Stores news – Page 6
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NewsAldi to open new store ‘every week’ in 2025 as rollout heats up
Litherland, Eastbourne, Chesterfield and Shoreditch are among the locations getting new Aldi stores in 2025
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NewsCo-op launches new micro food-to-go chain in UK first
The first Co-op On The Go store opens today in Solihull, with another 15 launching over the coming months
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NewsSainsbury’s sells travel money business to Fexco Group in new concessions deal
It marks another ‘milestone’ in Sainsbury’s phased wind-down of its core banking business
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NewsMorrisons property boss to leave amid head office review
It comes as Morrisons said it was reviewing the resourcing of its property team at its Bradford HQ
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NewsPoundland closing 37 stores in August as restructuring plan gets underway
They are among 68 stores that were earmarked for closure in a restructuring plan announced in June
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NewsMorrisons stores override ‘Buzz for Booze’ security button
Signs tell customers: ‘The doors are open, just take your bottle’
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NewsHovis suffers delists across the traditional big four supermarkets
Sainsbury’s appears to have delisted the most Hovis products, with 10 lines out of stock
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s chiefs join calls for Rachel Reeves to rethink business rates reforms
Tesco Group CEO Ken Murphy and Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts said it would worsen the plight of high streets by undermining the investment from larger retailers who act as anchors for footfall
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NewsLidl gearing up for ‘huge milestone’ of 1,000th UK store
The discounter staged a parliamentary breakfast attended by 40 MPs to highlight the milestone
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NewsEV charge point policy a big opportunity for retailers, government says
‘Immediate changes’ will allow larger EV charging hubs to be signposted from major A-roads for the first time
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NewsBRC urges government to exempt shops from business rates hike for large properties
The trade body is hoping ministers will listen to its warnings that taxing large shops more will also harm the smaller ones the plans are supposed to help
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NewsMorrisons launches AI product finder with Google’s Gemini
The product finder allows shoppers to ‘simply type in a product name and instantly receive information on its aisle and precise location’
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NewsLidl takes Grocer of the Year in glittering Grocer Gold Awards 2025
Lidl won the top award on a night in which the likes of Tesco CEO Ken Murphy, Asda store manager Shaun Parker and Bold Bean Co founder Amelia Christie-Miller were also honoured
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NewsRyan Reynolds’ Wrexham Lager gains retail listings in Canada
The Welsh brewer has teamed up with British Columbia Liquor Stores and the Liquor Control Board of Ontario
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NewsGrocer 33 mystery shops relaunches, pitting stores against local competition
From this week, mystery shoppers for the Grocer 33 will shop all five supermarkets in a single location to make each win even more meaningful
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NewsImpossible Foods ‘ready’ for UK push – as soon as it gets FSA approval
Impossible Foods is still waiting for the regulatory green light for its main ingredient, derived from soy plants – despite submitting an application for approval with the Food Standards Agency in 2021
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NewsM&S steps up store renewal programme with £300m investment
M&S announced an investment of over £300m in the programme at its annual general meeting today
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NewsCo-op overhauls beer and RTD cocktail offer with UK craft emphasis
New additions include tipples from Lakes Brew Co and Boundary Brewing
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NewsDubai-style chocolate reduced to clear in Tesco due to system error
Godiva’s Pistachio & Kadayif bars were listed by Tesco earlier this month for a limited run
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NewsMorrisons fresh meat counters move to mostly prepacked model
Morrisons said under the new model its in-store butchers would cut meat at the start of the day into a variety of different pack sizes