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FeaturesCRA 2019 Food to go (small store) and Energy Efficiency awards: Scotmid Bankton
Investment in the Scotmid Co-operative Bankton store in Prestonpans, to the east of Edinburgh, has paid off with two awards in this year’s CRA.
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CRA 2019 Best Large Store: Eurospar Donegall Road, Belfast
Eurospar Donegall Road scooped not only the Best Large Store Award at the CRAs, but was also Food to go Retailer of the Year (large store).
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Disabled shoppers: How to be open to everyone
Challenging your assumptions about disability and better meeting the needs of disabled shoppers makes ethical and financial sense.
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Food to go: Keystore More, Lanark
Wilson Rea is reaping the rewards of a newly-installed hot food-to-go and milkshake station. The savvy retailer tells C-Store about his innovative offering, which has more than doubled his hot food turnover, and lets us in on the smart cost savings he has made along the way.
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CRA 2019 Best Multiple Store: Simply Fresh, Surrey University
Now in its third year of trading, Simply Fresh at Surrey University in Guildford wowed the CRA judges with its innovative customer-centric ethos and fresh thinking.
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CRA 2019 Best Independent Store: Spar Princess Street, Manchester
The continuing growth in sales at Paul Stone’s Spar store in Princess Street, Manchester, was rewarded with the accolade of Best Independent Store at this year’s Convenience Retail Awards.
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CRA 2019 Convenience Retailer of the Year: MJ's Premier, Royton
New investment in Justin Whittaker’s MJ’s Premier store in Royton, near Oldham in Greater Manchester, has begun to pay off almost immediately by being named as 2019’s Convenience Retailer of the Year.
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Convenience Retail Awards 2019 gallery
Everyone partied the night away at our awards, celebrating the very best retailers in the sector.
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Convenience Nation 2019: Opportunities and threats
Convenience Store editor David Rees talks to Mike Watkins, UK head of retailer insight at Nielsen, about the position of the UK convenience retail sector, and some key issues and opportunities to address in order to secure continuing future growth.
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C-Store Champions: Delivering great service
Our C-Store Champions talk about the importance of offering a wide range of shopper services that help give their business an edge.
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Flowers: Bright ideas
It could be daffs by the door or a full-on floral tribute, but stocking flowers adds a welcome touch of theatre to the shopping experience.
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Budgens Gipsy Hill, London
Owned by Kiri Kiritharan, the new Budgens store in Gipsy Hill, South London, is the symbol group’s take on a small convenience store.
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CRA 2019 Best New Store finalist: Spar Warton, Lancashire
Partnership is the name of the game at James Hall’s (G&E Murgatroyd) newly-built Spar shop in Warton, Lancashire, situated opposite the BAE Systems facility at the historic Warton Aerodrome.
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CRA 2019 Best New Store finalist: Premier Victoria Dock, Hull
Having owned a Premier store on nearby Endike Lane for many years, Joe Punian had plenty of experience in convenience and was ready to take on a new retailing challenge.
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CRA 2019 Best New Store finalist: Nisa Kimberlow Rise, York
The purpose-built Nisa Kimberlow Rise opened in February 2018 under the watchful eyes of multi-site store manager Adam Viney and retail operations manager Jackie North.
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CRA 2019 Best New Store finalist: Spar Eat 17 Hammersmith
The latest venture from the Eat 17 team, open since August in Hammersmith, West London, is the clearest demonstration yet of the shop brand’s core values and points of difference.
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C-Store Champions: Getting to know you
Involvement in local events may be costly and time-consuming, but our C-Store Champions say it is all part of building a community rapport.
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Premier Wharfedale, Hull
Sam Coldbeck’s Humberside store is benefiting from a host of new housing developments, and is adapting to meet the needs of both new and existing customers.
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Sustainability: A natural success
A growing number of retailers are making their stores the place to go for sustainability by cutting plastic use and increasing take-up of renewable products.
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Cash in on rate relief
Retailers with eligible sites can expect to receive a discount on their next rates bill. C-Store outlines the detail and potential obstacles ahead.
