News – Page 268
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NewsCentral 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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NewsAmazon is now the UK’s fifth largest retailer
Amazon is now the fifth biggest player in UK retail, new figures from Global Data suggest.
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NewsBestway confirms plan to retain Conviviality assets
Bestway is to retain all stores inherited as part of its acquisition of Conviviality Retail and run them as a company-owned c-store division, the wholesaler has confirmed.
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NewsSainsbury's trials digitally-focused Nectar scheme
Sainsbury’s is shaking up its Nectar points reward scheme with a digitally-led trial where shoppers only earn points on preselected products and loyal customers are rewarded with the greatest number of points.
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NewsBestway posts positive results with strong retail growth
The Bestway Group has revealed an “encouraging” set of financial results, for the year ended 30 June 2017, with sales through Best-one stores up by 19.7%, excluding tobacco.
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NewsCentral 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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NewsDike & Son launches lucky dip scratchcard campaign
Dorset-based Dike & Son has launched a lucky dip scratchcard campaign to drive sales and increase footfall and loyalty.
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NewsNisa 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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NewsBooker and PayPoint agree back office deal for latest platform
PayPoint is to provide Premier and Family Shopper retailers with back office links for its PayPoint One platform.
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NewsUndercover TV show exposes Wales' illicit tobacco problem
An undercover investigation, aired on Welsh national television earlier this week, has highlighted the scale of Wales’ illicit tobacco problem.
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NewsNisa sales up 26% in the aftermath of P&H collapse
Last year’s collapse of Palmer & Harvey has contributed to a huge increase in Nisa’s fourth quarter sales figures
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NewsTesco 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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NewsCamelot 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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NewsWaitrose scraps disposable cups and free coffee in cafés
Waitrose loyalty card customers will no longer be able to get free hot drinks in disposable cups, after the retailer pledged to remove them from all stores this Autumn.
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NewsEaster 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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NewsSoft drinks sales remain steady as sugar tax kicks in
Convenience retailers are reporting businesses as usual, in the first few days after the long-anticipated Soft Drinks Levy was enforced on 6 April.
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NewsEaster 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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NewsCo-op Group reports 3.4% rise in like-for-like food sales
The Co-operative Group has reported a 3.4% increase in like-for-like sales at its food stores in 2017, as the organisation returned to profit.
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Features and analysisSoft drinks industry levy comes into force today
The soft drinks levy comes into force today (6 April), with a number of industry-leading brands having been reformulated to coincide with the tax.
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NewsFormer Nisa boss Nick Read appointed as Extra Energy ceo
Former Nisa chief Nick Read has been appointed as group ceo of energy supplier Extra Energy.