All Convenience articles – Page 79
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NewsLawrence Hunt Spar doubles spirits sales with shop floor merchandising move
The business has been cautiously trialling spirits on the shop floor in 12 of its 25 stores for 12 months
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NewsBestway Retail recruiting new franchisees for first time since Conviviality deal
Six new franchise stores have opened in the last couple of months
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NewsWelsh indie Filco Market to reopen fire-damaged store
Filco Bryntirion suffered extensive smoke and heat damage in the fire
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NewsCo-op calls on government for better shopworker protections against abuse
Co-op has invested more than £70m in colleague safety, including the installation of remote-monitored CCTV
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NewsNisa stores given access to Co-op’s branded and own-label frozen range
The expansion of the frozen range is supported by a 100-page brochure for retailers and PoS advertising
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NewsConvenience sector welcomes Barclays’ U-turn on Post Office cash withdrawals
Barclays had been the only one of 28 banks partnered with the Post Office to refuse to sign new terms
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Thornton’s Budgens in Belsize Park has taken more steps to cut out plastic
We take a look at the new eco-friendly measures instore
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NewsConvenience Awards to reward, showcase and champion excellence in the convenience channel
The Grocer has joined forces with Convenience Store and Him to create a new set of awards for the convenience sector
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NewsNisa retailer Richard Williams to become first Co-op franchise convert
Williams signed up to the move when the Co-op launched its franchise plans in February
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NewsUber Eats makes convenience move with Costcutter delivery tie-up
Retailers within the symbol group will be able to sign up to Uber Eats through the Costcutter Supermarkets Group
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NewsWarning of high upfront costs of DRS scheme for wholesalers
The FWD submitted a seven-page submission to the Scottish Parliament ahead of the consultation on DRS closing this week
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NewsTuffins trials deposit return scheme for Montgomery Waters plastic bottles
A reverse vending machine is on trial in Tuffins’ flagship Craven Arms store in Shropshire this week
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NewsDeliveroo signs up scores of convenience stores and off licences
New partners include Costcutter, Budgens, Nisa and Best One retailers, plus hundreds of non-affiliated independents
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NewsP&H collapse and supply issues led to £17m loss for Costcutter
However CEO Darcy Willson-Rymer said he was ‘optimistic about 2020’
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NewsThornton’s Budgens launches 250 packaging-free lines
The new range will be unveiled at the Belsize Park Budgens store in North London on 23 October
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NewsScottish Spar operator CJ Lang returns to growth
The 100-year-old business reported a 56% growth in underlying profits for the year to 30 April 2019
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NewsBlakemore pledges £2.3m investment in Spar businesses
The Spar wholesaler is to also introduce a new Store Cluster Strategy
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NewsCentral England Co-op CEO Debbie Robinson named chair of ACS
Robinson will replace Sewell Group MD Patrick Sewell
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NewsSimplyFresh to cut down on plastic with ‘unpacked’ scheme
SimplyFresh’s 84-store estate will be encouraged to adopt the new scheme in a bid to reduce plastic
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NewsUnitas plans major expansion of fascia estate
Plans for 2020 include a key focus on the foodservice channel