All articles by Alice Leader – Page 19
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Analysis & Features
Inside Henderson Group’s ‘food-to-go emporium’
Henderson Group is the epitome of evolution, with a host of concessions
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Analysis & Features
How supermarkets’ c-store onslaught has forced the rise of the hybrid
Supermarkets are pushing into the convenience sector with local formats. How are the independents and symbol groups fighting to stay relevant?
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News
Trade bodies welcome crime bill amendment to protect shopworkers
Tabled by shadow minster for policing Alex Norris last week, the offence would bring tougher sentencing on offenders, including up to a year in prison
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News
Nisa to drive focus on forecourts as part of long-term business plan
MD Peter Batt shop sales at forecourt sites had gone up by 35% in the past five years, while average weekly sales had risen by 27%
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News
Morrisons in talks to open first stores in Northern Ireland
Tom McAvoy, who owns a 16,000 sq ft Nisa Extra store in Rathfriland, started stocking products from the supermarket about three years ago
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News
Lincolnshire Co-op hires ex-Nisa sales director Steve Leach as COO
He will be joined by Paul Howard, who is also joining the business’s executive team in March as the new chief financial officer
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News
Co-op starts search for third wave of suppliers to join Apiary scheme
Applications for the scheme, which gives suppliers the opportunity to work towards a listing on Co-op shelves, can be submitted until 5 February
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News
Parfetts to expand own-label range by 20% this year
The wholesaler said it wanted to provide more “high-quality products” at low prices while delivering “impressive” margins for retailers
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News
SimplyFresh to roll out Amazon’s JWO tech across three more stores in 2024
It launched the tech for the first time last month at its LittleFresh branded forecourt store – its smaller format that focuses on food to go – at Gatwick Airport
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News
Hendersons to ramp up food for now and food for later offering
Hendersons said it wanted to amplify its food to go options for workers and commuters, while offering more meal solutions for families
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News
Spar launches £1.25 value promotion on staple goods
The new year campaign is being highlighted to shoppers with in-store PoS and Spar radio
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News
Nisa invests £1m to lower wholesale prices during January
Launching this week, the symbol group said the move would help retailers remain competitive as it kicks off the new year
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News
James Convenience Retail boosts PMP offer in cost of living strategy
With each store now holding a minimum of 50 PMP lines, the initiative has so far pushed crisps and snacks sales up by 30%, while confectionery sales have risen by 16%
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News
Booker invests over £5m into January value campaign
Available to Booker’s symbol retailers operating with Londis, Premier, Budgens and Family Shopper, the campaign will last until 30 January
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News
Usdaw signs agreement with Asda to represent former EG Group staff
The new agreement builds on the existing representation already in place for colleagues working in the 119 convenience stores Asda acquired from the Co-op in 2022
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News
Knox retailers move three stores from Nisa to Spar
The Northern Ireland-based retailers, who are now being supplied by Spar wholesaler Henderson, converted their three stores last year
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News
One Stop launches £1m price drop campaign on over 60 products
Across 63 products, the convenience retailer has cut prices on a range of everyday essentials and fresh and chilled goods in the eight-week-long campaign
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Analysis & Features
Ice cream 2023: Mackie’s bucking the trend in tubs
Mackie’s has earned the biggest - and almost the only - gain in the sector’s top 15
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Rankings
Soft drinks - bottled water, squash & cordial 2023: Slow summer hurts water’s volume sales
Five of the top 10 brands have felt the impact of the summer slump
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News
Bidfood ties up with CarbonCloud to manage climate footprint
The foodservice wholesaler said it was an “important step forward” in achieving its net zero carbon emissions target by 2045