Stores news – Page 55
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Poundland to open three stores in one day
The new openings come just weeks after Poundland announced the biggest transformation programme in its history
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Hotel Chocolat extends St Neots DC with outlet store
Hotel Chocolat also has six outlet branches in Cheshire Oaks, York, Bridgend, the O2 (London), Clarks Village (Somerset) and Gloucester Quays
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Supermarket store openings back on course after lockdown
Several major supermarkets this week told The Grocer they had restarted property activity
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Waitrose quietly delists full Napolina pasta range
Eight Napolina pasta SKUs have disappeared from Waitrose’s shelves over recent weeks
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Sainsbury’s opens next On the Go convenience store in Leicester Square
It follows Sainsbury’s other On the Go branch in Mansion House, London
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M&S to open new DC in Milton Keynes as part of transformation programme
The 365,000 sq ft DC will increase the retailer’s ambient product capacity by up to 60%
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Bestway Retail announces plans to sell off 37 company-owned stores
All of the stores for sale were part of Bestway’s £7.25m acqisition of Conviviality Retail in 2018
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Shelf life of frozen meat could be extended by over a year, says new BFFF guidance
The guidance is aimed at suppliers of hospitality, who are holding excessive stocks of frozen food because of the shutdown
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Costcutter retailer doubles weekly sales after expanding Lincolnshire store
Emily Rosa Ranjini purchased the unit next door to create a new 2,000 sq ft convenience store in Stamford, Lincolnshire
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Paying half of unpaid rents would save government nearly £7bn in lost taxes, industry leaders claim
Factoring in the impact of unemployment in the wider economy, the cost saving to the government would be even higher, according to the research
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John Lewis Partnership to sell face masks to raise money for NHS charities
The face coverings are being made in the retailer’s factory, which has also created thousands of medical gowns for the NHS
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City snapshot: Supermarket Income REIT snaps up Morrisons store
Supermarket Income REIT snapped up a Morrisons store in Telford for £14.3m
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Supermarkets slash beauty ranges as shoppers ditch makeup during lockdown
Social distancing measures have led shoppers to spend less time in supermarket health & beauty aisles
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Business rates appeals rocket as Covid-hit firms claim ‘material change of circumstance’
The number of cases lodged in the first stage of the process was nearly as high in the three months to 30 June as in the previous three years
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Government rent support still needed to save ‘hundreds of thousands of retail jobs’
A government ‘code of practice’ introduced in June to aid negotiations between landlords and tenants has not helped where businesses simply don’t have the money to pay, according to the BRC
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M&S products now live on Ocado ahead of Waitrose switchover
Most Waitrose lines had been replaced with an M&S product of “near-identical specification” Ocado said
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Rapid ranges expand as consumers pay premium for swift delivery
Supermarkets are adding scores of products to rapid delivery services as customers prove willing to pay more
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Co-op launches its first face coverings for children
Face coverings are currently one of its top three most shopped items
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M&S trials food-to-go vending machine with sandwiches, snacks and more
It was introduced last week at its Simply Food store at Cherwell Valley services
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The Real Olive Company unveils redesign and new lemon blend
It wanted the rebrand to better communicate its brand values