All articles by Alice Leader – Page 48
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NewsCosta Coffee and McDonald’s co-fund cup recycling scheme across Roadchef sites
Cups from any brand – not just McDonald’s and Costa – can be recycled using the system
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NewsBlakemore Retail to shift HFSS promotions to main aisles to comply with location rules
Its chosen strategy, called ‘a single promotional run’, will see all products that are on promotion run “side by side” on main aisle units
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NewsBrakes relaunches ‘Help for Hospitality’ fund as cost pressures bite
The wholesaler has now relaunched the initiative to ease increasing costs for its customers, such as rising energy prices and staff wages
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NewsSpar highlights own label ‘bestsellers’ under new initiative to drive distribution
Spar said the project was focused on increasing own-label penetration, as well as overall category growth
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NewsScotland’s new HFSS rules will cause ‘even more confusion’ for retailers, says ACS
SRC head of policy Ewan MacDonald-Russell said the restrictions on temporary price reductions would only fuel ongoing inflationary pressures
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NewsMidcounties Co-op offers members 10% off on Fairtrade products
The move represents the first time the society has committed to reducing prices on a long-term basis across the Fairtrade product range
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NewsConvenience fresh sales soar as shoppers cook from scratch amid cost of living crisis
Costcutter retailer Sue Nithyanandan told The Grocer fruit & veg sales had soared by 25% over the past month
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NewsCamelot loses £283.2m in lottery sales as cost of living soars
Returns to good causes from National Lottery sales, however, were the highest yet for a second year running
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NewsAggravated offence for attacking shopworkers comes into force today
The new provision carries tougher penalties for offenders
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Analysis & FeaturesPremier’s ‘Latest Thinking’ in convenience: inside Mandeep Singh’s store in Sheffield
A week after Premier’s Grocer Gold win for Symbol Retailer of the Year, we take a look inside the flagship store
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NewsDunns hires ex-Braehead Foods commercial director Ed Faber as head of sales
Faber will be focusing on growing the business’ food offering as the industry recovers from the pandemic
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NewsScotmid launches online ‘menopause café’ to support colleagues
Scotmid said it will be a safe and inclusive environment for colleagues to share experiences and discuss their challenges
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NewsScotmid becomes first UK Costa Express partner to sell its reusable travel cups
The society said the move reflected its ambition to reduce the use of single-use coffee cups in its stores
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NewsCentral England Co-op to roll out bodycams to 38 more stores
The 260-store retailer initially launched the bodycams in over 50 stores last year
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NewsAsda moving closer to standalone convenience offer
Asda has posted a series of recent job ads relating to the convenience project
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NewsSpar UK strikes nationwide deal with Deliveroo
There are so far 66 Spar stores available on the home delivery platform
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NewsSimplyFresh’s Davinder Jheeta returns to freelance design
He is trading under his own business called SomeoneCreative, where he provides design services for store interiors, branding, and packaging
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NewsThe Kay Group sees sales soar 25.3% thanks to convenience offer
Resultsposted on Companies House show sales hit £144.9m for the year to 31 October 2021
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NewsSnappy Shopper COO Mark Steven exits business
Steven joined as CEO in March 2019 prior to seed funding, before becoming group COO in April 2021
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NewsAscona Group misses expansion target by almost 60 stores
The Grocer has learned its estate has grown by six stores over the past year, to 62 overall