All articles by Alice Leader – Page 53
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NewsPret a Manger to make debut in Canada with new A&W tie-up
If the pilot is a success, the Canadian burger chain will be granted the exclusive right to expand the Pret brand across the country
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NewsNisa retailer hosts Citizens Advice for confidential drop-in service
Advisors offer a raft of support in areas including debt, benefits, employment, and housing or homelessness issues.
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NewsSimplyFresh pauses search for partner to replace Sainsbury’s
COO Michael O’Loughlin is to step down from the role later this year
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NewsCo-op joins carbon reduction campaign in run-up to COP26
Co-op has already pledged to become a net zero business by 2040
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy convenience store owners are working all hours
The pandemic and emerging industry pressures are taking their toll on owners, many of whom haven’t taken a day off in the past year
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NewsPret to challenge Costa with ‘Pret Express’ coffee-to-go station
Each station will create up to 21 drink recipes and will come with its own cashless payment terminal
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Analysis & FeaturesThe time has finally arrived for electronic shelf labels, here’s why
Electronic shelf labels arrived in the UK 30 years ago, and haven’t made much dent in the market since. But that might be about to change
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NewsSpar to add five new frozen lines to own-label range
The new additions take the Spar frozen range to 39 products overall
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NewsCentral England Co-op sees sales dip against ‘dramatic spike’ of March 2020 lockdown
Sales remained 4.3% above pre-pandemic levels, totalling £458.1m during the first six months of 2019
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NewsGorillas hits 100 tonne food waste landmark via Too Good To Go partnership
Gorillas first went live with the anti-waste app in eight countries across Europe a year ago
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NewsCo-op to create more than 300 LGV apprenticeship roles
The convenience retailer will offer enrolees the opportunity to work towards a Class 1 licence
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NewsHome delivery platform Docaan to hit convenience sector this month
The startup said it aims to help retailers stay competitive against the rise of dark store operators
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NewsSouthern Co-op launches soft plastic recycling points in 29 stores
Once picked up from stores, the recyclable material is turned into post-consumer plastic granules, by Jayplas
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NewsJames Hall extends Too Good To Go scheme to entire company-owned estate
The Spar wholesaler initially kicked off a trial with the anti-waste app in September last year
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NewsNisa converts over 120 stores to new Evolution format as recruitment booms
The newly launched sites include 14 former Co-ops, as well as existing Nisa retailers who were looking to upgrade their stores
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NewsExelby Services takes home top prize at Forecourt Trader Awards
The Northallerton-based services on the A19 were victorious thanks to the “great deal of thought put into its design and function
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NewsAjay Odedra switches supplied-by-Sainsbury’s SimplyFresh store to Spar
The store was one of five SimplyFresh sites trading under the supplied-by-Sainsbury’s model
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NewsEG Group gives pay rise to 10,500 employees
Colleagues aged 18 and above will now be paid a minimum of £9.50 per hour. More experienced colleagues, such as team leaders and supervisors, will be paid a minimum of £10 per hour
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NewsKavanagh Group to honour plastic-free legacy through £1.5m Thornton’s Budgens refit
Kavanagh is meeting with A Plastic Planet next month to discuss more ideas and concepts for plastic-free zones
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NewsJames Hall opens 150th company-owned store in Wakefield
The store launch has created 24 jobs in the local area