Stores news – Page 46
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NewsHigh street regeneration strategy launched by government
The ’Build Back Better High Streets’ strategy includes giving councils in England powers to convert derelict buildings into homes using compulsory purchase orders
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NewsRetailers warned of high business rates over failure to respond to revaluation
The Valuation Office Agency, which collects information on shop rents used to calculate future rates, has expressed concern that too few businesses are providing details
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NewsDiageo accused of ‘breaking promise’ not to delist Pimm’s Vodka Cup
Diageo promised to reintroduce the drink back in 2014, following a “hard-fought campaign” by fans
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NewsBlakemore Retail opens first store under Spar Market fascia
The Spar Market format is designed for larger convenience stores with a focus on fresh foods
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NewsPandemic delays new store fitouts for discounter Mere
Mere UK business development manager Aleksandr Chkalov this week told The Grocer he had initially envisaged it opening last year
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NewsCo-op eyeing 40 franchise stores by the end of the year
Co-op opened 14 franchise stores over an 11-week period from mid-March
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NewsOnline butcher Farmison opens first bricks and mortar store in Yorkshire
The upmarket butcher said its Cut by Farmison & Co store could serve as a template for future retail sites
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NewsMere begins taking deliveries as first UK store prepares to open
With only finishing touches remaining for the store fit-out, it’s understood the finalised opening date depends on how quickly the rest of the stock is delivered
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NewsBusiness rates outstripping rent for retailers, says Colliers
Landlords desperate to keep shops occupied are offering sweeteners such as rent-free periods, but rates bills are scuppering deals
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NewsNisa retailer Proudfoot partners with Cooplands for bakery range
Retailer will stock goods from Cooplands’ craft bakery range, including pies, pasties, cream cakes, scones and loaf cakes
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NewsLidl and Aldi ‘will be 12-24 months late hitting store opening targets’
Trading overlap with their own and each other’s stores will hamper progress, say retail location analysts
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NewsBusiness rates revaluations to take place every three years instead of five
The move will make the tax better reflect changing economic conditions, according to a government consultation
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NewsLidl publishes wish list of new UK locations as it opens 860th UK store
’We are calling on developers and landlords up and down the country to help find potential sites,’ said Lidl GB CEO Christian Härtnagel
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News‘Very few’ places where Mere can open stores without being near an existing discounter
However, there are over 250 locations suitable for the Russian retailer if it doesn’t mind being near a Lidl or Aldi
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NewsCJ Lang to roll food-to-go brand CJ’s to all company-owned stores by year end
The Scottish Spar wholesaler said sales in the food-to-go category were up 60% on last year
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NewsAmazon’s London expansion continues with Camden store
The e-commerce giant launched its first physical retail site outside North America in Ealing in March
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NewsHolland & Barrett cuts emissions with new eco-friendly store in Coventry
The new beauty zone offers a variety of vegan, zero-waste and cruelty-free beauty items
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NewsOne Below aiming for 90 stores by the end of 2021
The business has already grown from about 60 stores before the pandemic to 75 now as retail vacancy rates provide expansion opportunities
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NewsRussian discounter Mere aiming for 300 UK stores in 10 years
The hard discounter, which claims it will undercut Lidl and Aldi by 20%-30%, is determined to scale its UK presence
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator to probe Sainsbury’s range reset
White’s intervention comes despite Sainsbury’s coming top of the GCA’s YouGov poll for retailer behaviour