Archive of all Post Office articles – Page 9
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Category ReportBottled water category report 2014
Bottled water is booming. Analysis suggests that category value and volume growth is far outpacing that of grocery overall.
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Category ReportWhy more of us are splashing out on bottled water
Last summer brought a flood of new purchasers – but could the category really overtake carbonated soft drinks?…
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Category ReportWhy the National Convenience Show is a must attend event
The National Convenience Show will showcase the latest products and services to help c-stores stay ahead of the supers…
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Analysis & FeaturesOne Stop's next stop: a franchised future
One Stop now has its sights firmly set on franchise. CEO Tony Reed explains why it’s not a Tesco shadow brand…
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Comment & OpinionPost Office TLC
In a fast-moving, multi-media world, the Post Office needs to change - and it’s taking steps to do so…
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NewsPost Office delivers £20m upgrade plan for rural outposts
The Post Office is launching a £20m investment programme for rural subpostmasters.
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NewsOne Stop extends its independent franchise trial to five stores
One Stop has expanded its franchise trial for independent retailers to five stores…
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Comment & OpinionBack to the future
The walls here at Grocer Towers are lined with beautiful, leather-bound volumes of The Grocer dating back to its origins in 1862…
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NewsNational Convenience Show offers c-stores a host of ideas
The National Convenience Show and Farm Shop & Deli Show will provide c-store retailers with a host of ideas…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's new at Sulls Convenience Store and Post Office
If there’s a new product launched we always aim to stock it as soon as it becomes available…
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Analysis & FeaturesFascia to fascia: how symbols could sharpen their act
The right fascia can make all the difference – but are symbol groups offering retailers the right choices?…
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NewsMartin McColl sets its sights on 800 c-stores
Martin McColl has unveiled ambitious plans to extend its McColl’s convenience fascia by nearly a quarter to 800 stores…
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NewsFontmell Magna Village Shop
A business at the heart of the picture postcard Dorset village of Fontmell Magna has come on to the market…
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Analysis & FeaturesUnited they stand: the state of the British co-operative
It won’t have escaped many people’s attention that 2012 is the UN International Year of Co-operatives. On 29 October, co-ops from across the globe will descend on Manchester…
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Analysis & FeaturesAre Post Office Locals a panacea for indies?
The Post Office Local pilot is over. Now the Post Office wants to enlist 2,000 retailers in the rollout.
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NewsDavid Sands fascia to go by end of year
The David Sands fascia is set to disappear by the end of the year. The Co-operative Group, which acquired the Scottish…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe campaigners who want a Tesco in their town
The Nimbys have got competition. From the Western Isles to Wiltshire, action groups are clamouring for the supermarkets to come to their towns.
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NewsWarner Budgens to get Post Office
High-profile Budgens retailer Guy Warner is to open his first Post Office in the autumn.
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News'Pavement food' at Budgens store
Pupils from two local primary schools have started growing ‘Food from the Pavement’…
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NewsRSA probes social role of local shops
The Rural Shops Alliance has launched what it claims is the first survey measuring the social value of village stores.