Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 36
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NewsCo-op to launch £1m funding boost to help local causes keep warm during winter
The ‘warm spaces’ initiative means community groups across the UK can apply for match funding of up to £3,000 per group until March 2022
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NewsBestway planning to add more stores to Iceland product sales trial
It is understood Iceland has given Bestway access to its licensed products, with the exception of Greggs
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NewsCentral Co-op kicks off solar panel rollout programme with Sol PV Group
The society said the move reinforced its long-term vision to be self-sufficient by investing in greener forms of energy
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NewsEddy’s Food Station shifts focus to larger stores to offset rising costs
The business, which launched its first store in May in Alloa, Scotland, had previously been seeking stores between 1,300 and 1,500 sq ft
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NewsWales to enact single-use plastics ban from autumn 2023
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed the new law as a measure to reduce plastic waste, but said it was concerned over the short timescale
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NewsRail strikes: ‘heavily disrupted’ Christmas to hit foodservice sales
One major foodservice wholesaler told The Grocer it expected to see a 10% decline in sales on strike days
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NewsAsda planning huge recruitment drive to staff new Express stores
Asda is looking to bring the Express concept and its value-led goods to more customers in convenient neighbourhood and residential settings
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NewsPricecheck launches business change department to aid drive towards £200m turnover target
Staff in the newly created department will be tasked with guiding improvements to the organisation’s structure, processes, systems and technologies
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NewsRobert Eastwood and Qaiser Aziz elected to Unitas board at the buying group’s AGM
Unitas said Eastwood would bring a wealth of experience to the board, having held the position of MD at Small Beer and Trentans Vintners for the past 10 years
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NewsOne Stop opens 300th franchise store with Wilson Group
It is owned by the Wilson brothers, Daniel and Craig, marking their 18th franchise store with One Stop
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NewsTesco supermarket-convenience price gap wider than rival Sainsbury’s
The price gap between Tesco’s larger stores and its Express format was 10.4% in November
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NewsRipple+ no nicotine vape brand plans more store takeovers
Stores in Camden Town and Notting Hill in London, as well as locations in Manchester and Bristol have been earmarked for the marketing initiative
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NewsJames Hall launches its first electric HGV
The investment marks the company’s commitment to running a greener fleet, the wholesaler said
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NewsFWD calls UK planning system unfit for purpose as wholesalers face delays to renewable energy applications
It comes amid growing frustration from Northern Ireland based wholesaler Lynas Foodservice at the slow progress of its renewables project
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NewsScottish alcohol marketing proposals would ‘cripple’ us, say convenience retailers
The Scottish government published the proposal for consultation last week and is inviting responses by 9 March
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NewsWholesalers footing the bill as influx of corporate cards causes average interchange fee to rise
In the aftermath of the pandemic providers are understood to have increased efforts to sell cards aimed at retailers
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NewsDhamecha trialling new app tech for shoppers in its depots
The cash & carry operator said the system was a proprietary product being developed by its in-house team and was currently in beta version
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NewsWilko MD Alison Hands to become Lincolnshire Co-op CEO
Hands will be replacing Ursula Lidbetter, who announced her retirement in March after 37 years with the society, including 18 as CEO
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NewsHancocks Cash & Carry owner eyes private equity sale
The owner of speciality wholesaler Hancocks Cash & Carry is gearing up for a potential sale as investment banking partners prepare to send out documents to prospective investors
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NewsSpar to drive own label focus on to frozen, ambient and non-food items next year
MD Louise Hoste told The Grocer it was in response to shoppers actively seeking own-label lines in categories that were traditionally brand-led