All Store design articles – Page 5
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NewsCook trialling frozen ready meal vending machines in railway stations
Cook has installed vending machines at Orpington and Bromley South stations, which have been live since last month
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Comment & OpinionWhy we must use digital tech to optimise physical stores
The answer lies in using digital strategies to complement the physical and vice versa, says Guy Elliott, executive VP, retail & consumer products at Publicis Sapient
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NewsBestway to debut Best-one and Bargain Booze hybrid next month
Launching in Bristol, the hybrid debut will be at a company-owned store, with a second site also in planning
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NewsWhole Foods Market turns to UK ‘staples’ in bid to win back shoppers
The 141 UK “staple” brands include lines from Heinz, Marmite and Ambrosia
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Category ReportFrozen trends 2024: Morrisons and Iceland face off
Using exclusive product launches and eye-catching PoS activity at freezers, supermarkets are fighting hard for shoppers’ attention
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NewsTesco and Vauxhall strike major new retail media partnership aimed at EV drivers
Part of the new partnership will see Vauxhall branding added to EV chargepoints at Tesco stores
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NewsSainsbury’s trialling electronic security cabinets in booze aisles to fight theft
Versions of the system have the capability for retailers to request customers to identify themselves using facial recognition, although Sainsbury’s hasn’t enabled this
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NewsFully autonomous grab & go store concept to launch in London
The first Tahina store will offer own-brand plant-based fast food and work in a similar way to Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Fresh stores
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NewsHigh-end Italian deli chain goes all-in on electronic shelf labels
The chain was already using ESLs within its Palermo store network and wanted to bring them to its UK stores as well. It partnered with Pricer on the rollout
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Analysis & FeaturesSpotted in stores: what’s new for February 2024
Each month, we highlight new and interesting products, displays and features our team has snapped in the leading grocers
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NewsSainsbury’s kicks off new café collaboration with Costa
It’s the latest high street coffee chain to open cafés in Sainsbury’s supermarkets
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NewsTesco to add unit price to Clubcard Prices promotions
The way supermarkets display unit prices has been under renewed scrutiny from the CMA in its response to the cost of living crisis
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Comment & OpinionConvenience stores are the new frontier of retail media
Co-op’s retail media network shows convenience stores are beginning to comprehend the financial opportunity, says David Muldoon, VP, strategic advisory at MediaLink
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NewsSainsbury’s launches branded Corona fridges to capitalise on big night in
The new branded chillers have been “strategically placed” in or near to the takeaway and ready meal aisles of 70 Sainsbury’s stores
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NewsBooker launches new look Londis concept store
Following a £150,000 investment by Sugeshan Jegasothy, the 1,530 ft store in Wiltshire opened last month with a new-look fascia, food to go and bakery zones
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Analysis & FeaturesLavazza turns takeaway into ‘fine dining’ coffee experience
Blurring the lines between café, store and restaurant, Lavazza’s high-end London flagship store is looking to challenge perceptions of the brand as a supermarket staple
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NewsAsda to hit 1,000 stores for the first time following record openings in February
This month, it is converting 109 convenience stores that Asda acquired from the Co-op and EG Group, as well as one standalone opening
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NewsSainsbury’s taps StrongPoint for manual picking solution
StrongPoint’s in-store manual picking solution – which the company claims to be the world’s fastest and most efficient – is being rolled out estate wide
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NewsIceland roll out staff headsets across store estate
The estate-wide rollout – expected to complete by April – follows a successful trial in select stores last year
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Analysis & FeaturesHow The Black Farmer is creating a ‘black Selfridges’ with its Brixton farm shop
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones says his The Black Farmer Farmshop in London has been in such high demand he’s had to panic-order more stock