All Convenience articles – Page 64
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NewsScotmid Co-op results reveal sales up 6.2% to £409m
Society’s trading profts increased by 14.3% to £6.4m
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NewsNisa retailers could earn up to 5.5% rebate in new Fresh Rewards model
The new rebate terms are calculated on weekly order value, as well as the level of Co-op own-brand products the retailer stocks
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NewsScotmid Co-op launches first ever pop-up garden centre
Employees from Caulders Garden Centres will be managing the pop-up, and are available to offer customers specialist advice
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NewsRapid convenience player Asap launches in London, eyes European expansion
Asap delivers ‘cravings and essentials’ for free within 20 minutes
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Events & AwardsDeadline for Convenience Awards 2021 extended
Retailers now have until 19 April to submit their entries
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NewsNisa retailer offers local council outdoor space for lateral flow testing facility
Walsall Council will be parking a mobile lateral flow testing van outside the shop for community use
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NewsJempson’s ramps up home delivery with online ordering platform
The move builds on the telephone, fax and email ordering systems Jempson’s set up to enable home deliveries in response to the first lockdown
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NewsCo-op kicks off own-label bread contract with Jacksons and Warburtons
Jacksons is replacing Allied Bakeries as the Co-op’s own-label bread supplier
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WhitepapersSampling aside, what else is influencing consumers to try something new?
With a rapidly growing, fully representative community of over 1,000,000 UK consumers, every year Triyit delivers millions of targeted, in-home sampling experiences.
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NewsCJ Lang adds four new stores to Snappy Shopper partnership
CJ Lang originally partnered with the shopping app in April last year
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Comment & OpinionCo-op has a strong case for holding on to its business rates relief
Ultimately it shouldn’t matter whether Co-op can clearly demonstrate why it needs relief more than anyone else
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NewsCo-op won’t pay back business rates relief due to ‘disproportionate Covid costs’
It claimed it incurred a disproportionate increase in costs associated with coronavirus measures compared to larger supermarkets
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NewsEast of England Co-op beefs up value of Healthy Start vouchers to £5
Government increased base level for vouchers from £3.10 to £4.25 on 1 April
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NewsOver 130 Nisa supplied holiday park stores to reopen after six-months
Most of the on-site shops, including at Haven Holidays and Center Parcs, closed in October last year
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NewsLocal shops need urgent clarity on upcoming plastic bag charge rules, says ACS
The new rules were initially proposed to come into force on 30 April
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat are the post-pandemic opportunities for food to go?
A new report has highlighted growth opportunities for businesses that can adapt to a post-pandemic landscape
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NewsFood-to-go market drops almost 50% in value in 2020
Lumina Intelligence report found food to go sales fell to £11.6bn in 2020
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NewsCo-op bans sales of peat-based compost in stores
The ban forms part of the retailer’s environmental commitments to combat the climate crisis
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NewsSemichem to close up to 22 stores putting 140 jobs at risk
The move comes in response to a 75% drop in footfall in some locations due to lockdowns
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Analysis & FeaturesHow convenience stores have upped their online shopping game
The pandemic drove a huge shift in convenience retail, as independents pivoted to home delivery models. So how did they manage the transition so quickly? And will the trend continue?