All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 72
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NewsJTF stores begin reopening after sale of chain to Poundstretcher owners
JTF’s Tamworth store reopened on Thursday (10 September) selling a “large range of cleaning, toiletries, food and drink, home, garden and much more”
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NewsNew ranges put Iceland in 'sales growth' despite frozen market dip
The Grocer revealed last week the frozen specialist had landed 250 new products in stores in a day
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NewsPoundstretcher owners acquire JTF Mega Discount Warehouse
Nine JTF stores could be reopened after the brand and other assets were acquired by Bargain Buys, a subsidiary of Poundstretcher
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NewsPoundland sales and profits tumble after lockdowns hit footfall
Turnover for the year to 27 September 2020 was down 4.5% to £1.48bn, while operating profit plummeted from £26.7m to £8.6m
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NewsCo-op to open up to 30 in-store concessions from The Original Factory Shop
More than 30 of the concessions, each about 2,300 sq ft in size and employing about 10 staff, are to open inside larger Co-op stores over the next 15 months
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NewsAsda confirms plans for hundreds of convenience stores on EG forecourts
Twenty-eight ‘Asda on the Move’ stores are to open on EG Group forecourts this year, with a target of 200 by the end of next year and more in 2023
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NewsHeron Foods estate growth slowed by pandemic
The frozen food retailer has a long-term vision to grow the business but 20 to 30 stores a year, but the estate grew by just 13 in the year to 27 March 2021
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NewsPoundstretcher served notice to vacate by 63 landlords
The notices have followed rent cuts demanded by Poundstretcher in a restructuring plan launched last year
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NewsIceland adds 250 lines in ‘biggest-ever frozen new product launch’
The launches include exclusive new branded products from Ed’s Easy Diner, Piccolino and Mary Berry, frozen McCoy’s crisps and new own-label ranges
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NewsBoots revamping high street stores by adding ‘beauty halls’
Boots’ in-store beauty halls, where customers are offered free consultations from trained staff, have so far been the preserve of flagship branches in locations such as London’s Covent Garden
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NewsEight in 10 business owners unprepared for Natasha’s Law
Only 48% of employees in small independent businesses have heard of Natasha’s Law, according to a survey commissioned by food data specialist GS1 UK
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NewsOnline boom sees nearly 50 ‘super shed’ warehouses created in 2020 across England and Wales
The space is about the same as that lost in physical retail this year
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NewsAldi first discounter to offer packaging-free staples
Aldi began selling several varieties of rice and pasta from a bank of dispensers in April
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NewsMere on the hunt for buyers and store staff to support UK growth plans
The hard discounter is set to begin a recruitment push within weeks of opening its first UK store this Saturday
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NewsIceland recruits Timmy Mallett to push ‘retro’ lolly range in online videos
The ‘zany’ 1980s kids’ TV host will taste and rate Iceland’s exclusive range of ‘retro sweet shop favourites’
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NewsGousto to reroute undeliverable meal kits to the vulnerable through FareShare
Meal kits that cannot be delivered to customers will instead be taken by Gousto’s courier partner DPD to a FareShare warehouse
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NewsIceland doubles rewards for ‘Bonus Card’ members in August
Until 31 August, members will get a £2 bonus for every £20 they save up in the scheme, up from the usual £1
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NewsB&M staging its own jobs fair in push to fill posts from stores to head office
The variety discounter is appealing for candidates to come along without an appointment to the event at its head office
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NewsMorrisons launches back-to-school packs for shoppers to donate to struggling families
The supermarket has launched ‘back to school pick up packs’ containing essential school stationery such as pens, pencils, rubbers and rulers
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NewsSupermarkets delay complying with CMA call on restrictive land agreements
The Competition & Markets Authority wrote to Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Co-op, Waitrose and M&S asking them to demonstrate their compliance