All Convenience Store articles in 7 November 2014
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Entry deadline for Convenience Retail Awards extended
The Convenience Retail Awards 2015, organised by Convenience Store and The Grocer, is still open for entries after the deadline was extended by a week.
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New Blakemore site incorporates Subway and Greggs brands
Blakemore Retail has opened a purpose-built forecourt c-store in Lincolnshire which features both Subway and Greggs franchises.
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Ferrero to launch new bagged bite-size Kinder range
Ferrero is to introduce a new bagged range of bite-sized Kinder chocolates.
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Asda upbeat despite third quarter sales decline
Asda has announced a 1.6% decline in third quarter sales but has grown market share for the second consecutive quarter as it begins to “step away from the Big Four”, according to CEO Andy Clarke.
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Budgens expands Discover the Taste premium range
Budgens has expanded its Discover the Taste range to over 100 lines as it pushes to take a bigger share of the premium brand market this Christmas.
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Lazy Mutt Farmhouse Ale now available to the off trade
World Beers Ltd has launched Lazy Mutt Farmhouse Ale to the off trade.
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Kingfisher adds Indian theme to packaging
Kingfisher Beer Europe is introducing Indian-themed packaging to its UK portfolio.
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Plymouth c-store named best South West Spar store
A convenience store in Plymouth has been crowned best Spar store in the South West at Appleby Westward’s annual awards.
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Anita Nye crowned best sales assistant in the UK
Anita Nye from Eldred Drive Stores (Premier) in Orpington in Kent has won the Sales Assistant of the Year Awards 2014.
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Scotmid enters partnership with Conviviality Retail
Scotmid Co-operative is set to become Conviviality Retail’s exclusive Scottish franchisee after announcing a new partnership with the Bargain Booze owners.
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Kellogg's and Match Attax become winning team
Kellogg’s is teaming up with Topps Match Attax cards to help retailers score.
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Sainsbury's posts drop in profits and like-for-like sales
Sainsbury’s has reported a drop in profits and like-for-like sales for the first half of the year.
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Urban Eat launches arts and crafts promotion
Urban Eat is giving schools and nurseries the chance to win art and craft materials during December.
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PayPoint rebrands to PayPudsey for BBC Children in Need
PayPoint took Pudsey Bear to the Yorkshire town that shares the same name on 7 November and rebranded its shops in the town as ‘PayPudsey’
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Nisa announces pre-Christmas availability levels of 98.2%
Nisa has announced availability levels of 98.2% with delivery on time running at 96% in the run up to Christmas.
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New rules on advertising e-cigs come into force
New advertising rules for e-cigarettes have come into effect today (10 November) in a bid to ensure that they are promoted ’responsibly’.
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Sunmagic announces Hobbit film partnership
Sunmagic has been named the exclusive soft drinks category partner for The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies movie.
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New extra strong variant launched by Typhoo
Typhoo has added Typhoo Extra Strong to its range.
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Shop vacancy rate drops to 13.2% for October
Britain’s shop vacancy rate dropped to 13.2% for October.
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Gold Star Wholesale launches London delivery service
London based wholesaler Gold Star has launched a free delivery service for retailers within the M25.