All articles by Alice Leader – Page 5
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Butlin’s ramps up convenience offer with Nisa store refits
The holiday resort operator has upgraded four Nisa stores at its resorts in Skegness, Minehead and Bognor Regis
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Woods Foodservice kicks off rollout of electric delivery van fleet
Each vehicle also offers multi-temperature storage, including chilled, ambient, and frozen compartments
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Bestway’s Bargain Booze advert banned for ‘appealing to under-18s’
Bestway’s Bargain Booze Christmas advert featured Santa arriving at a store and buying alcohol for customers
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Lomond becomes first Scottish wholesaler to achieve B Corp status
Lomond joins more than 2,400 companies in the UK spanning various industries that have also been certified
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Booker launches 50 lines and locks 700 prices for caterers
Booker said the new 50-strong range spanned key categories
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Tesco to give away surplus food to customers in new waste-cutting trial
Tesco is running the trial across some of its Express stores
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Bestway partners with Socio Local to boost social media presence for retailers
The wholesale giant said stores could now “maintain a continuous online presence with minimal effort”
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Bidfood sees profits fall as revenues rise amid ‘operation costs pressure’
Bidfood’s revenue growth in the year to 30 June 2024 was thanks to ‘strong trading and continued food inflation’, the accounts said
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One Stop retailers hit by stock ordering app failure
The Tesco subsidiary said it had fixed the issue on 22 February, the day it occurred, but retailers told The Grocer they were still experiencing problems weeks later
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Media Bites 12 March: farming, Co-op prawns, Unilever
Farmers continue to make headlines in this morning’s papers as post-Brexit payment scheme is closed for new applicants without warning
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Cost of crime against convenience stores rises 29% to £316m, ACS finds
The ACS 2025 Crime Report, released today, said the cost of crime including theft, vandalism, robbery, burglary and fraud, was £6,259 per store
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Jempson’s to launch frozen ready meal range as it celebrates 90th anniversary
To mark the occasion, Jempson said the business is launching 22 limited-edition products with special birthday branding
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Comment & Opinion
Is retail’s perfect shoplifting storm coming to an end?
The Crime & Policing Bill has finally entered parliament, putting the industry a step closer to the shoplifting protections it has fought for
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BP renews fuel contract with Moto for five more years
The companies have been working together for 27 years, with the partnership now spanning Moto’s 47-strong forecourt UK network
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Analysis & Features
New generation of rapid delivery apps compared
Since the demise of Gorillas, Getir, Weezy and the like, a new generation of delivery apps have surfaced to take their place
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Analysis & Features
Can rapid delivery services from Tesco and Co-op save our c-stores?
Scoot and Peckish are filling a gap left by the retreat and withdrawal of Getir, Gopuff, Gorillaz
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Interviews
Zuber Issa: it’s back to basics for EG’s Man on the Move
Having ‘changed the forecourt sector for the better’ with EG, and learning from the ‘beast’ that is Asda, Zuber Issa is turning his focus to EG On The Move
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EG On The Move to trial new supply deal with Iceland
The move comes as Iceland continues to expand its convenience offer, following a restructure of its c-store network in April 2023
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ACS welcomes publication of Crime & Policing Bill to protect shopworkers
These measures come as police recorded one million incidents of antisocial behaviour in the year ending September 2024
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Morrisons ties up with Quadient for parcel lockers across Daily estate
Quadient has also partnered with a number of other convenience retailers recently, including the Co-op Group, East of England Co-op, and Chelmsford Star Co-op