All Convenience articles – Page 71
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NewsWelsh convenience stores generate £2.8bn in sales in 2020
The average customer in Wales visited a c-store 4.20 times per week, up from 4.06 last year
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NewsBestway launches home delivery app Home Shop
Trails of the new technology are currently underway across the Bestway estate
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NewsMotor Fuel Group acquires six forecourt sites in the Lake District
The move takes the total number of forecourts operated by MFG to 911
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NewsCostcutter moves to reduce food waste with Too Good To Go partnership
The symbol group rolled out a pilot across 20 company-owned and independent stores in September
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NewsSpar International to cut waste across Europe with Too Good To Go tie-up
Both will offer shoppers an innovative digital solution to cut food waste
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NewsCentral England Co-op trials scan, pay and go app
If successful, the app will be rolled out across all the retailer’s 262 locations
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NewsRetailers urge government to safeguard cash use as transactions plummet
Cash accounted for 58% of all payments in 2009 and just 23% in 2019
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NewsCo-op could take on ‘hundreds more’ with changes to Apprenticeship Levy
Co-op reserach found the number of retail apprentices has fallen by about a quarter since 2014/15
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NewsMidcounties Co-op to close early on Christmas Eve to give staff longer festive break
The move will see its estate close at 5pm across all trading sites, including its food, childcare, travel and funeralcare stores
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NewsThe Convenience Awards 2021 are now open for entry
The face-to-face event will take place on Thursday 9 September in Central London
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NewsCentral England Co-op condemns violent till snatching incident in Derbyshire
The crime is the 10th incident to have occurred since July across the retailer’s estate
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NewsOne Stop retailers report sales spike in gifting items as non-essential shops close
A Burnley-based One Stop store has recorded a 20% increase in sales on gift sets, gift cards and candles compared to last year
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NewsCentral England Co-op opens £3m eco-friendly concept store
The Lichfield store features carbon footprint-reducing fridges and a zero-waste refill hub
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Comment & OpinionAbuse against shopworkers has risen this year. How can we allow this for our ‘local heroes’?
The Co-op has reported a 39% increase in abuse, violence and antisocial behaviour towards staff since last year – a shocking statistic
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NewsBestway opens its first ‘Tippl’ store for premium booze
It offers a wide range of wines, spirits, ales and craft larger, cider and mixers alongside a high-end convenience offer
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NewsAbuse against Co-op staff rockets by almost 40% this year
Co-op said it was seeing on average 730 incidents a day of abuse, violence or anti-social behaviour directed against its staff
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NewsNisa reports 40 enquiries for new Express store format
The new format consists of three new store designs: food-centric, forecourt and essentials
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NewsCook customers favour ‘turkeys for two’ for Covid Christmas
Centrepieces which feed up to six people are also proving popular
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Analysis & FeaturesInside a new Sainsbury’s ‘Neighbourhood Hub’ store
The new c-store format is designed to cater for a bigger-basket shop while saving customers a journey to the supermarket. How well does it fit the brief?
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NewsHeart of England Co-op teams up with Snappy Shopper for fast delivery
Some stores including its Allesley, Hinckley and Southam sites are also offering a click & collect service to shoppers within a five-mile radius