All Convenience articles – Page 56
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NewsBoots partners with Deliveroo for on-demand deliveries
Deliveroo customers will be able to order food items as well as medicines for minor ailments
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NewsCentral England Co-op to save 230,000 meals a year with Too Good To Go
The rollout of Too Good To Go follows a six-week trial earlier this year
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Analysis & FeaturesSix fmcg companies leading the way on sustainable palm oil
To celebrate International Orangutan Day (19 August), we take a look at six fmcg brands and retailers noted to be ‘leading the way’ on palm oil sustainability in WWF’s 2020 Palm Oil Buyers scorecard
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NewsEros Retail acquires Nisa Local store in Peterhead
Neish Supermarket on Clerkhill Road changed hands this week
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NewsNisa’s Making a Difference Locally launches charity clothing banks
Its charity partner Nathan’s Wastesavers handles the maintenance of the clothing banks, including installing, servicing, and emptying them
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NewsNick Meagher to join Co-op as head of insight and research
He will start the newly created role in September and take on insight and research leadership for Co-op’s food, insurance, funeralcare, legal, community and membership functions
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NewsSouthern Co-op to take on 20 more young people on job placements through Kickstart
The latest joiners will take the number of people on Kickstart placements to nearly 40 at the society
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Comment & Opinion‘Hybrid’ retailers will need to invest in technology to keep up with omnichannel shopping
Stores’ IT systems, digital platforms and logistics networks will come under increased pressure, says Perran Jervis of law firm TLT
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Comment & OpinionThe shift to online could exacerbate grocery sector employment inequalities
Retailers and the government both have a part to play in preventing an inequality crisis, says Abbie Winton, a final year PhD researcher at Alliance Manchester Business School
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NewsPost Office partners with DPD for click & collect services
The service will initially be available at 250 Post Offices before rolling out to 1,500 branches across the UK
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NewsMcColl’s raises £35m to accelerate Morrisons Daily conversions
The convenience retailer said today it is aiming to have converted 350 stores to Morrisons Daily by November 2022
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NewsBlakemore still operating from Hastings depot despite closure plan
Blakemore has recruited 84 new drivers in the past four months
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NewsJustin King to speak at the Convenience Conference 2021
Other key speakers at the face-to-face event include AF Blakemore MD James Russell and Co-op MD of property Stuart Hookins
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NewsSpar launches new own-label range of household products
The 12-strong range will debut in participating stores across the UK this week
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NewsTim Fairs joins Bestway Wholesale from McColl’s
Fairs spent three-and-a-half years at McColl’s as customer director
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Comment & OpinionWhy convenience stores could win the food-to-go revival
Competition remains fierce and tough regulation looms. But ’food to go at home’ could prove lucrative for the most innovative retailers
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NewsScotmid and Southern Co-op to step up electronic shelf labelling trial to 23 stores
Cambridge-based technology integrator Herbert Retail will be driving the rollout over the coming months
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NewsShell rescues 38 tonnes of food with Too Good To Go partnership
Shell expects to have saved 120 tonnes of food by the end of the year.
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PodcastReviving Food To Go - The Convenience Mix podcast
We discuss the surprise announcement that Sainsbury’s has decided to close down its wholesale business as well as the impact of Covid-19
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Comment & OpinionAccentuate the positive: in praise of ‘praise’ for frontline staff
Reading the nominations for our Proud of My Store competition has been inspiring, says Critizr’s Hazel Morton