All articles by Alice Leader – Page 27
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Asda to fall short of ‘On The Move’ store target by over 100 sites
It comes as Asda announced plans to launch its own standalone convenience format under a new Asda Express brand last month
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Spar targets small convenience stores with plans for new format
MD Louise Hoste told The Grocer the symbol group was exploring a new urban, transient store format that targets shoppers on the go
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Heart of England Co-op sets up money-saving measures for staff and shoppers
The society is also setting up a sponsored breakfast club to provide free cereal, milk and bread for employees
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Central England Co-op rebrands to Central Co-op as sales approach £1bn
The society will be rolling out fresh branding using the International Co-operative Alliance’s global marque across its 400-plus food stores and funeral homes
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Spar to invest £122m into supply chain and stores
It follows a £125m investment into the business last year which helped to ramp up its store estate and supply chain efficiency
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Spar retailer AY & Y Patel Dewsbury launches two new forecourts in £2m investment
It has spent £1.5m developing the Leed’s Road site in Bradford over a seven month period, which now features HGV and retail forecourt facilities
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Central England Co-op saves over 100,000 meals with Too Good To Go
The amount saved equates to 250,000 kg of CO2 emissions, the equivalent of CO2 emitted from 49 flights around the world
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Tim Chalk steps down as SimplyFresh CEO
Chalk joined SimplyFresh in November 2018 to focus on the strategic direction of the business and drive its future growth plans
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CJ Lang focussing on value with promotions and extra staff discounts
Rising costs, however, meant the Spar wholesaler had to introduce a fuel surcharge in August for independent retailers at £10 per delivery
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Shoppers flock to online clearance retailer Approved Food during cost of living crisis
MD Andy Needham told The Grocer sales had grown by 23% over the past three months year on year
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Scotmid hails 'transformation' from electronic shelf edge label rollout
The rollout has ’transformed how the store looks and how we work’ says Scotmid, ’boosting morale and increasing our pride in store standards’.
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Rav Garcha transforms former Sainsbury’s Local store to Nisa
The Midlands-based Nisa retailer, who now owns four stores, relaunched the site, which had been vacant for six months
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JJ Foodservice reports 22.5% jump in sales to £270m
During the financial year ending, 36% of total sales came from JJ own brand products
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Analysis & Features
HFSS: Small convenience stores call for more detail on exemptions
On the surface, exemptions to the HFSS rules are simple. But franchise agreements complicate matters
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One Stop introduces new eco measures in mission to be carbon neutral by 2035
One of the eco moves it has taken is switching to paper bags for home delivery orders across 600 company-owned stores
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Snappy Shopper boosts online orders for 50 c-stores with 1p bundle promotion
Snappy Shopper will be launching another bundle promotion later this month with selected retailers throughout Scotland, England and Wales
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Iceland enters wholesale trial with Bestway for independent retailers
It is understood a range of the discounter’s products are being trialled at the Costcutter Nuneaton store
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Cost of living crisis impacting top-up missions and impulse purchasing for c-stores
Report highlighted the impact on top-up missions of shoppers trading out of convenience in search of more competitive prices at supermarkets and discounters
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Eat 17 pauses hunt for franchise partners to focus on existing estate
It announced the franchise arm pre-Covid and published a prospectus for potential partners in 2021
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Convenience retailers concerned over arrival of vape brand Elf Bar at Tesco
The supermarket giant is launching a range of 12 Elf Bars this week