Eigen Times

v1 · embedding eigenbasis · axis 20

food · store · retail · shop · supermarket · sale

food, store, retail, shop, supermarket, sale, chain, consum, product, tesco, shopper, christma, custom, brand, restaur, drink, price, ban, trade, eat, sainsburi, cut, item, cloth

dominant in 26367 stories · variance scale 0.0042

Energy by year

1999 → 2026

Human sections of its stories

Section (Wikipedia Current Events)stories
Business and economy122
Armed conflicts and attacks88
Health and environment85
Law and crime83
Politics and elections26
Disasters and accidents24
International relations20
Arts and culture15

The canon

The purest instances over the years: one story per episode, by coordinate on this axis.

DateStorycoordenergy
2006-06-19Supermarket to reduce waste with 'ugly' fruit0.400.7
2014-05-29Fancy fallen tomatoes? Coming in a bag in a supermarket near you0.390.7
2020-12-22All that glitters: UK retailers shift away from plastic Christmas0.390.7
2015-12-18Morrisons reports strong sales of wonky vegetables in waste reduction initiative0.390.7
2018-12-14Supermarket shoppers urged to serve ‘wonky’ Christmas dinner0.390.7
2000-06-14Supermarket will sell organic-only produce0.380.7
2024-10-17‘Shop like our nan!’ Call for supermarket ban on plastic packaging for fresh goods0.380.7
2026-01-27Europe’s supermarket shelves packed with ‘misleading’ claims about recycled plastic packaging0.380.7
2020-09-24Crisps, chocolate and cheese worst offenders for recycling0.380.7
2015-10-24The cheapest supermarket in town? It might actually be Waitrose0.380.7
2009-02-17Supermarkets' excessive packaging exposed by survey0.380.7
2019-06-20Plastic wrapped in plastic: the wasteful reality of America's grocery stores0.380.7
2021-10-22Supermarkets using cardboard cutouts to hide gaps left by supply issues0.380.7
2020-03-18UK supermarkets impose tight new rules to prevent hoarding0.380.7
2021-08-27Candy v kale: healthy food comes to US corner stores in fight against ‘retail redlining’0.380.7
2022-02-04Waitrose and Lidl top list of eco-friendly supermarkets0.380.7
2016-05-10Amazon jumps the price gun as Morrisons staples go online early0.370.7
2021-03-04Amazon Fresh opens first 'till-less' grocery store in UK0.370.7
2022-03-03Tell us your experiences with refillable groceries0.370.7
2014-06-23Germany's Lidl seen overtaking big rivals Tesco, Carrefour and Aldi0.370.7
2003-07-02Kraft products0.370.7
2023-03-09Asda and Morrisons lift buying limits on some fresh fruit and salad items0.370.7
2022-03-02Refillable groceries to be made available to every UK shopper0.370.7
2016-01-17Time for supermarket celebrations? Not yet0.370.7
2008-05-28Supermarkets failing to reduce packaging0.370.7
2026-01-08Supermarkets could help UK shoppers eat more sustainable local fish – study0.360.7
2017-06-06Waitrose pulls its corned beef off shelves after Guardian reveals alleged slavery links0.360.7
2019-06-13Amazon and Morrisons expand same-day grocery deliveries0.360.7
2012-09-27'Ugly' fruit and veg make the grade on UK supermarket shelves0.360.7
2021-12-16Supermarkets drop Brazilian beef products linked to deforestation0.360.7
2016-12-09Amazon Go checkout-free stores look set to come to UK0.360.7
2008-12-17Shoppers untroubled by bleak economic midwinter0.360.7
2017-08-28Amazon's tech-style takeover of Whole Foods: cheaper produce and 'farm fresh' Echos0.360.7
2019-11-01Tesco moves to cut out plastic from range of own-brand products0.360.7
2019-05-20Whole Foods Market announces it will eliminate disposable plastic straws in July from its stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.0.360.7
2006-01-27Saudis boycott Danish dairy produce0.360.7
2020-03-08UK supermarkets ration toilet paper to prevent stockpiling0.360.7
2020-02-27‘Just walk out’: Amazon debuts its first supermarket with no checkout lines0.360.7
2006-07-16Food giants promise wooden superstores0.360.7
2025-03-01Strangest supermarket substitutions include dog treats instead of steak, poll shows0.360.7