Stores news – Page 49
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NewsSpar launches first ever pop-up under ‘Express’ fascia
The James Hall company owned store in Haworth is being refurbished
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NewsHendersons renews food-to-go range in £80k-plus investment
The wholesaler hopes to capture the opportunity for growth in the market as lockdown restrictions ease
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NewsPoundland planning new formats ‘Poundland Local’ and ‘Poundland Go!’
Poundland Local is to apply to stores in small towns and close to urban neighbourhoods, while Poundland Go! is for a new convenience format near transport hubs
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NewsAsda ready to slash range by up to 40% in End2End reset
Stores will be transformed into a simplified “discount model”, reducing ranges to prioritise availability of key SKUs
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NewsE-commerce growth behind soaring demand for logistics space
The number of individual deals completed had more than doubled year on year
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NewsDCS Group launches range of price-marked personal care lines for convenience
PMPs were largely removed by suppliers at the height of the Coronavirus crisis last March
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NewsAmazon opens third ‘Just Walk Out’ store in London
Its first Amazon Fresh store opened in Ealing last month, followed by the second next to Wembley Stadium
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NewsScotmid Co-op launches first ever pop-up garden centre
Employees from Caulders Garden Centres will be managing the pop-up, and are available to offer customers specialist advice
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NewsRichmond rolls seven new frozen meat products into Iceland
All seven launches have been showcased in a branded cabinet at Iceland
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NewsIceland doubles its vegan range through Livekindly partnership
It’s listing products made by plant-based brands Fry’s, Oumph and LikeMeat for the first time
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NewsYo to trial food-to-go supply in seven WH Smith stores
A selected range of Yo food-to-go items will be on offer, such as chicken katsu bites, vegan sushi, and salmon and avocado poke
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NewsKendamil secures national Tesco listing for infant formula
Kendamil is the only major infant formula brand to both source its milk and manufacture in the UK
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NewsLWC Drinks relocates HQ to £12.5m Oldham depot
The Oldham site will offer a dedicated area for Click N Drink, its DTC division launched in 2020
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NewsCo-op bans sales of peat-based compost in stores
The ban forms part of the retailer’s environmental commitments to combat the climate crisis
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NewsSemichem to close up to 22 stores putting 140 jobs at risk
The move comes in response to a 75% drop in footfall in some locations due to lockdowns
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NewsAsda opens first London in-store vaccination centre
Asda become the first supermarket to provide in-store vaccination in January
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NewsTesco links with SimplyCook for ‘Let’s Cook’ in-store meal kits
The ‘Let’s Cook’ one-stop chiller bay will invite shoppers to create a meal for two for £6
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NewsWaitrose claims first with home compostable coffee capsules
Previous capsules were made from polypropylene with an aluminium lid, which were difficult to separate for recycling
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NewsCity snapshot: LXi REIT buys grocery sites for £85m
Property investor LXi REIT has purchased six grocery assets for £85m, including Lidl, Aldi, Tesco and Co-op stores. Plus, Domino’s continues Nordic exit with sale of Iceland business, and Wynnstay completes reorganisation with appointment of commercial sales and marketing director.
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NewsCo-op opens third franchise store of the year, in St Helens
The store was previously run as a Spar by owner Stephen Richards