Convenience and Wholesale news
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Greens Retail reaches 25th store milestone
It comes as the Scottish grocer, which is primarily supplied by Nisa, “scored a hat-trick” of store openings last month
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Channel Islands wholesaler Cimandis boosts NPD offer
Over 190 new lines debuted at the trade show in Guernsey last week
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SimplyFresh settles future of its supply with Bestway renewal
The new deal will aim to encourage more retailers to join SimplyFresh as well as leveraging Bestway’s dual fascia strategy
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Co-op trials BWS chillers dedicated to single-serve cans
It is part of Co-op’s ambition to grow its ‘on the go’ market share
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Sugro welcomes 100th member Worldwide Confectionery
Worldwide Confectionery is the third confectionery specialist to join the group over the past 12 months
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Harlech to open first West Midlands depot ahead of expansion
The wholesaler is collaborating with haulage company Farralls on the plan
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Over 100 independent stores using AF Blakemore’s Tesco Price Match initiative
The wholesaler said there were around 50 products that it matched against Tesco pricing, which were rotated every three to four weeks
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Government commits to introduce standalone offence for attacking shopworkers
Retailers and trade bodies have welcomed the announcement, calling it a “crowning moment” for shopworkers who continue to suffer record levels of abuse and violence every day
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Kitwave foodservice division joins Country Range Group
Kitwave said in May it was taking its foodservice business out of Unitas
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AF Blakemore to give indies access to new learning platform to train up staff
The Spar wholesaler launched the service across its company-owned estate earlier this year, and will be enabling access for its network of 800-plus independent retailers from September
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Food to go driving growth for convenience, new data shows
The channel saw wholesalers and symbol groups ramp up their food-to-go offer to cater for demand over the past year
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Co-op plays up ownership model in new multimillion-pound ad campaign
The aim of the campaign is to educate consumers on what it means for a business to be a co-operative
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GroceryAid aims to ‘massively increase’ support after demand for services skyrockets
The charity has changed the location of its annual Barcode festival in 2025 in order to increase capacity
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Harlech installs new warehouse safety feature in its Gwynedd site
The safety system is designed to prevent accidents caused by racking collapse and minimise incidents resulting from deterioration over time
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Lincolnshire Co-op extends tie-up with Retail Insight after saving 2.1 million meals from wastage
The society, which owns 95 food stores, will continue to work with Retail Insight for a further four years
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Eight in 10 school caterers want improved school meals provisions, says report
Over 200 caterers are advocating for the government to proactively get involved in school meal provision
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Nisa opens 50th Express store
Located at Trident Ottershaw Service Station, the 1,000 sq ft store completed refurbishment last month
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SoSweet serves 100 new retailers through direct-to-store wholesale model
The service, called SoSweet Direct, sees a team of sales reps visiting stores across the southwest to showcase the range to retailers
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Hancocks Sheffield depot reopens after six-figure refurbishment
The revamp of the northern depot is part of the company’s improvement initiative across all its 14 sites
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Unitas introduces hot sampling stations for suppliers at major event
The Meet the Members event, held annually, connects foodservice suppliers with Unitas wholesale members across the UK