All Convenience articles
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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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Camelot 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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Aggravated offence for attacking shopworkers comes into force today
Trade bodies have welcomed its implementation A new law that makes attacking a shopworker an aggravated offence has come into force today. The new provision, which carries tougher penalties for offenders, was given royal assent in April and forms part of the government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and ...
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More than third of convenience retailers want to ditch cigarettes
More than two thirds said they were keen to work with other local retailers to help smokers switch
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Analysis & Features
Premier’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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Scotmid 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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Scotmid 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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Central 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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Asda moving closer to standalone convenience offer
Asda has posted a series of recent job ads relating to the convenience project
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Spar UK strikes nationwide deal with Deliveroo
There are so far 66 Spar stores available on the home delivery platform
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SimplyFresh’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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The 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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Poundland sets sights on London for its Local convenience format
The format is smaller than a typical Poundland, with a range catering for the convenience shopper
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Snappy 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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Ascona 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
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ACS warns retailers not to delete emails from new tobacco track & trace provider
Because the new provider’s name, Dentsu, is unfamiliar to retailers, many are feared to have deleted or ignored important emails as possible scams
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Mini Cheddars gets two 'street food-inspired' limited-edition flavours
The limited-edition snacks would appeal to ‘younger adults seeking trend-led flavour variants’, said Pladis
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Ubamarket launches Scan, Pay, Go app in London stores for first time
The scan-as-you-go app officially went live with the sites this week in north London’s Islington and East Finchley
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Events & Awards
Grocer Gold Awards 2022: symbol/franchise retailer of the year
Premier has impressed with ‘Latest Thinking’, a new store format focusing on fresh
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EG Group stops one million meals from going to waste in UK with Too Good To Go
The forecourt giant said the milestone highlighted its ongoing commitment to reducing food waste
