All Convenience articles – Page 39
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Co-op and Deliveroo extend partnership for three years and add 110 new stores
It means a total of 1,400 stores will be offering the service to shoppers with a choice of 2,300 products
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Parfetts confirms new depot for central Birmingham
It will be the eighth facility in Parfetts’ estate, joining the Aintree, Anfield, Halifax, Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Somercotes and Stockport depots
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Co-op job losses plan linked to £47m spending cut
The Grocer has seen a communication from CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq to staff that provides more clarity on the move
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Southern Co-op and Facewatch defend use of facial recognition tech following privacy complaint
Big Brother Watch has lodged a complaint with the Information Commissioner
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ACS appoints three new trading directors to its board
They are Darren Nickels, retail technology operations director at Henderson Technology, Rob George, customer director at McColl’s, and Spar retailer Susan Connolly
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Nisa CEO promises overhaul of cost structure in bid to boost retailer appeal
Michael Fletcher committed to reviewing the key distribution contact with DHL, Nisa’s office function, retailer rebates and the price of Co-op own brand
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Jisp promotes Esther Lawrence to retail director
Lawrence will be responsible for growing the number of convenience stores on the Jisp platform that trade with its key partners such as Booker, Nisa and Bestway
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Retailers highlight vacancies to Co-op staff affected by job cuts
Asda, Iceland and Morrisons have all taken to LinkedIn to highlight their vacancies
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Analysis & Features
Why is the Scottish DRS such a headache for convenience retailers and wholesalers, and what can they do?
Scotland’s DRS plans, which are due to be implemented next year, have sparked outrage from wholesalers and convenience retailers, who claim they are unfair on smaller stores and could even limit consumer choice
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Morrisons expands global trade with new exporter partnership
It means the supermarket giant can now supply its goods to new retailers in Singapore, Malta, Hong Kong, Cyprus and St Helena
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Tax gap on alcohol and tobacco rises to an estimated £3.7 billion in 2021
The increase indicates that tax evasion and the illegal importation of tobacco is a growing problem in the UK
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Nisa staff under redundancy threat seeking new jobs
The Grocer has so far seen a total of 15 Nisa staff indicating they are currently looking for work on the networking platform
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Co-op to cut 400 jobs amid rising cost pressures
It said there will be ‘no changes’ to customer-facing roles in its food stores and funeral homes
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Nisa consults on redundancies in a bid to lower business costs
The move follows a series of management changes at the Co-op-owned buying group
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Filshill tells customers to expect delivery delays due to heatwave
Filshill said its teams were working hard to clear any backlog as soon as possible, despite suppliers also experiencing problems
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United Wholesale Scotland rolls out app to help retailers take on the rapid grocers
Yuu, a subsidiary of United Wholesale Scotland, is working with last-mile logistics firm Gophr to establish the service
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Food redistribution app sees demand soar as cost of living crisis bites
Since January, the anti-waste app has seen more than 100% growth each month in demand for bags of surplus groceries
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Booker pauses frozen deliveries for Budgens and Londis retailers amid heatwave
The temporary suspension started on Monday this week and was put in place to protect frozen product integrity, quality and health & safety,
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Waitrose to supply food range to Dobbies Garden Centres
Dobbies customers will be able to buy products from the grocer’s Essential Waitrose range as well as its premium ranges Waitrose No.1 and Waitrose Duchy Organic
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Cheaper prices driving c-store shoppers to discounters, new data shows
Lumina Intelligence UK Convenience Market Report 2022 found a “notable uplift” in convenience shoppers also visiting discounter stores