All articles by Andrew Don – Page 7
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Chelmsford Star co-op announces annual profit rise
Chelmsford Star, the £103m turnover Essex-based co-operative, has reported a reversal of a downward trend in profit in the year to 28 January.
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One Stop Franchise reports 7% like-for-like sales growth
One Stop’s franchise model has proved its worth with the news that franchisees experienced an average growth in like-for-like sales of 7% and margin growth of 5% during the past financial year.
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Value of gluten-free highlighted in new campaign
Convenience stores could be missing out on a fortune in potential gluten-free business, Coeliac UK has highlighted.
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Co-op to propose 100% recyclable packaging target
The Co-op could be poised to up its environmental targets at its annual general meeting (AGM) next week.
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Today's Group updates Plan for Profit guide
Today’s group has released its latest Plan for Profit core range guide which includes a frozen section for the first time and information about e-cigarettes.
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Amazon is the biggest threat, not Tesco, says Booker boss
Internet grocery offers from the likes of Amazon is where the threat to independents lie now and in the future, Charles Wilson told delegates at the Scottish Grocer’s Federation’s (SGF) Business Summit on 27 April.
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Just Eat announces surge in UK delivery orders
Just Eat, the online food delivery service, has reported a 17% year-on-year jump in UK orders from 20.6 million to 24 million in the first quarter of this year.
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Belfast council warned against relaxing Sunday trading laws
Retail NI, the Northern Ireland trade body for independents, is lobbying Belfast City Council (BCC) not to relax Sunday trading laws which it says could destroy small stores.
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C-stores could be protected from energy 'back-billing'
Energy companies could be banned from back-billing convenience stores for more than a year’s worth of gas or electricity where suppliers are at fault for accruals.
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Central England Co-op invests in store openings
The UK’s largest independent co-operative, Central England Co-op, will open three new convenience stores and three refits in a single day at the end of the month.
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MPs urge retailers to take action on food waste
Food retailers should follow in the footsteps of Tesco and Sainsbury’s and publicly report data on the amount of food they bin, MPs have urged as part of a drive to end the “grotesque” cost of wastage.
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Co-op moves to 100% British fresh meat
The Co-op will ratchet up its backing of all things British as General Election and Brexit fervour intensifies.
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Community Shop opens fourth store in Grimsby
Community Shop has opened its fourth store today, in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, selling food that would otherwise go to landfill.
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Costcutter launches campaign for Independent own brand
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has launched a new promotional campaign for its own brand, Independent.
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Co-op targets Wales with 12 new c-stores and refits
The Co-op has announced a £16m programme of food store openings and refits in Wales this year.
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Midcounties Co-op store teams up with local businesses
A market town co-operative food store has linked with local businesses in a bid to encourage residents to shop locally and support the community.
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HMRC fails 1,300 alcohol wholesalers under AWRS
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) has reiterated the criminal implications of retailers buying alcohol from rogue traders after HMRC rejected more than 1,300 applicants for the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS).
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'Nanny State Store' mocks excessive regulations
Unbranded chocolate bars that warn “chocolate may kill you” and cans of fizzy drinks with health warning triangles on them: this could be where convenience retailing is heading because of the “nanny state”, a libertarian group and consumer activism body have warned.
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Ethically-motivated shopping growing in importance
Ethically-motivated shopping is an increasingly important growth market that is expected to become a major retailing trend in the near future, a new report from global real estate advisor Colliers International claims.
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C-store retailers highlight General Election priorities
Convenience store operators have highlighted key issues they want the new government to resolve after the General Election on 8 June.