All articles by Andrew Don – Page 4
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Central England Co-op reopens Leicester store
Central England Co-operative has reopened its Downing Drive, Leicester, store after spending £300,000 on a refurbishment
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Franchise director King departs in One Stop shake-up
Tesco has shaken up the management of One Stop in a move that sees the departure of franchise director Andrew King
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Independent c-stores missing out on food to go growth
Independent convenience retailers should be focusing on a broader range of food-to-go options if they are to catch up with their multiple rivals, says IRI
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Warm weather lifts grocery sales beyond expectations
Grocery helped lift the overall retail sector to a healthy sales fillip in the year to July, the latest monthly CBI survey shows
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Number of convenience stores declined in June, says LDC
The number of convenience stores in the UK underwent a net decline in June, the latest figures from the Local Data Company (LDC) show.
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New Best-one own label range in "significant growth"
Bestway Wholesale, which has axed its Best-in own label and replaced it with Best-one, has reported an “extremely positive performance” from the new brand just a fortnight after launch into the marketplace.
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Community shops have 95% survival rate, says report
Community-owned shops in the countryside are succeeding where private businesses have failed and have a 95% long-term survival rate, a new report reveals.
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C-stores will face food consumption 'transformation'
Convenience stores could have their work cut out for them if predictions by futurologists commissioned by global retail giant Amazon come to pass.
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PayPoint on target with roll out of new terminals
PayPoint says it is on target to reach its goal of 8,000 installations of its new PayPoint One terminals by the end of its financial year.
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Nisa-supplied Battersea Power Station store goes 'global local'
The owner of a new convenience store-meets-speciality food retailer in the £9bn regenerated Battersea Power Station is performing logistical gymnastics in keeping the store stocked with locally-produced premium products and those from around the world.
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Independents surpass multiples in June sales growth
The rise of independents, as typified by the convenience sector, has continued undaunted despite the Lidl and Aldi phenomenon, and buoyed by the June heatwave when ice-cream sales soared.
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Energy costs threat to stores highlighted
Energy costs are one of the biggest risks to convenience stores’ future success, a new survey discloses.
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Making Tax Digital programme delayed until "at least 2020"
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has acceded to the convenience store sector’s demands to further delay its Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme.
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Credit and debit card surcharges to be banned
Convenience retailers that pay their income tax and vehicle tax bills by credit and debit card will no longer have to pay “rip-off” surcharges from next year.
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Co-op Group rolls out local sourcing programme across UK
The Co-operative Group has revealed a major rollout of its local sourcing programme following the success of a pilot scheme in Yorkshire.
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Premier drives footfall with deals on bread, milk and sugar
Booker has given its Premier symbol group retailers the opportunity to drive footfall with competitive deals on bread, milk and sugar.
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Parfetts announces double digit like-for-like sales growth
North of England wholesaler Parfetts staff have earned a 3% bonus each after the wholesaler pumped up performance in its fourth quarter.
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Nearly half of retailers failing tobacco ID checks
A huge swathe of retailers across the UK could be habitually breaking the law by failing to ask for ID from teenagers who try to buy tobacco related products in their shops, a tobacco industry report reveals.
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Lincs Co-op closes two food distribution centres
Lincolnshire Co-op will use the Co-op Group’s supply chain for ambient as well as fresh and frozen following the closure of its two food distribution centres in Lincoln.
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Blakemore Retail opens innovative new Spar store
Blakemore Retail has opened a new Spar convenience store in Aldridge, Walsall – its first to feature digital menu boards and one of the first to feature a Daily Deli fresh cream counter.