Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 62
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Southern Co-op could double its franchise estate in five years
The society opened its ninth store of the year under the ‘Welcome’ fascia last month
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Machinery shortage compounding supply crisis, claims Bidfood CEO
Bidfood CEO Andrew Selley said the lead time for acquiring new equipment had increased from six months to as much as 18 months
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James Convenience Retail sales and profits suffer due to pandemic
The retailer temporarily closed 12 shops for a period of the financial year due to the pandemic
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‘Transformed’ CJ Lang doubles pre-tax profits as sales grow 9%
In the past year, the company has invested more than £2m in the rollout of its overarching food-to-go brand
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McColl’s rolls out personalised offers on customers’ receipts
The retailer worked with Ecrebo on the technology, described as “light-touch PoS software”
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Ascona Group to install self-serve tills across a third of estate
The solution was first installed at its Anker Service Station in July
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Energy price hikes proving ‘painful’ for wholesalers
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors said members’ energy costs had increased by between 50% and 250% in October
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Central England Co-op to close majority of stores on Boxing Day as reward for staff
Six 24-hour petrol stations will remain open to continue serving communities
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Co-op rebrands six stores to Co-op26 for climate change awareness
Co-op will also feature the new branding across its social media channels for the duration of the conference
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Nisa retailer hosts Citizens Advice for confidential drop-in service
Advisors offer a raft of support in areas including debt, benefits, employment, and housing or homelessness issues.
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Waitrose 2021/2022 Food & Drink report: top trends, facts and findings
This year’s Food & Drink report provides a glimpse into how consumer habits shifted as we emerged from the pandemic
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SimplyFresh pauses search for partner to replace Sainsbury’s
COO Michael O’Loughlin is to step down from the role later this year
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Co-op joins carbon reduction campaign in run-up to COP26
Co-op has already pledged to become a net zero business by 2040
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Pret to challenge Costa with ‘Pret Express’ coffee-to-go station
Each station will create up to 21 drink recipes and will come with its own cashless payment terminal
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Spar to add five new frozen lines to own-label range
The new additions take the Spar frozen range to 39 products overall
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Central England Co-op sees sales dip against ‘dramatic spike’ of March 2020 lockdown
Sales remained 4.3% above pre-pandemic levels, totalling £458.1m during the first six months of 2019
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Hundreds of HGV testing slots unused every week despite massive backlog
DVSA figures show 1,545 test slots were not taken up in the last four weeks
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RHA slams ‘cabotage’ system for foreign haulage operators to operate in the UK
The change to cabotage will allow foreign haulage companies to undertake unlimited work in the UK for a two-week block
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Asda opens first ‘premium’ convenience store on EG forecourt
The store in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, stocks over 2,500 products including Asda’s ‘Extra Special’ fresh and chilled ranges plus ready meals and beers, wines and spirits
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Co-op to create more than 300 LGV apprenticeship roles
The convenience retailer will offer enrolees the opportunity to work towards a Class 1 licence