Stores news – Page 31
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Scotmid Co-op sees 20% uptick in food to go sales despite backdrop of pandemic
The Scottish co-op society invested in the infrastructure of 60 stores in 2021 in a bid to broaden its food-to-go offering
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Food and drink bosses call for legislation ‘pause’ while they focus on Ukraine crisis
MPs were told the situation would inevitably lead to increasing food prices in the days and weeks to come
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Iceland opens second Swift convenience store, in Wembley
It is to be followed by three more within the M25 as Iceland expands the concept it launched a year ago as a single-store pilot in Newcastle
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Aldi ‘just walk out’ store tech partner Aifi raises $65m in funding round
Many of Aifi’s retailer clients are among the investors, including Aldi South Group, Rewe and Żabka Group
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ACS writes to prime minister to urge review of HFSS regulations
The letter outlines the burden the regulations will have on convenience retailers
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Iceland to roll out its Swift c-store format to London
Launched as a single-store pilot in Newcastle last spring, the convenience format is now set to extend to four more stores in London over the next few months
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Store Group to bolster estate following new COO and CFO appointments
Retailer has appointed Lee Rhodes as its new chief operating officer and Kevin Boyle as chief financial officer
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Ubamarket enhances till-less payment function for Scan, Pay, Go app
New mechanism, means shoppers can check out anywhere in store without having to link up with payment zones
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One Stop changes store layouts to prepare for upcoming HFSS restrictions
One Stop has also been working with suppliers to understand product reformulation
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Sainsbury’s launches new ingredient range Inspired to Cook
Th range aims to help customers avoid the ‘bank-busting takeaway’ as inflation soars
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Rapid grocer Jiffy extends number of dark store bakeries in London
Jiffy said it hoped to extend its offering to include fresh hot drinks in coming months
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C-stores make record investment of £246m into crime prevention measures
Each store spent an average of £5,239 on crime deterrents such as security staff, CCTV and intruder alarms
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Chris Tyas and TikTok to speak at The Grocer’s HFSS conference
TikTok, Unilever, NielsenIQ, Kantar Worldpanel and HIM among latest companies speaking at The Grocer’s HFSS clampdown conference
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The HGV driver crisis is not over, MPs told amid warnings over Easter delays
On Tuesday, logistics and supply chain representatives spoke at a meeting of the Food and Drink Supply Chain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
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Label shortage threatens supply chain disruption across food, medicine and more
As well as food suppliers, Amazon is said to be on high alert over the potential disruption to deliveries
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Supermarkets ‘need to revisit expansion strategies’ in light of levelling-up agenda
The warning came as analysis revealed how under-represented some supermarkets are in the first towns in line to benefit from ‘King’s Cross-style regeneration projects’ in government plans
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Town centre supermarkets 'at greater risk of closure as online grows'
The poorer suitability of town centre sites to serving online orders could put them in the firing line amid store opening activity elsewhere, according to Atrato Capital
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Nisa retailer brings AI shelf availability tech to UK convenience market
The tech, dubbed Shelfie, uses in-store cameras that take continuous snapshots of shelves
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B Corp launches sustainability-focused pop-up in London
The pop-up store concept, dubbed Good News, will showcase 300 ambient, fresh, chilled and frozen products from over 100 UK brands
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Cosmic Crisp apples now available in UK supermarkets
1,200 tons of Cosmic Crisp apples will be available in Italy, Spain, Germany, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom this season