All articles by Alice Leader – Page 21
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Asda accelerates move into convenience with first 11 Co-op conversions
The supermarket giant launched the first 11 sites last week, including in Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Lancashire, Somerset, London, Scotland, and Devon
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Six new suppliers to hit Co-op shelves thanks to Apiary support scheme
The search for the second series of businesses to join its Apiary programme began at the start of the year
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Concerns mounting over increase in thieves targeting cash & carry car parks
The National Business Crime Centre has been working with the FWD to help curb the problem
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Booker trials electric van deliveries from three branches
It has kicked off the pilot with five electric vehicles, delivering to retailers and caterers from its Kettering, Brighton, and Stoke cash & carry branches
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Henderson Retail turnover soars almost a fifth to £572m
The company put its results down to the cost of living crisis driving more frequent shopping missions to manage grocery waste
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Approved Food launches children’s book to teach ‘new generation’ about sustainability
Aimed at primary school children, the book covers a range of topics including why wasting food is bad for the planet, wonky fruit & veg, best before and use by dates
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Parfetts completes rollout of LED lighting and solar panels
The sustainability-led upgrade will help the wholesaler “drastically reduce” its carbon footprint while generating cost savings across the business
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Analysis & Features
Tout’s: the forecourt retailer with the ‘heart of an independent’
Tout’s three forecourt convenience stores – full of local produce and eye-catching merchandising – earned it the Independent Retail Chain of the Year award at the Grocer Golds 2023
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Independent retailer Ramesh Shingadia takes over as chair of ACS board
Moving up from his role as vice chair, which he has held since February 2021, award-winning Shingadia brings 40 years of retail experience to the position
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Parfetts awards colleagues with 10% bonus
The move follows the wholesaler’s financial results, which showed it had achieved a 4.7% uptick in turnover to £634m for the year ending 30 June
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JW Filshill praises new recruits as wholesaler increases operating profit by 7.4%
The Glasgow-based wholesaler now supplies 220 KeyStore convenience stores and independent retailers across Scotland and the north of England
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Wholesaler Suma launches student-focused planograms for c-stores
Spar wholesaler Appleby Westward is set to implement the range in its Gillett company-owned stores from November. Suma has also received interest from Costcutter
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SGF and ElfBar launch disposable vape recycling programme across convenience stores
It marks the first step of a long-term programme that has been designed to ensure raw materials, including plastics and the battery, are properly dismantled and recycled
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LA Foods contract renewal extends 20-year partnership with Nisa
The extension will add to the duo’s 20-year working relationship, which during that time saw LA Foods open Nisa’s 1,000th symbol store in Camden in 2021
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BP hires ex-Lidl marketing director Claire Farrant as VP marketing Europe
BP said Farrant’s appointment was part of a wider investment into its convenience retail proposition
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AF Blakemore sales increase 3.9% to £1.24bn thanks to improved stock availability
The company, which supplies Spar stores and foodservice businesses, said it had enhanced collaboration with suppliers, resulting in a 10% increase in inbound availability
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JJ Foodservice Advanced Order initiative generates £2m in sales
The service sees products only arrive at a JJ warehouse once they have been ordered and paid for by the customer
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Bestway seeking retailers for new dual-branded concept with Wine Rack
Bestway retail director Jamie Davison told The Grocer the business was in active discussions with prospective retailers
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Comment & Opinion
Can Project Pegasus stamp out rising retail crime?
The wheels are in motion for a bold and costly new police operation to crack down on the shoplifting epidemic currently rife in retail: Project Pegasus
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Crime fightback kicks off as Co-op named most targeted
In a list of the top 20 most-hit retailers, Co-op came top, with 55% more incidents of shoplifting than Tesco