All News articles – Page 147
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NewsBestway makes major revamp of own-brand offering
Bestway has announced a complete revamp of its retail own label offering, including rebranding the products as Best-one instead of Best-In in order to align the brand with its symbol group
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NewsBooker asks CMA to "fast track" probe into Tesco merger
Booker has made a formal request to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to “fast track” its investigation into the proposed merger with Tesco to the next stage of the process.
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NewsCommunity Shop to expand after hitting £1m turnover
Social supermarket group Community Shop has disclosed plans to take its social enterprise into more communities across the UK.
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NewsCollectPlus links with delivery service for on-demand returns
CollectPlus, the UK’s largest independent store-based delivery and returns network formed by Yodel and PayPoint, has linked with Gett Delivery, the app-based on-demand delivery service, to provide on-demand returns.
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NewsSales Assistant of the Year now open for entries
Entries are now open for Sales Assistant of the Year 2017, the UK’s premier competition celebrating the performance of the very best shopfloor staff members in the convenience industry
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NewsOwn label booming in grocery, research reveals
Own label products, an area in which the independent sector has been applying much of its focus, is booming throughout most of the grocery sector, the latest research from Kantar Worldpanel shows.
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NewsBan on automatic rollover contracts takes effect
Convenience stores will be able to save huge amounts on their energy bills after measures the Competition and Markets Authority introduced take effect this week (27 June).
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NewsHeatwave drives supermarket sales growth to four-year high
June’s heatwave helped drive sales at the UK’s leading supermarkets to their fastest year-on-year rise since July 2013, according to new Nielsen figures.
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NewsNisa members split over Sainsbury's talk
Uncertainty among Nisa members is growing by the day with the increasing speculation about the exclusive talks between the mutual and multiple giant Sainsbury’s.
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NewsGovernment refuses to commit to business rates pledges
The government is yet to commit to its manifesto pledges to reform business rates and increase rural rate relief from 50% to 100%.
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NewsNisa completes £120m refinancing deal
Nisa Retail has completed a £120m refinancing agreement with HSBC and Wells Fargo as it targets future growth.
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NewsDemand grows for voice-activated grocery shopping
Voice-activated devices could play a key role in grocery shopping from home in future with more than a quarter of all shoppers open to “conversational commerce”, the IGD’s latest research shows.
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NewsMidcounties scores top marks in corporate responsibility index
The Midcounties Co-operative has clinched the rare achievement of five stars in Business in the Community’s annual Corporate Responsibility Index.
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NewsCo-op capitalises on Scottish gin boom with 10 new lines
The Co-operative Group has got into the “ginaissance” spirit north of the border by adding 10 Scottish gins to its alcoholic drinks offering.
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NewsGrowth in retail food to go market slows, research says
The UK out-of-home foodservice market, which includes food-to-go through retailers, has slowed one year after the June 2016 Brexit referendum, the latest foodservice research from The NPD Group suggest
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NewsConvenience stores thrive in June heatwave
Convenience stores have risen to the challenge during the hottest June weather in more than 40 years despite refrigeration challenges and potential out-of-stocks.
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NewsQueen's Speech: No mention of business rates reform
The government’s plans to bring forward measures to tackle “unfair practices” in the consumer energy market must also be applied to small businesses, the Association of Convenience Stores said in its reaction to the Queen’s Speech today.
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NewsC-store retailers investing more in their businesses
C-store retailers invested more in their businesses over the last three months than both the previous quarter and the same period in 2016, but more are cutting staff hours, according to new figures from the Association of Convenience Stores.
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NewsEuro Garages purchases Birmingham pub site
Euro Garages has acquired a pub site in Birmingham as it continues to expand its estate.
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News'Touch and go' contactless spending up 34% this year
‘Touch and go’ contactless spending has surged by 34% since the beginning of 2017, according to the Barclaycard Contactless Spending Index.