All articles by Alice Leader – Page 31
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NewsNational Lottery sales fall 4.7% to £2.2bn across UK retailers
Camelot put the fall in sales down to ‘ongoing difficult conditions in retail’
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NewsJames Hall launches Win With Every Goal promotion with £10k grand prize
The Spar campaign is being supported by a range of big-name suppliers including Coca-Cola, Mars, Britvic, Walkers, Red Bull, KP Snacks and Andrex
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NewsSnappy Shopper racks up 50 million products sold
It comes as Snappy Shopper has been spearheading a cost of living campaign that involves selling 1p bundles full of lunchtime supplies
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NewsCo-op scraps Christmas advert to fund community-led food project instead
Society is channelling the advert funding into a wider cost of living support project for its colleagues, members, customers and communities
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NewsCo-op to replace coloured milk bottle tops with clear to increase recyclability
Green caps are set to be eradicated across all stores first by the end of December, followed by red caps for skimmed milk, and blue caps for whole milk in early 2023
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NewsCo-op and Crowdfunder team up to offer funding for local charities
The initiative is open to local charities and grassroots community organisations benefiting from Co-op’s Local Community Fund
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NewsCo-op launches trial to reveal true number of recycled own-brand bottles
In partnership with technology business Polytag, the convenience retailer is kicking off the trial with a recycling centre in North Wales
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NewsMedicine suppliers must prioritise convenience stores amid shortage, says Bestway
Key availability issues have been with Lemsip, Nurofen and Calpol, with demand superseding supply as the cold and flu season kicks in
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NewsOne Stop to double online range with new home delivery tech
The integration of the new system, dubbed Deliverect, is due to complete in December, before rolling out to its first franchise store
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NewsACS warns store closures ‘inevitable’ without energy bill relief extension
The trade body has written to business secretary Grant Shapps calling for the Energy Bill Relief Scheme to continue until at least April 2024 for convenience stores
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NewsAsda to fall short of ‘On The Move’ store target by over 100 sites
It comes as Asda announced plans to launch its own standalone convenience format under a new Asda Express brand last month
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NewsSpar targets small convenience stores with plans for new format
MD Louise Hoste told The Grocer the symbol group was exploring a new urban, transient store format that targets shoppers on the go
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NewsHeart of England Co-op sets up money-saving measures for staff and shoppers
The society is also setting up a sponsored breakfast club to provide free cereal, milk and bread for employees
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NewsCentral England Co-op rebrands to Central Co-op as sales approach £1bn
The society will be rolling out fresh branding using the International Co-operative Alliance’s global marque across its 400-plus food stores and funeral homes
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NewsSpar to invest £122m into supply chain and stores
It follows a £125m investment into the business last year which helped to ramp up its store estate and supply chain efficiency
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NewsSpar retailer AY & Y Patel Dewsbury launches two new forecourts in £2m investment
It has spent £1.5m developing the Leed’s Road site in Bradford over a seven month period, which now features HGV and retail forecourt facilities
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NewsCentral England Co-op saves over 100,000 meals with Too Good To Go
The amount saved equates to 250,000 kg of CO2 emissions, the equivalent of CO2 emitted from 49 flights around the world
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NewsTim Chalk steps down as SimplyFresh CEO
Chalk joined SimplyFresh in November 2018 to focus on the strategic direction of the business and drive its future growth plans
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NewsCJ Lang focussing on value with promotions and extra staff discounts
Rising costs, however, meant the Spar wholesaler had to introduce a fuel surcharge in August for independent retailers at £10 per delivery
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NewsShoppers flock to online clearance retailer Approved Food during cost of living crisis
MD Andy Needham told The Grocer sales had grown by 23% over the past three months year on year