All Convenience articles – Page 43
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Co-op partners with Your Local Pantry to support communities through cost of living crisis
The partnership will see Co-op members fund an expansion programme of Your Local Pantry, tripling its network from 75 to 225 pantries across the UK
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Southern Co-op to open 10 community fridges thanks to £40,000 donation
The society said it was supporting the community fridges via environmental charity Hubbub
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David Sands switches supply deal from Nisa to Spar
The move means its four stores, including Pinkie Farm in Musselburgh, will be supplied by wholesaler CJ Lang
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Analysis & Features
Can Morrisons really scale up its Daily format in the ‘thousands’?
The plans may have been a welcome distraction from losing its big four place to Aldi, but where will all those Morrisons Daily stores come from?
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One Stop efficiency drive to help franchisees cut energy usage by 10%
One Stop said it had already been supplying franchisees with PoS designed aims to advise and prompt retailers on their energy useage
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Jo Whitfield to leave the Co-op after five years as Food CEO
The society also announced today that Michael Fletcher is stepping down from his role as CEO of its wholesale arm Nisa
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Google searches for ‘foodbanks near me’ hit 600k in May
The figure represents an increase of 39% on the same period last year
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Southern Co-op trial shows HFSS scheme does not affect profitability
It comes amid news that government ministers have ordered a review into the HFSS scheme
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Convenience store sales soar 4.6% to £45.2bn
ACS 2022 Local Shop report, which launched today, revealed that figure is set to grow further to over £48bn by 2025
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Morrisons aims to open ‘thousands’ of Morrisons Daily stores as it nears 500
There are currently 486 stores operating under the format across the UK and Channel Islands, in both convenience and forecourt
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Events & Awards
Premier Singhs Teynham crowned Convenience Retailer of the Year 2022
The Singhs’ Premier Teynham store won Independent Convenience Store of the Year and Convenience Retailer of the Year
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Post Office partners with DHL Express to provide more click & collect services
The Post Office said its partnership with DHL would be better for the environment than vans having to make multiple stops to drop off parcels
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Futura Foods launches Ragazzi Italian cheese range for UK convenience
The Ragazzi brand, named after the Italian phrase similar to ‘hey guys’, makes its debut in Spar stores across the south west this month
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Sewell Retail turnover soared during 2021 as commuters returned to work
According to its latest accounts posted at Companies House, turnover rose by 18.5% to £57.1m for the year to 31 December 2021
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Asda set to sell off 10% of its Co-op forecourts to appease CMA
Research by CACI found that 12 to 16 of the 132 Co-op petrol forecourt sites could be in breach of the Competition & Markets Authority’s ‘four to three rule’
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Kishor Patel seeking new symbol after leaving Nisa
Patel told The Grocer he had not yet decided which symbol or franchise group he plans to join
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Frozen food chain Oops closes eight of nine stores as costs soar
The business is now focusing on its frozen food wholesale operation
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Co-op opens largest pop-up shop yet, at London’s Barking Riverside
The unit has been supplied by Worcestershire-based modular retail expert Rapid Retail
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Asda Derby opening marks 50th ‘On The Move’ convenience store
The latest opening marks a quarter of the way to the supermarket giant reaching its 200-store target by the end of the year
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Tributes paid as former FWD director general Alan Toft dies aged 91
Toft joined the Federation of Wholesale Distributors in 1989 and led the trade body for 16 years