All Convenience Store articles in 6 March 2020 – Page 2
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NewsTesco to sell Thailand and Malaysia operations to “focus the business”
Tesco has agreed to sell its operations in Thailand and Malaysia for approximately £8.2bn, in a move that will “further simplify and focus the business”.
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Features and analysisCostcutter Chislehurst, South East London
Anil Patel opted to switch his South East London-store from Spar fascia to Costcutter in January 2019 due to the latter’s tie-up with the Co-op Group.
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NewsC-stores faced 50,000-plus incidents of violence over past year
The number of incidents of violence in UK convenience stores was estimated at more than 50,000 over the last year, of which one in four resulted in injury, according to the Association of Convenience Stores’ 2020 Crime Report.
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NewsSouth West Spar group buys Dan Cocks’ former Premier store
Fast-growing Spar group Wessex Retail has acquired Whitstone Village Stores near Holsworthy, Devon, from former Premier retailer Dan Cocks.
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Product NewsYazoo launches new limited-edition nutty flavour
Flavoured milk brand Yazoo has created a new flavour - Choco-Hazelicious - to refresh the category and drive sales.
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Product NewsHardys uncorks pack redesign as part of major new campaign
Hardys has announced a packaging revamp and a consumer ‘money back guarantee’ as part of a £5m campaign centred on the strapline ‘Certainty in an Uncertain World’.
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Product NewsBlossom Hill Gin Fizz expands with RTD cans
Treasury Wine Estates has extended its Blossom Hill Gin Fizz sub-brand with an RTD can format.
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Product NewsWhat’s keeping my tills ringing?
Jonathan James, director of James Convenience Retail, says impulse Easter products are performing well across his stores, which mainly trade under the Bargain Booze Select Convenience brand.
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Product NewsLong Tail releases dark spirit mixers in 500ml bottles
Long Tail has launched its range of dark spirit mixers in 500ml glass bottles.
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Features and analysisAre you offering a healthy range?
Four Convenience Store Champions discuss how perceptions of what defines healthy food have changed, and how they have had to adapt.
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OpinionLegislation overload
Planning a refit has hit home to Premier retailer Linda Williams the constraints legislation places on running the business.
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OpinionA cost-neutral scheme for plastic
The Environment Bill, which first made an appearance in the Queen’s Speech, made its long-awaited return to Parliament at the start of this year and more recently had its Second Reading, writes James Lowman of ACS.
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Dear Jac
Now you see him, now you don’t, then you do again
Did he resign just long enough for a court hearing?
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Dear Jac
It’s game over and the leftover tickets are no good
But fortunately Camelot has found some Christmas spirit
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Dear Jac
The screens are blank with no big bucks advertising
Rhino is being forced to fold, but the leasing companies still want their money.
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Dear JacA safe pair of hands
Fancy a holiday? Any number of you have rung over the years asking whether we know of anyone offering holiday relief.
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Products In DepthGet quids in with chocolate
Multibuys and round pound price points are ensuring chocolate consumers get value for money across a multitude of pack formats
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NewsIncidents of violence and abuse against shopworkers up 9%
Incidents of violence and abuse against shopworkers have risen to 424 each day, up 9% on last year, according to the British Retail Consortium’s latest annual crime survey.
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Features and analysisThe true hell of the Post Office Horizon scandal
Glitches in the Post Office’s Horizon accounting system – the phantom that haunted the 500+ subpostmasters for 20 years – have been hammered by the court. This is the story from one of the many caught up in the scandal.
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NewsPublic Health England rues smokers’ “false fears” over vaping
Public Health England (PHE) has voiced its concerns that the US lung disease outbreak has affected smokers’ views on e-cigarettes in the UK, as it reiterates its advice that vaping is much less harmful than smoking.
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