Stores news – Page 42
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NewsTesco scraps Metro format blaming shift in customer habits
In August 2019, the supermarket announced it was carrying out a major overhaul of Metro
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NewsRates overtaking rent as biggest retail property cost
Business rates are currently based on open market rents in 2015, but values have plummeted since
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NewsCo-op’s hot drinks brand Ever Ground rolls out to Nisa stores
Retailers will be able to choose from four different options depending on which suits their store
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NewsTesco-backed checkout-free tech firm Trigo partners with Rewe on Cologne store
Germany’s second-largest food retail chain has launched the checkout-free option at a store in Cologne
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NewsNew discounter Mere looking for landlords across the UK
The Russian-founded chain has published a wish list of UK locations
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NewsSainsbury’s to relaunch meal deals to ‘compete with high street coffee chains’
The shake-up will see a mass of new products included in the offer, including bakery items, hot drinks and hot food
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NewsWaitrose relaunching sandwich platters ahead of lockdown easing
The products are also being relaunched with significantly less packaging
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NewsHarrods opens dedicated chocolate hall following revamp
The restoration of the hall is part of a £300m investment in the Knightsbridge store
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NewsPret a Manger to launch concessions in Tesco stores
The first of the new tie-ups will launch in the Tesco Kensington superstore next month
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NewsCovid screens to stay in Morrisons despite pandemic retreat, says Potts
More than 400 Morrisons cafés that will open on Monday fitted with new screens for the long term
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NewsThe Grocer 33 links up with new technology provider Assosia
The Grocer’s iconic mystery shopping competition will undergo further enhancements as service provision switches to Assosia
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NewsCo-op and Unilever partner on Europe’s first smart ice cream vending machine
A combination of cameras and sensors within the Wall’s branded freezer identify which products have been removed by the customer
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NewsAF Blakemore to close Hastings depot ahead of £15m Bedford site opening
AF Blakemore is now managing the controlled changeover from Hastings to the new Bedford DC
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NewsMorrisons widens meat-free offer with Vegetarian Butcher and This listings
Both brands have added NPD, including a vegan burger and meat-free bacon
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NewsWoods Foodservice expands into fresh with new depot
The unit is on same Uxbridge industrial estate as its existing warehouse
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NewsHospitality calls on government to make landlords write off half of lockdown rent debt
UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has written to communities secretary Robert Jenrick calling for the government to mandate ‘the sharing of pain’
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NewsMexicana Vegan becomes first plant-based cheese alternative in Tesco delis
The Norseland brand goes on sale in Tesco’s grab & go delis on 5 May
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NewsLidl asked landlord for ‘Covid clause’ in event of future lockdowns
The discounter is understood to have argued it should get a rent concession in future lockdowns on the grounds it could be negatively affected by the closure of nearby non-essential shops
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NewsHenderson invests £120k in The Chef range after high demand for pre-prepped meals
The number of meals picked up from stores from the premium range doubled over the past year
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NewsSpar adds first bag-in-box wine to own-label range
They will be priced at £14.99 and supported with in-store PoS and digital communication