All Convenience articles – Page 133
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NewsMcColl’s opens 750th c-store as expansion continues
McColl’s Retail Group has opened its 750th convenience store.
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NewsCostcutter owner Bibby targets 6,000 c-stores
Costcutter owner Bibby Line Group has laid out ambitions to grow the symbol group to 6,000 stores.
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NewsPremier to offer more 'Mega Deals' to members
Booker’s Premier chain is to increase the number of ‘Mega Deals’ it offers to mark its 20th anniversary…
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NewsSainsbury’s brings click & collect to London Underground stations
Sainsbury’s is following Tesco, Asda and Waitrose by launching a click & collect groceries service from seven London underground stations.
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NewsCo-op Group sells five larger stores to Asda
The Co-operative Group has sold five of its larger stores to Asda as it continues to focus on its core convenience estate.
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NewsSimply Fresh targets 350 c-stores by 2019
Fast-growing symbol group Simply Fresh has laid out ambitious plans to grow its estate to 350 c-stores within five years…
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Comment & OpinionConvenience stores need the care and curiosity factors
Kantar’s research showing that the little-and-often phenomenon is a myth was surprising…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Co-op's plight extends to its store estate numbers
…so how is its convenience-focused property strategy evolving?…
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NewsBHS Food will put quality first, says Green
BHS Food will not be 10% cheaper than Tesco despite previous reports, according to Sir Philip Green.
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Category ReportGrocery Retail Structure 2014
The UK convenience sector is booming, consumers are shopping ‘little and often’. Right?
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NewsSpar International sees emerging markets power ahead
Spar has blamed pressure on consumer spending for a 1.8% decline in UK retail sales in the year ending 31 December 2013.
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NewsMillie's Cookies eyes convenience sector
Millie’s Cookies plans to offer standalone units in c-stores as part of a strategy to expand into new formats…
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NewsNorth East Convenience Stores adds two Bargain Booze stores
North East Convenience Stores opened two Bargain Booze stores this week in North Tyneside and South Shields…
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NewsSainsbury's to rack up double century of c-stores in London
Sainsbury’s is set to open its 200th Sainsbury’s Local convenience store in London next week…
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Comment & OpinionConvenience is sacred, but also full of sacred cows
In our first-ever Convenience Report, we’ve examined the channel’s growth from every conceivable angle…
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Analysis & FeaturesAn inconvenient truth: is convenience really growing?
The convenience sector is booming. Or is it? When you interrogate the numbers a little harder a different picture emerges…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow smaller packs and greater muscle can deliver in convenience
The convenience channel is of growing importance to suppliers? What are the challenges? And who’s doing the best job?…
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Analysis & Features7-Eleven: does history beckon again for global c-store giant?
The 7-Eleven story reads like a history of innovation in convenience. What chance of a UK return?…
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Analysis & FeaturesHot 100: the UK's hottest convenience store postcodes
The Grocer reveals the 100 ‘hottest’ locations for c-stores in the UK, plus the ‘best fit’ multiple retailer….
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NewsUK convenience market grows as multiples overtake indies
The UK convenience market will grow in value from £37bn to £49bn by 2019, the IGD has predicted.