All Convenience articles – Page 2
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s first to match Aldi prices in c-store estate
Sainsbury’s is stepping up the battle with the discounters as the supermarket introduces its Aldi price match scheme in 1,400 convenience stores
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NewsSainsbury’s extends Aldi Price Match to convenience stores
Sainsbury’s will match 200 of its “most popular” breakfast, lunch and dinner lines to the discounter in all 1,400 of its Local convenience stores
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NewsSelect & Save begins rollout of new fascia and store design
The business said it had been working on a new identity over the past year to distinguish itself from an “increasingly bland and static market”
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NewsConvenience stores to bear £666m in extra costs from new budget
The ACS said the impact would be felt “unevenly” across the UK’s 50,000 convenience stores
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Comment & OpinionLabour’s budget gamble leaves businesses scrambling for cash
Labour is hoping it can both raid corporate pockets and simultaneously stimulate growth
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NewsFed urges tougher police action and punishments for thieves to ‘stem rising tide of crime’
The trade body found 91% of retailers surveyed had called for more police patrols on streets, while 90% said shoplifters should be handed harsher sentences
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Comment & OpinionRetailers should rethink their National Lottery communications
Retailers have a huge opportunity to reap a second benefit from the lottery, on top on their commercial win, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsPost Office rewards postmasters £871k in work incentive scheme for first time
The Post Office is currently calculating the full sum to be rewarded to postmasters for September’s trading activity
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NewsSpar UK hires ex-Nisa boss Michael Fletcher as new MD
It comes over a year since the symbol group began searching for a new leader after Louise Hoste exited the business in September 2023
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NewsC-stores cut back on Christmas ranges to save money and avoid January reductions
Independent retailers said they wanted to avoid discounting an abundance of leftover stock come January
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NewsBudget could ‘burden’ convenience stores with £634m in extra bills, says ACS
The current projection for the NLW rate in April 2025 is £12.10 per hour, up 5.8%, which would increase the convenience sector wage bill by £417m to over £7.6bn
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NewsBestway makes three new appointments to leadership team
Bestway has hired former Morrisons Daily head of independent franchise and new business Nick Russell as head of symbol
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NewsDisposable vapes: retailers given until June to clear stocks
From June, the only vaping products available for sale legally in the UK must be refillable and rechargeable, intended for repeat uses
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NewsCo-op partners with Quadient for parcel lockers
It will allow consumers to pick up parcels which have been delivered by major carriers including Royal Mail, DPD, Evri and UPS
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NewsForecourts invest £19,000 per store over past year, up almost 60%, ACS says
The top area of investment was refrigeration, followed by technology, such as electronic shelf labels, then shelving
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op offers £5,000 prizes for new store sites
The society has prompted members of the public to visit its website to submit the details of their location suggestion
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat has Allwyn done since taking charge of the lottery?
Progress has been slow to date but growth plans are finally afoot
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NewsWomen in Wholesale launches menopause café following demand
Over 80% surveyed by WiW said they would be interested in menopause-focused meetings
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Comment & OpinionThe missed opportunity in lunchtime food to go
Food retail has only about one third of the food to go market, says Emma Bryan, head of commercial at Freshpak
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NewsNisa to drop fuel levy to £3.66 per delivery for first time since August 2023
In a letter sent to retailers, seen by The Grocer, Nisa said: “We will continue to track the cost of fuel on a quarterly basis and make any necessary amendments