Stores news – Page 63
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NewsUS trade deal could ‘do more harm than good’ to UK economy
More than three quarters of the global supply chain managers surveyed expressed concern that the government will sacrifice food standards and worker protections
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NewsGreggs hints at expanding concessions across big four grocers
CEO Roger Whiteside said today that if the new trial with Asda was a success, other supermarket rivals may be interested
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NewsWaitrose trials coffee truck outside Cheltenham store
The coffee truck, nicknamed Rosie, is a converted 1973 Citroen purchased from a French farmer
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NewsAsda to launch oriental street food concessions with Panku
The first trials of 20 Panku concessions will start at Asda Trafford Park and Asda Aintree on Wednesday 4 March
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NewsAF Blakemore planning to grow foodservice arm by £100m
Group operations MD Geoff Hallam made the announcement at the wholesaler’s supplier conference in Coventry this month
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NewsTesco opens first high street cashless store in London
The new store features 14 tills, with only two manned and none accepting notes or coins
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NewsPoundland to introduce frozen and chilled food ‘shops in shops’ to 60 more stores
Poundland’s frozen and chilled offering had already been extended from the initial five to a further two
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NewsRed diesel ban could have ‘devastating’ impact, warn hauliers
Red diesel is used in the cold chain to run refrigeration systems on more than 50,000 trucks and lorries
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NewsCampaigners launch ethical supply chain accreditation scheme
The initiative is aimed at retailers, veg box schemes, markets and other retail models
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NewsSainsbury’s teams up with Ecover to trial in-store refills
The supermarket said the move had the potential to save more than a million tonnes of plastic a year
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NewsItalian food producers stockpile in UK over coronavirus fears
If factories start to close due to the outbreak, a potential shortage of Italian ingredients will add concern to businesses
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NewsTesco slashes Barilla SKUs from its shelves
Its presence in Tesco has been cut from 18 to five skus.
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NewsGlobal Brands launches posh spirits division Inspirit
It includes a range of gin, rum, tequila, whisky and low & no-alcohol spirits
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NewsMcColl’s planning to shut hundreds of stores
McColl’s also confirmed it had closed 120 stores during the period and opened 10
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NewsSainsbury’s hits 300 Argos concessions mark with Salford opening
The supermarket hailed the new concession as a “milestone” in its integration of Argos
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NewsAduna targets £1bn baobab market via tree-planting partnership
It aims to build and preserve an 8,000km wall of trees across the African Sahel region
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NewsHammerson offloads seven retail parks in £400m megadeal
The deal is the largest UK retail parks portfolio sale in a decade
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NewsMüller and The Collective among casualties of Sainsbury’s yoghurt aisle review
More than 90 yoghurt SKUs have registered as out of stock or delisted in recent weeks
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NewsAldi given anti-slavery award for work on supply chain
The discounter beat a shortlist featuring Coca-Cola, IBM and Charoen Pokphand Foods in the Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Awards
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NewsFood supply disruption fears as China coronavirus lockdown continues
Beijing is encouraging many industries to restart operations but millions of workers remain at home