All articles by Alice Leader – Page 29
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NewsAsda launches 100th Asda Express store
The store launched in Hexham last week, stocking up to 3,000 branded and own-label products across top-up essentials, food to go, and cooking ingredients
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NewsWaterdene Foodservice joins Country Range buying group
The 41-year-old Bedfordshire-based business became an official member on 15 November, leaving its previous buying group Sterling Supergroup
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NewsSimplyFresh to launch Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech in London Gatwick store
The ‘LittleFresh’ branded store is launching next month, and will mark the first time the symbol operator has implemented the technology
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NewsNisa removes Co-op own label criteria and tiered system from rebate model
Retailer rebates act as cash rewards, and will currently vary depending on whether a retailer falls under the Nisa Flex, Nisa Grow or Nisa Thrive criteria
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NewsIndies ‘must not be left behind’ in battle to tackle retail crime, warn Nisa bosses
In an open letter, Nisa MD Peter Batt and head of retail Victoria Lockie said the shoplifting scourge placed a greater burden on independents due to their longer trading hours
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NewsPolice failing to respond when Co-op detains offenders
‘All they have to do is take the individual off our hands’, said Co-op director of policy and campaigns Paul Gerrard
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NewsHybrid and home working boosts local shopping for c-stores
Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, which saw a shift in people shopping locally as they stayed close to home, a net 1,266 new convenience stores have entered the market
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Comment & OpinionForecourt fightback against fuel thieves onslaught is tough, but why?
A worryingly sharp rise in theft of petrol and diesel from forecourts is adding to the retail industry’s already seemingly inescapable crime problem.
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NewsSpar appoints three new directors to boost central office team
The hunt for a new MD to replace Louise Hoste continues
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NewsAsda to convert acquired EG Group forecourts to Asda Express by next summer
As part of the conversion programme, Asda will also be converting 177 Spar stores that were sitting on EG Group forecourts
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NewsPremier launches ‘Pop Cave’ concept for soft drinks
Kept cool with automatic doors, the soft drink caves are up to 30% cheaper to chill than normal refrigeration, helping retailers to save on energy costs
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NewsGlenshire Group bolsters Pizza Hut franchise with 16 new sites
The deal completed on 1 November, with all 293 colleagues transferring to Glenshire Group, taking its total number of Pizza Hut sites to 17
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NewsCo-op launches nine Neapolitan-style pizzas under Irresistible range
New for the range, Co-op’s wine buyers have also provided a “carefully selected” range of wine recommendations
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NewsBP signs up Relex to boost availability across company-owned estate
BP said product availability was becoming increasingly crucial for the business, with over half of its customers now visiting BP forecourts for a food-only mission
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NewsNew home delivery service YQue launching in Preston next year
It will work with convenience stores to get goods delivered to shoppers in “as little as 20 minutes”
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NewsWholesale crime requires focus in new bill, government told
FWD CEO James Bielby has written to Suella Braverman to highlight the challenges wholesalers are facing
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NewsEG Group launches EG On The Move for retained forecourt stores
The move comes as Asda announced it had completed the acquisition of EG Group’s UK operations for an enterprise value of £2.07bn today
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NewsAsda completes £2bn acquisition of EG Group’s UK business
It will see Asda Express rolled out across EG Group’s 356 petrol stations, while 462 Greggs, Burger King and Subway outlets are transferred to the supermarket giant
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NewsBooker locks prices on over 700 products for foodservice customers
Booker has frozen the prices of more than 700 catering products, marking its biggest price lockdown ever
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NewsCJ Lang hires Frank McCarron as new company-owned store director
Joining the business in January 2024, McCarron will be bringing over 35 years of industry experience to the role