All Store design articles
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News
Sainsbury’s targeting more ‘travel hubs’ after opening its first airport c-store
Sainsbury’s wants to open more stores in airports and train stations after opening the new store at Edinburgh Airport
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Morrisons launches in-store vape shops with VPZ
Seven vape outlets are opening within seven stores: Leeds Hunslet, Birmingham Stirchley, Glenrothes, Peterhead, Darlington, Stratford and Grantham
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Whitepapers
The lessons learned from grocery’s solution for frozen inventory
The world’s first AutoStore Multi-Temperature Solution with a frozen zone was introduced this year, offering a new approach to handling ambient, chilled and frozen goods in a single automated system.
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Asda rolls out 3,000 electronic shelf labels at Manchester Express store
Asda is testing ESLs again after calling time on the biggest trial of the tech in the UK last year
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Waitrose expands Caffè Nero tie-up with new in-store cafés
A bespoke new café format will open in an initial five Waitrose stores
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Lidl ‘accelerates’ store opening plans with six stores in one day
It marks a new period of “accelerated“ expansion for the discounter, following a slowdown of its rollout over recent years
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Analysis & Features
How new shelving solutions can prevent sweep theft
Retailers are investing record amounts in security measures to protect their business and staff from rising levels of theft
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Aldi continues pre-Christmas store rollout with four new sites in one day
Aldi has set the long-term target of opening 1,500 UK stores, and intends to invest £1.4bn into its store estate by the end of 2025
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Waitrose opens new store and expands convenience partnerships
Waitrose will expand its franchise partnerships with Shell and Welcome Break, after opening its first new store in six years
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Amazon launches first new Fresh store in a year
The store – in West Hampstead – also gives shoppers the option to use a self-checkout till
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Sainsbury’s trials self-service Pokémon ‘select & dispense’ tech
The Vensafe system is used in more than 2,500 stores across Europe
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Waitrose promises to ‘always’ keep manned checkouts in stores
New signs have appeared in a number of Waitrose’s recently refitted stores, highlighting the retailer’s ‘promise’
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ByRuby launches new freezer concessions into Sainsbury’s
The new branded ‘standout’ freezers will sit away from the freezer aisle, alongside fresh and ambient products in Sainsbury’s stores
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Subway rolls out new restaurant design with focus on convenience and brand perception
The chain is investing in new digital solutions as well as refreshing its look
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SimplyFresh launches second store using Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech
The ‘LittleFresh’ branded store – SimplyFresh’s smaller format that focuses on food to go – opened last week in partnership with energy company Gridserve, which owns and operates it
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Asda trials automated refunds and exchanges system
The self-service returns trial ‘removes the need for customers to queue at the customer service desk’ the supermarket said
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Select & Save begins rollout of new fascia and store design
The business said it had been working on a new identity over the past year to distinguish itself from an “increasingly bland and static market”
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Sainsbury’s acquires another Homebase store as it kicks on with expansion plan
Sainsbury’s is looking to add more than 300,000 sq ft to its store footprint over the next three years, under CEO Simon Roberts’ Next Level strategy
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Sainsbury’s ramps up availability focus with new store trials
Many of the trials focus on making the replenishment process more efficient in stores
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Holland & Barrett to open 50 new UK stores in 2025
It includes an expansion of partnerships with Tesco and Next, Holland & Barrett property and format director Nick Gerrard told The Grocer