Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 177
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McColl's hopes to tap to-go trend with Nescafé coffee machines
McColls is introducing eXpresso PLUS Nescafé Alegria machines in 110 of its 1,300-plus stores after a four-store trial
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Spar wholesaler James Hall revamps lunchtime offer with sushi
James Hall has completely overhauled its lunchtime offer with a new meal deal and new products
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Convenience operators blast national minimum wage hike
Trade associations have warned the hike could force independent retailers to axe jobs
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Minimum wage hike leaves convenience store operators frustrated
The ACS warned that the 3% increase in the adult rate from £6.50 to £6.70 would have a negative impact on staffing and investment levels in the convenience sector
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Morrisons to close 23 M Local stores as it posts £792m loss
Morrisons has posted a £792m loss for the year to 1 February on the back of a £1,273m property impairment.
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World of Zing to distribute unusual ingredients
Products include YogiYo Korean cooking sauces, Pump Street Bakery chocolate, Bermondsey Tonic Water, and Stellacello grapefruit liqueur
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Make carrier bag charges universal, say ACS
The ACS wants all retailers to have to charge 5p for carrier bags, as has been the case in Wales since 2011, and in Scotland, since October
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Menzies Distribution delivers 'robust' performance
Several “positive actions” offset newsprint and magazine declines, maintaining 2013 profit levels into 2014 at £24m – marginally down on last year’s £24.3m
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Bidvest brings PCL fully under its logistics arm
Bidvest Logistics has fully integrated PCL into its business.
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Musgrave to Spar switch planned by Simon Smith convenience group
The Simon Smith Group will change all their stores to Spar, implementing the brand’s unique feel and benefiting from its international reach
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Nisa own-label rebrand pays off in sales
The range has notched up £1.4m extra sales to retailers since undergoing the revamp in June last year
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One Stop launches 200th incorporated Post Office
The organisation and One Stop have worked closely together over the past few years to open new modernised Post Offices
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McColl’s shares plunge as consumer environment remains challenging
Shares in McColl’s Retail Group plunged almost 11% on opening this morning after the c-store chain warned that the market remained “challenging and competitive”
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Bestway sees 22% increase in delivered sales, outstripping Londis
Bestway said it had clocked up delivered sales of more than £650m in retail in the past year for the first time
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Jim Carroll to spearhead One Stop's Scottish recruitment drive
Carroll has spent more than 30 years in the independent retail sector, working with CJ Lang, Andrew James Partnership, SCS Scotland, Margiotta and United Wholesale
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Jonathan James joins Conviviality as franchisee of 36 c-stores
James, who is a former chairman of the ACS and ran Spar and Budgens c-stores in Cambridgeshire, plans to grow his number of stores within Conviviality to 100
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ACS voices concern over minimum wage increase
With inflation now forecast at 0.5%, it would be the largest real-terms increase in the NMW since 2007 if accepted by the government
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Bidvest Fresh buys majority stake in Henson Foods
Bidvest Fresh has acquired a majority stake in meat wholesaler Henson Foods…
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Turners Fine Foods poised for takeover of Coastline Produce
Landmark Wholesale member Turners Fine Foods is poised to snap up Coastline Produce…
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Wholesaler Natoora offers Sunday restaurant deliveries
Specialist fruit and veg supplier Natoora is delivering to restaurants within the M25 on Sundays, enabling restaurants to top up stock whenever needed