All articles by Alice Leader – Page 51
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks – juices & smoothies 2021: on-the-go juice drinks bounce back
After a miserable 2020, when The Grocer reported a £50.2m decline for the category, value is now £1.7m in the black
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks – bottled water, squashes & cordials 2021: squash gets squished as water surges
’As Great Britain has unlocked, and people became mobile, squash has again fallen into decline’
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks – carbonates & energy drinks 2021: energy drink players enjoy £206m boost
Top three soda brands Coke, Pepsi and Fanta have all racked up sizeable value gains
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NewsAnti-food waste app Gander to join forces with McColl’s in the new year
It is also continuing to bolster its reach among Nisa retailers
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NewsSimplyFresh targets independents with ‘LittleFresh’ relaunch
The first site opened in Moorgate last month, with the other two set to open in Januar
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy McColl’s is banking on its Morrisons Daily strategy
It’s had a tough year, but CEO Jonathan Miller remains confident
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NewsNisa stores achieve £5m in sales with Snappy Shopper home deliveries
It is more than double the total that had been achieved by February this year
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NewsJames Hall bringing stores ‘back online’ after more than 300 hit by cyberattack
The Spar wholesaler was first made aware of the attack on 5 December, when a number of stores were forced to temporarily shut their doors.
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NewsHeart of England Co-op joins forces with Too Good To Go anti-food waste app
Other co-op societies already on board with the scheme are Scotmid, Midcounties and Central England
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NewsCyberattack hits more than 300 James Hall-supplied Spar stores
James Hall said it was sorry for the inconvenience caused to its customers and thanked retailers for their patience
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Comment & OpinionVictory at last in battle for shopworker protection but violent crime isn’t just about a bill
New bill is welcome and timely news but battle to reduce violent crime against shopworkers is far from over
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NewsOne Stop tailors product offer to local demographics for first time
One Stop said the move will also help reduce unnecessary waste with chilled or fresh products that don’t sell and go out of date
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NewsOne Stop sees uptick in ‘cold start’ stores as new franchisees join business
Existing One Stop franchisees and other retailers were also shifting towards the ‘cold starts’ model
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NewsShopworker abuse amendment added to government’s flagship crime bill
The bill is due to be debated during the report stage in the House of Lords later this month
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NewsScotmid Co-op trials body-worn cameras to fight retail crime
Scotmid has also extended its Safe-i video and audio surveillancesystem into additional stores following a trial with two sites in 2020
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NewsHunt’s Foodservice rebrands to Hunt’s Food Group to reflect business diversification
The business has broadened its remit in supplying retail and natural products to farm shops, independent stores, coffee shops and online retailers
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Comment & OpinionFace mask flip-flopping is a fiasco and fraught with danger for staff
The return of masks in England could make staff even more vulnerable to incidences of abuse
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NewsOne Stop reports 10.7% pre-tax profit slide but revenue spikes
As of February, store numbers were back in growth across its company-owned estate at 701 sites
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NewsCentral England Co-op opens concession from Original Factory Shop at Ripley store
The move means The Original Factory Shop will return to Ripley after closing the doors of its town centre branch in June
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NewsNisa aims to launch 1,000 stores with Too Good To Go over 12 months in anti-waste drive
Nisa has already rescued 115,000 kg of CO2 emissions over the past two years with the 100 Nisa stores already involved