All Convenience articles
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NewsIndependent retail ‘on brink of disaster’ as pressures mount
A third of independent retailers have recorded an increase in crime since the start of 2025, new data shows
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NewsCaffeinated candy startup Ruly raises £500k for UK retail rollout
Each 42g pack of Ruly sweets contains 80mg of caffeine, alongside guarana and B vitamins
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NewsCo-op the latest retailer to roll out Royal Mail parcel lockers
The Co-op will add the new click & collect lockers to 100 of its stores, following a similar move by Sainsbury’s earlier this year
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NewsCo-op systems now ‘stable’ after punishing cyberattack
Co-op is making ‘significant progress towards a full and complete recovery’
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NewsCo-op cuts over 100 tonnes of plastic in packaging switch
The packaging changes will be rolling out across bakery, produce and protein categories
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Comment & OpinionWhy convenience retailers are seen as collateral damage
To paraphrase a well-known saying, the only thing harder than being a retailer in 2025 is being an independent retailer in 2025, and that’s particularly true of the convenience sector
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NewsAshan Chaudry to roll out Triple A Foodhall concept across the UK
Chaudry told The Grocer the business planned to open a ‘carefully selected number of stores across the UK in formats that demonstrate the brand’s flexibility, from neighbourhood gems to flagship retail anchors’
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NewsPost Office signs money transfer deal with Western Union
Western Union will be the sole provider of international money transfer services at Post Office branches
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NewsInPost scrapping counter parcel services is a ‘blow’ to indie retailers
Last month InPost informed retailers it would be transitioning away from counter services across the UK from June
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NewsPaul Cheema rallies retailers against tobacco generation ban in new campaign
Paul Cheema has devised a letter to business & trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds, as part of his ‘Protect Your Store, Have Your Say’ campaign
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NewsEat17 Walthamstow grows sales by 35% with extended range and Good Egg concession
Following a £140,000 refit, the retailer has added 500 more lines, mainly across chilled, including a new deli selection spanning fresh bread, cheese, and cured meats
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NewsWaitrose opens first new store outside London for over six years
The Little Waitrose opened in Southwick, West Sussex this week, a location revealed by The Grocer in March
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NewsEvri switch from paper to email receipts to cause ‘chaos’ for convenience retailers
Following a trial, Evri will soon be rolling out digital receipts in a bid to ‘improve the customer experience, reduce the number of paper receipt cards, and drive us towards our net-zero target’, the courier company said
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NewsCo-op Wholesale opens new store with indie retailer in 26-acre east London development site
The Market features a fresh bakery and hot food offer supplied by Country Choice and a wide range of groceries, including Co-op own label
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NewsBestway to give Best-one stores access to Bargain Booze pricing and promotions
The move is focussed on smaller Best-one stores that do not have the capacity to adopt the dual-branded fascia and Bargain Booze’s full off-licence offer
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NewsBooker names Tesco’s Pete Bexton as director of trading for BWS
Pete Bexton would play ‘a pivotal role’ in implementing Booker’s growth strategy for the category across both its retail and foodservice divisions
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NewsWhite chocolate Maltesers return to shelves after 11-year hiatus
The treats were discontinued in 2014
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NewsCo-op to add electronic shelf labels to all 2,400 stores by 2026
The Co-op has partnered with VusionGroup to add electronic shelf labels to all 2,400 of its stores by the end of 2026
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NewsCo-op members vote to ban Israeli goods from shelves
A motion to stop stocking Israeli products was passed at the company’s latest AGM with overwhelming support from members
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NewsIceland to ‘more than double’ number of Local convenience stores
Iceland received ‘hourly’ approaches from potential convenience store partners, said head of international and partnerships Justin Addison