Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 64
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Kavanagh Group to honour plastic-free legacy through £1.5m Thornton’s Budgens refit
Kavanagh is meeting with A Plastic Planet next month to discuss more ideas and concepts for plastic-free zones
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Cold chain ‘needs government support’ to phase out diesel refrigeration vehicles
Cold Chain Federation CEO Shane Brennan said he felt “let down” by government’s previous promises of support for trialling and adopting emission-free technology
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EU HGV drivers granted temporary visas unlikely to hit UK roads until mid-November
The industry is expecting to fork out up to 20% more for an EU HGV driver compared to the average UK trucker’s wage
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Fuel crisis: wholesalers forced to cancel deliveries as fleets brought to a standstill
Several larger wholesalers that refuel on site have seen up to a 10% jump in fuel prices since the weekend
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James Hall opens 150th company-owned store in Wakefield
The store launch has created 24 jobs in the local area
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Juul launches next-gen device ‘to combat underage use’
Counterfeit pods can’t be used in the Juul2 device
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Boris Johnson prepares to call in the troops to help deliver fuel
Fifty to 85% of independent service stations are now out of fuel
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EG Group to continue opening Spar stores despite ‘Asda on the Move’ rollout
The forecourt giant opened a new Spar store in Scotland earlier this month in Coxton Park, Elgin
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Convenience stores to be ‘hard hit’ by business rates revaluation in 2023
The Valuation Office Agency adjusts the rateable value of business properties to reflect changes in the property market
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Over-strength vape products openly sold online and in stores, finds UKVIA investigation
The association also found products being sold with packaging that didn’t include warnings about the nicotine conten
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CMA warns retailers and suppliers over misleading green marketing
The new guidelines contain six main principles that build on existing consumer law and cover green claims made both in-store and on labelling
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Bestway to extend online partnership with Jisp
A trial across 28 company-owned stores had resulted in an average increase in basket spend of 400%
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Wholesalers call for suppliers to hike prices on price-marked packs
The calls come as the labour shortage crisis continues to rumble on and inflation hit 3.2% last month
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Spar company secretary Jackie Mackenzie leaves business after five years
Mackenzie acted as interim joint-MD at Spar in 2019
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Scotmid relaunches food-to-go concept The Kitchen at Uddingston store
The 900 sq ft standalone area is now home to a swathe of new sub-concepts and products
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Jisp launches tool to scan products in Nisa stores for discounts
Customers with the Jisp app will be able to access promotional offers tailored to their purchase history
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Morrisons to expand wholesale with supply to pubs and restaurants
The grocer has partnered with new online platform StarStock to sell more than 1,500 lines into the on-trade
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Nisa opens 1,000th symbol store with new site in Camden
The 1,800 sq ft site in Camden, London is owned by LA Food Group, taking its estate to 14.
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Hyperama launches Tiger Foodservice hospitality business
A new fleet of 12 multi-temperature delivery vehicles ranging from 7.5 tonne to class two has been purchased
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Brexit will have ‘bigger impact than Covid’ on food & drink: Justin King
King suggested there was an inevitability prices would have to rise due to supply chain changes