All High Street articles – Page 9
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News
JJ Foodservice acquires Gatelands Supplies to target Asian restaurants
JJ has acquired specialist food wholesaler Gatelands to increase its reach of the growing Asian market
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Pret a Manger launches new spring menu with focus on fresh salads
Customers will be able to choose between new salads, baguettes and seasonal wraps
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Popeyes UK appoints Peter Gibson as director of acquisitions and estates
Gibson worked as property advisor at Chicken Shop, with previous roles at Flat Iron and Nando’s
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The Salad Project launches ‘Spaces’ for customers on the go
The new concept targets customers ‘living the fast life’, giving them the option to order their salad or bowl online and collect in store
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Greggs set to use 100% renewables as part of sustainability target
Greggs’ fourth sustainability report focuses on environmental and community goals
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Category Report
Personal care & beauty trends 2024: Brands fight the ‘dupe’ boom
Beauty brands are losing out to lower priced ‘dupes’ and own label. How can they salvage sales?
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City snapshot: Early Easter boosts March retail sales
Strong food sales in the run-up to this year’s early Easter boosted UK retail sales in March, though non-food sales continued to decline
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Post Office launches new online system to speed up international parcels shipping
Customers will be able to fill in their details online via the new system, speeding up the shipping process in store
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City snapshot: Early Easter fails to reverse footfall decline
Easter falling at the end of the March failed to reverse the ongoing decline in retail footfall in 2024, according to the latest data from BRC-Sensormatic IQ
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Domino’s publishes first ever sustainability report and nutritional targets
The report outlines the group’s strategy ‘Connect the dots’, which addresses key points on environment, sourcing and communities, and people
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Greggs sales shoot up £300m over the past year
Greggs said the performance had been helped by several initiatives including extending opening hours, and partnering with Uber Eats
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Profiles
Popeyes UK’s CDO Tom Byng on becoming the fast food ‘brand for everyone’
Popeyes plans to double its estate in 2024, and has been inspired by its successes to expand its customer base
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Boots hails strong Christmas as it posts 5.9% quarterly sales growth
It helped Boots to notch up its 12th consecutive quarter of market share growth, according to the trading update
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Comment & Opinion
What can food & drink learn from beauty and fashion pop-ups?
Pop-up shops are uniquely placed to overcome many brand challenges, says James Barnes, business director & co-founder of Backlash
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Asda agrees to avoid making ‘ambiguous’ green claims in new deal with CMA
The CMA signed an unprecedented deal with Asda, Asos and Boohoo following greenwashing concerns in the fashion sector
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KFC store in London hit with penalty for rat infestation
A fine has been issued, after environmental Health Officers had closed down the branch due to an infestation posing ‘an imminent risk to health’ in 2022.
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City snapshot: Consumer confidence ‘vanishes’ in March
Consumer confidence stalled in March but a shift in attitudes to personal finance provided optimism for the future, according to a closely watched survery released this morning. Plus, the latest retail sales for Feburary from the ONS
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Nespresso debuts on-the-go format Nespresso Bar in central London
Nespresso said the on-the-go format would bring “a new way for coffee lovers to engage with the brand”
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Holland & Barrett latest retailer to boost staff pay
The pay rise would put H&B in a “strong position” against other high street retailers, H&B said
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City snapshot: WH Smith CFO Robert Moorhead to retire
WH Smith’s long-serving CFO Robert Moorhead is planning to retire from his position later this year after more than 20 years with the retailer. Plus, Iain McDonald is leaving the board of THG at the end of the month after 14 years