All News articles – Page 142
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NewsScottish Co-op stores enjoy surge in local sales
The Co-operative Group’s 350 Scottish stores have enjoyed a surge in patriotic shopping with sales of home-grown produce up 33% in value in the past year, the mutual has reported.
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NewsNew Ocado app gives shoppers 'ultimate convenience'
Online grocery shopping giant Ocado has heralded “ending the need for the shopping list tacked on the fridge forever” with its new convenience innovation that links it to Amazon’s voice-controlled personal assistant Alexa.
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NewsBRC warns of rising fruit and veg prices this winter
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is warning that the price of fruit and vegetables will rise over the next few months as the availability of UK seasonal produce wanes.
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NewsNisa grants Co-op exclusive period for potential offer
Nisa Retail has revealed that it is in exclusive talks with the Co-operative Group about a possible offer for the Scunthorpe-based distributor.
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NewsNew Parliamentary Group targets illicit tobacco trade
A group of MPs and Peers have formed a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) aimed at tackling the illicit tobacco trade.
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NewsSainsbury's announces Argos click and collect service
Sainsbury’s is launching an Argos click and collect service in dozens of its Local convenience stores.
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NewsNHS invites retailers to join new health programme
The NHS is inviting retailers to participate in a new health programme that could see consumers get discounts on their grocery shop as a reward for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
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NewsSimply Fresh set to expand 'foodvenience' fascia
Simply Fresh is set to expand its new ‘foodvenience’ small format fascia which focuses overwhelmingly on foodservice and food to go.
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NewsCostcutter retailers promised "formal announcement soon"
Costcutter retailers have been promised a formal announcement on the future of the group, relating to “exciting opportunities on the table”.
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NewsWhole Foods shareholders and regulator back Amazon deal
Amazon’s takeover bid of upmarket grocery chain Whole Foods Market has moved a step closer after the grocery chain’s shareholders and a US regulator approved the deal.
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NewsBolton retailer completes switch from Costcutter to Spar
Baz Jethwa has completed his transformation from Costcutter to Spar retailer after relaunching his Campbell Street, Farnworth site in Bolton last weekend.
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NewsScottish rates review makes 30 key recommendations
Local shops have welcomed a review of non-domestic rates in Scotland designed to make the system fairer for them – especially those wanting to invest or expand their property
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NewsCo-ops and symbols struggle to maintain market share
Kantar Worldpanel has blamed, in part, the Co-operative Group’s sale of 298 stores to McColl’s for a dip in sales and market share after more than two years of growth
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NewsNisa retailers continue to focus on business as usual
Nisa retailers have told C-Store it is business as usual for them as the takeover saga took another twist last week
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NewsCo-operative societies target new influx of students
Co-operative societies are once again reaching out to savvy students in an attempt to prompt them to choose their local co-op store for their convenience shopping
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NewsReady meals under fire for high calorie content
Ready meals, one of convenience retailing’s mainstays, is under attack, hard on the heels of fizzy drinks
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NewsNew Nisa store on Hull estate features central till point
A Nisa retailer has gutted and revamped a store in Hull with a novel design approach that gives staff a 360 degree view of shoppers to help maximise security.
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NewsQuality coffee fuelling UK foodservice market
A highly competitive coffee market has made a high-quality coffee offer the “lifeblood” of the foodservice market, says NPD Group in new research published this week
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NewsLandmark Wholesale trading director John Searle resigns
Landmark Wholesale’s trading director John Searle has announced his resignation from the business after 22 years of service.
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NewsContaminated egg scare could drive local sourcing trend
The latest food scare, which involves foreign eggs contaminated with insecticide Fipronil, looks likely to accelerate the trend to local sourcing that helps give convenience stores their point of difference.