All Convenience articles – Page 127
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NewsC-store bottled ale sales could top £100m, says Marston's
Premium bottled ale (PBA) represents a £104m opportunity for the convenience channel, a brewer’s report has claimed.
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NewsThree senior directors axed at Nisa as new boss Nick Read rings the changes
Nisa chief executive Nick Read has become the latest new retail boss to make sweeping changes to his senior management team in a bid to arrest poor trading.
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NewsPub conversions into c-stores made harder by new planning rules
With more onerous planning changes that came into effect this week, the government has protected pubs listed as Assets of Community Value (ACV)
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Analysis & FeaturesRetail clubs: a perfect soft launch into symbol retailing?
What do retail clubs offer for indies that want to take on the mults but retain their independence?
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Analysis & FeaturesSourced Market has found a platform for success at St Pancras
Since arriving at St Pancras station in 2009, Sourced Market has gone full steam ahead
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NewsL&F Jones to focus on foodservice as five c-stores go up for sale
The South West-based business is also selling a fifth outlet privately in Shirehampton, Bristol
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NewsNew fun Nisa ads hope to combine 'warmth and value'
The ads, created by Green Cave People, features a Nisa store worker winking and smiling as he displays current offers.
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NewsRippleglen gives e-cig operations over to Real Trading
The company’s 90 independent stores will now be exclusively supplied by Real Trading, who offer next-day direct-to-store delivery
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NewsKerryfresh plans online and 100 new lines in wake of MBO
Kerryfresh is planning to launch online later this year, as well as introduce new products and add new customers
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NewsSpar trialling Daily Deli counter
The Daily Deli range is available all day and includes fresh salad products, sandwiches, baguettes and accompaniment
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NewsMcColl'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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NewsConvenience operators blast national minimum wage hike
Trade associations have warned the hike could force independent retailers to axe jobs
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NewsMinimum 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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NewsMorrisons 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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NewsMake 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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NewsNisa 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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NewsOne 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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NewsMcColl’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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NewsJim 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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NewsJonathan 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