All Convenience articles – Page 22
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NewsOne Stop launches exclusive loyalty scheme with Snappy Shopper
Called Snappy Rewards, it allows online shoppers to unlock perks, such as free or discounted products, based on their level of spending
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NewsParfetts launches new fascia Shop & Go for forecourts
The first two Shop & Go stores are based in Bristol and Hull. Ambassador in Bristol is a small, traditional forecourt format, while Three Ways in Hull is a hybrid convenience and forecourt store
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NewsCo-op extends £400m credit facility for further five years
The society’s CFO Rachel Izzard said that support from its lender banks was a reflection of the strength of its balance sheet
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NewsMorrisons supports farmers with Tractor Tuesdays café deal
The ‘Tractor Tuesdays’ deal aims to bring farmers together and make the farming industry more visible to customers
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NewsWaitrose opens new store and expands convenience partnerships
Waitrose will expand its franchise partnerships with Shell and Welcome Break, after opening its first new store in six years
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NewsScotmid Co-op teams up with home delivery service Scoffable
Customers can choose from up to 7,000 items, with groceries delivered in an hour. The cost of delivery is £3, alongside a service charge of 50p
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NewsAmazon launches first new Fresh store in a year
The store – in West Hampstead – also gives shoppers the option to use a self-checkout till
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NewsWH Smith set for major food ramp-up with new own labels and cafés
‘We’ve got lots of plans in the pipeline,’ WH Smith Travel MD Andrew Harrison told The Grocer
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NewsScotmid hires two new COOs to lead its retail and funeral divisions
Brian Boyle, the new retail COO, joins the Scottish Co-op society with over 30 years’ experience in the retail industry
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NewsFinalists for The Convenience Awards 2025 revealed
The Convenience Awards 2025 takes place on 19 March at The Victoria Warehouse in Manchester
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op rolls out staff bodycams to fight crime in £200k investment
The society has seen a 245% increase in incidents of threats and abuse towards colleagues since 2019
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NewsTesco reveals plan to open 150 new Express convenience stores
Tesco is marking 30 years since opening its first c-stores in the UK, in Barnes and Norbury, London, in 1994
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NewsBlue Yonder software hack impacting supermarket supply chains
US tech firm Blue Yonder clients include Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, as well as 30 fast moving consumer goods suppliers
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NewsBP renews contract with markdown tech Retail Insight for three more years
Other retailers using the technology include Lincolnshire Co-op and Central Co-op
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NewsSainsbury’s Aldi Price Match sparks convenience price war
This week, Tesco fired its own convenience pricing barrage, by dropping the price of 200 items in its Express stores
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NewsFerrero brings Kinder Bueno ice cream cones back to UK
Two variants – Classic and White – have hit Morrisons
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NewsTesco rolls out price cuts in Express convenience stores
Tesco said the cuts to 222 household essentials had reduced Express convenience prices by an average of 10%
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NewsSales blitz helps grow Boost convenience distribution
More than 50,000 cases of Boost were sold over a 12-week period
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NewsPeanut allergy advice on mustard lifted as FSA investigation ends
The FSA issued an initial recall of 48 products after identifying contaminated mustard powder supplied by FGS Ingredients
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NewsNational Lottery retailers help raise £50bn for good causes
Operator Allwyn, which took over the licence from Camelot in February, said the funding has gone towards 700,000 individual projects across the UK