Store Profiles – Page 8
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Features and analysis
McBride's Spar, Omagh
McBride’s Spar of Gortin Road, Omagh, Northern Ireland, picked up no fewer than three category awards at last month’s Convenience Retail Awards, as well as being a finalist in the Best Large Store section.
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Costcutter Farnworth, Bolton
In 2014 Baz Jethwa financed a £400,000 refit of his Costcutter store in Farnworth, which ultimately won him the Best Independent Store award at CRA 2016.
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McLeish Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
CRA winner McLeish, Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, is at the top of its game. Owner Scott Graham has centred the 1,500sq ft store around an all-encompassing food-to-go offer, which dovetails with a grocery range abundant in fresh and local products.
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Simply Fresh, Bethnal Green
Opened three years ago, this 1,600sq ft store in East London’s Bethnal Green was the first Simply Fresh outlet in the capital.
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MJ's Go Local Extra Sheffield
During the spring of 2015, husband and wife team Jai and Mandeep Singh bought a neighbouring unit and doubled the size of their Sheffield store to 1,450sq ft.
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St Mary's Supermarket, Southampton
Meten Lakhani completed a £170,000 refit in August last year, which saw the store expanded from 1,200sq ft to 2,895sq ft.
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Spar Princess Street, Manchester
Paul Stone is the only Spar operator in Manchester city centre and earlier this year expanded his company’s presence with a fifth store, in Princess Street.
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Malcolm's Tile Hill, Coventry
Multi-award winning store Malcolm’s in Tile Hill, Coventry, has been extensively remodelled as part of a new identity in partnership with Nisa.
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One Stop Woodhouse Street, Leeds
Brothers Peter, Jeeta and Raj Bhadal have rebuilt a former Methodist church and reopened it as a One Stop franchise store.
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Londis Sunninghill, Berkshire
It’s blue skies all the way at Roli Ranger’s new Sunninghill store in Ascot, Berkshire…
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Budgens Kingsclere, Hampshire
Peregrine Retail, which owns five Budgens forecourt stores in the South West, bought its latest site in Kingsclere, Hampshire, 18 months ago.
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Londis, Isle of Sheppey
It is rather fitting that Londis Sheppey, a 1,200sq ft store on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, now has a whole aisle dedicated to fresh foods.
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Nisa Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire
Brothers Anish and Jamie Keshwara are seeing the results of a dramatic extension of their 2,400sq ft family-owned Nisa store in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
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Scotmid Moredun, Edinburgh
Scotmid’s 3,175sq ft store in Moredun, Edinburgh, has created a (low energy) buzz since opening last autumn, especially after clinching the Energy Efficient Store of the Year at CRA 2015.
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Jempson's Local, Northiam, East Sussex
Jempson’s Local in Northiam, East Sussex, is the first convenience store to be opened by the family.
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Spar Oxford Road, Manchester
The CRA winner for Best Independent Store is a shining example of a store that perfectly meets the very distinct needs of its shoppers.
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Scotmid Stockbridge
The Convenience Retailer of the Year 2015 combines a commitment to local produce and fresh food, cutting-edge technology, smart design and old-fashioned customer service.
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Costcutter Halstead
Peter Woods invested £125,000 in converting a former Blockbuster site in the market town of Halstead, Essex, into a modern Costcutter store.
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One Stop Matlock
The switch from running your own Londis store to becoming a One Stop franchisee is a big step for any retailer, but for Dee Sedani of Matlock in Derbyshire it was a natural move.
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Budgens Broadstone: The lab partners
Take a tour of the Musgrave company-owned Budgens ‘laboratory’ store in Broadstone, Dorset.