a bigger role in the average consumer's shopping experience than ever before and the changes we were all forced to make have opened the doors to even more innovation in the future.<br> <br> </div> <div>In this episode of the Table Talk podcast, Stefan Gates is joined by two experts to look at how technology has altered the grocery shopping landscape, and how it could shape its future too.<br> <br> </div> <div>They look at the biggest technological successes in the sector, as well as the biggest failures - the big winners and losers of the past few years.<br> <br> </div> <div>Will QR codes still play a key role a decade from now? How can mobile apps transform the shopping experience? Will <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/discover/article/ocado-to-use-robots-for-its-food-delivery-service/">automation</a> become the norm?<br> <br> </div> <div>And what could all of the above mean for <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/connect/food-sustainability-jobs/">employment</a>, data protection, and <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/discover/podcast/rising-inflation-what-will-it-mean-for-the-food-industry-food-podcasts/">the price of food</a>?<br> <br> </div> <div>Will <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/discover/podcast/how-danone-is-using-technology-to-increase-transparency-for-consumers/">blockchain</a> develop to become the backbone of the grocery retail sector? Or will it be left looking like little more than a broken promise?<br> <br> </div> <div>Will the Metaverse become the new digital hypermarket? Or will it be consigned to the trash can?<br> <br> </div> <div>And which technological advances will we and won't we still be talking about in 10 years' time?<br> <br> </div> <div> <str