Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 102
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JJ Foodservice reports return to pre-lockdown levels of turnover
Head of operations Sedat Kaan Hendekli said its clientele had changed ‘drastically’
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Bibby Line Group names Sir Michael Bibby as new chairman
Bibby takes over on 19 June when the current chairman Paul Drechsler leaves the group after five years
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Spar adds range of six chilled desserts
The symbol group will be running promotions to support the launch from 17 June
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NFRN links with Jisp for contact-free shopping app
A number of NFRN members’ stores will be trialling the app over the coming weeks
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Co-op expands Milton Keynes rapid robot delivery service
Co-op hailed the service as a “lifeline” for vulnerable or housebound members of the community
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Trio of convenience experts unite to form the C-Store Collective
John Heagney, Mike Igoe and Jonathan Rons have formed the C-Store Collective
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McColl’s names Giles David as new CFO
McColl’s has quickly replaced Robbie Bell, who announced he was leaving to take up the equivalent role at Holland & Barrett
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Over half the UK’s wholesalers may not last the year, Defra is warned
More than £200m of key public sector food contracts are at risk, with social care and education contracts worst hit
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Confectionery wholesaler Hancocks shuts down four depots amid shift to online
Hancocks has so far reopened six depots, with the remaining nine set to follow in the coming weeks
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Independent Nisa in Cornwall sees sales boom as locals shun supermarkets
Two Nisa stores in St Austell have seen sales increase almost 40% since the onset of Covid-19
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Convenience retailers offered free posters to encourage social distancing
Media company The Behaviours Agency has used behavioural science to develop the posters
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United Wholesale Scotland launches c-store home delivery with Drinksorted
UWS said 1,500 Day-Today, USave and independent convenience stores will be able to offer customers home delivery
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Costcutter plans to keep ‘lifeline shoppers’ as results show 10% sales hike
Sales in the four months to the end of April were up 22%, excluding tobacco
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Central England Co-op launches call and collect shopping service for members
Orders can be placed and collected by members or a nominated person
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Spar and FWD call for suppliers to allocate stock to wholesale & convenience
Spar UK MD Louise Hoste said that despite working together with suppliers, it is still not receiving the levels of stock it needs
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Executive director Nick Wiles takes up CEO position at PayPoint
Wiles joined the board of the store payment services group in October 2009 as a non-executive director
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JJ Foodservice adds 12 vans to service London DTC business
The wholesaler said the 12 Mercedes-Benz 314 vans would help to better service the growing division
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Wholesalers urge suppliers to extend best-before dates to prevent food waste
Ambient is the latest category to be in danger of going to waste as the hospitality industry remains shuttered
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Co-op shoots up rankings in Tacon’s final GSCOP survey
The retailer was ranked only behind Aldi, which topped the table for the seventh year in a row
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Midcounties Co-op launches £75k fund for community groups and charities
Partner groups have until 29 May to apply for the ‘community restart fund’