Store Profiles – Page 4
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Features and analysisNisa Stilton, Cambridgeshire
Late last year the village store in Stilton, Cambridgeshire, re-opened following a major refit which saw the 1,500sq ft site almost double in size.
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Features and analysisCostcutter Chislehurst, South East London
Anil Patel opted to switch his South East London-store from Spar fascia to Costcutter in January 2019 due to the latter’s tie-up with the Co-op Group.
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Features and analysisSimply Fresh, Webheath, Worcestershire
Parminder Gosal has graduated from working for Nasta Khera – who owns Simply Fresh in Alcester – to having a store of his own.
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Features and analysisDavid’s Kitchen, Kirkcaldy, Fife
The latest David’s Kitchen site opened last month in Kirkcaldy following a million pound investment. Food service remains at the heart of the brand, which already has sites in Falkirk and Glenrothes, but the latest store is the first to incorporate a full coffee shop offering alongside a c-store and deli counter.
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Features and analysisRetail in Japan
With a large and largely urban population, Japan has one of the highest concentrations of convenience stores in the world, and the stores play an important role in feeding busy but demanding consumers on the move.
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Features and analysisRacetrack Pitstop (Premier) Glasgow
Last year the Sud family embarked on a radical revamp of their Racetrack Pitstop (Premier-branded) forecourt store in Glasgow.
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Features and analysisHunt’s Spar, Leyland, Lancashire
A £300k+ refit has completely refreshed the Hunt’s Spar store in Broadfield Drive, Leyland, Lancashire, as well as adding food to go and a fresh butchery counter to make it a destination store for shoppers at any time of day.
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Features and analysisThrifty’s: The price is right
In the north west of England, independent retail group Thrifty’s is expanding quickly on the back of a community-focused approach and a commitment to offering sensational value in store.
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Features and analysisStudent special: The Village Store, University of Sheffield
Those attending Sheffield university can rest easy in the knowledge their campus c-store manager Rachel Fletcher knows exactly what students want.
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Features and analysisStudent special: Spar Hull University, Yorkshire
With thousands of students flocking to Spar Hull University, ensuring speedy service is a top priority for the store’s assistant retail manager Dave Hunt.
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Features and analysisStudent special: Costcutter Brunel University, London
Costcutter Brunel University is making the most of seasonal trends and peaks in student numbers, under the capable hands of store manager Arnaud Leudjou.
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Features and analysisStudent special: Premier at the Union, Dundee University
The Premier store at Dundee University, headed up by former army chef and retail services manager Moira Dean, has been taken to the next level after a major refit.
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Features and analysisStretford Foodhall, Manchester
Stretford Foodhall is the latest venture from Mital Morar, who is enjoying huge success with Ancoats General Store in Manchester city centre.
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Features and analysisThe Snooty Fox (Nisa), Shalford, Surrey
The Snooty Fox café and convenience business has come a long way from its humble sandwich shop beginning.
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Features and analysisCostcutter Cockshut Hill, Sheldon
Rekha Godhania opened her newly-built Costcutter store in Sheldon, Birmingham, in 2017 under the symbol group’s Shopper First programme.
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Features and analysisCrime special: Londis Woodmansterne, Surrey
Two armed robberies in the space of a fortnight have failed to dent the resolve of Sukhbinder Kaur and her son Raj Kahlon not to let crime rob them of their livelihood.
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Features and analysisCrime special: Co-op Dedham, Essex
When a ram raid left their store unsafe to work in, the team at Dedham Co-op set up shop in a barn, braving a fierce winter and a scorching summer to serve customers while the store was rebuilt and refitted.
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Features and analysisCRA 2019 Best New Store: Spar Eat 17 Hammersmith
Spar Eat 17’s latest store, which opened in Hammersmith, West London, last August, was crowned Best New Store at the 2019 Convenience Retail Awards.
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Features and analysisCRA 2019 Best Chilled Food retailer: Spar Mullaghmore, Omagh
Located in Omagh, Northern Ireland, Spar Mullaghmore is one of 11 Spar stores operated by the McBride Retail Group.
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Features and analysisCRA 2019: Family Shopper, Blantyre, Scotland
Mo Razzaq’s determination to modernise his Family Shopper-branded store in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, yielded three richly deserved accolades at this year’s Convenience Retail Awards.