All articles by Ieuan Hughes – Page 12
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News
Central England Co-op project cuts food waste by 40%
Central England Co-op has cut food waste by 40% in a trial running in nine stores across Leicestershire aimed at reducing waste and supporting good causes.
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Product News
Adelie Foods introduces branded food-to-go offer for retailers
Adelie Foods has announced the launch of its first branded food to go offering for convenience retailers.
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Central England Co-op reports rise in sales and profits
Central England Co-operative has reported a £5.3m rise in profits to £16.6m for the year ending January 27.
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News
Nisa launches new ordering system for members
Nisa has launched a new online portal that will allow retailers to browse and order thousands of products and services from local, regional and specialist suppliers.
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Tesco posts pre-tax profits of £1.6bn following Booker merger
Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket, has announced pre-tax profits of £1.3bn for the year ending February 24, up 28.4% on the previous year.
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Camelot launches new store standards programme
Camelot has announced the launch of its new Site, Stock, Sell in-store standards programme, which could boost sales by up to £4,200 a year.
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Product News
Nisa Wine Festival promotion returns this spring
Nisa has launched a new Wine Festival promotion to help its retailers drive footfall and spring sales
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Features and analysis
Save Local, Colchester
Andrea Aston, owner of Save Local in Colchester, takes C-Store on a tour of her new 3,300 sq. ft. convenience store which has taken four years to design and build.
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News
Easter trading helps drive food retail sales growth in March
Like-for-like food sales increased by 4.2% during the three months to March, according to the latest BRC–KPMG sales monitor.
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Bestway confirms purchase of Conviviality Retail brands
Bestway Wholesale has bought Conviviality’s retail arm, a day after the company entered administration
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News
Easter Foodbank Appeal generates 25,000+ donations
Central England Co-operative customers and members have donated more than 25,000 items as part of an Easter Foodbank Appeal.
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News
JW Filshill introduces MUP action plan for retailers
Wholesaler JW Filshill has created a minimum unit pricing (MUP) action plan to prepare retailers ahead of the new legislation to be introduced on May 1.
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News
Conviviality confirms PwC as administrators
Conviviality Plc has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as administrators to the business.
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Conviviality in talks with various parties over sale of Retail arm
Conviviality has confirmed it is in discussion with a number of parties interested in the purchase of the Retail business.
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'Beast from the East' fails to dampen retail sales growth
With grocery inflation beginning to slow and winter storms hitting the UK, spend on groceries during the four weeks ending March 24 rose by 3.3% compared to a year ago, according to new data from Nielsen.
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Products In Depth
Global success mapped out
Well-travelled Millennials are helping to keep world food sales buoyant as they search out different flavours and meals that are easy to prepare.
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Products In Depth
Bread: On the rise again
Bread sales are coming out of the doldrums, but retailers need to ensure that their bakery aisle meets demand for fresh tastes
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Features and analysis
CRA Best Small Store: Best-one Wanstead
Kay Patel’s attention to detail and ability to adapt in a fast-changing industry has paid off, with his Best-one store winning the Best Small Store category.
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News
Retailer removes ATM following spate of ram-raids
Independent retailer Joe Williams, of The Village Shop, in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, has removed his ATM after reading reports about a ram-raiding gang in the local press.
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News
ACS and NFRN prepare retailers for plastic bag charges
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) have teamed up to encourage small stores to introduce a voluntary plastic bag charge ahead of a proposed blanket levy.