All Convenience articles
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NewsSouthern Co-op adds eight stores to Snappy Shopper partnership
Top-selling categories delivered via the app had been milk, soft drinks, fruit & veg, other dairy, and the Southern Co-op sandwich deal
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Co-op’s hot drinks brand Ever Ground rolls out to Nisa stores
Retailers will be able to choose from four different options depending on which suits their store
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Major retailers renew calls for tougher sentences for crimes against shopworkers
The Co-op is leading a coalition of over 30 retailers, unions and trade bodies
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Andrew Thornton sells Belsize Park Budgens store to The Kavanagh Group
The sale to The Kavanagh Group is set to complete on 9 June
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Beer shortages in c-stores as hospitality demand soars
The Grocer has spoken to numerous industry sources who are facing supply issues on core beer lines
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BRC calls for end to social distancing as retail footfall struggles
BRC CEO Helen Dickinson said businesses were hoping for social distancing to come to an end
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10p plastic bag charge to come into force on 21 May
The fee for single-use carrier bags in England will double to 10p and be extended to all shops
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Co-op and Unilever partner on Europe’s first smart ice cream vending machine
A combination of cameras and sensors within the Wall’s branded freezer identify which products have been removed by the customer
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C-stores almost double meals saved with Too Good To Go in just two months
Too Good To Go has a target of saving over 1.5 million meals from the convenience sector by the end of the year
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Co-op own-label food and drink to be carbon neutral by 2025
The move is part of a new 10-point climate plan to hit net zero carbon emissions by 2040
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Co-op bans plastic bags for life from all stores
Co-op will extend the rollout of its certified compostable carrier bags across all stores
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Chelmsford Star Co-op hits five-year target to reduce energy consumption by 25%
Since January this year, the society began sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable sources
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One Stop promotes Matt Elliott to national recruitment manager
Elliott will lead a new team of five retail experts that will work across different regions of the UK
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Driver shortage leading to availability issues in convenience stores
Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore has been forced to introduce caps on the amount of products retailers
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Henderson invests £120k in The Chef range after high demand for pre-prepped meals
The number of meals picked up from stores from the premium range doubled over the past year
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Spar adds first bag-in-box wine to own-label range
They will be priced at £14.99 and supported with in-store PoS and digital communication
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Ascona Group set to almost double estate to 120 sites within a year
The forecourt operator currently has a 56-site network across England and Wales and is “evaluating” opportunities in Scotland
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Comment & Opinion
What Covid has changed for shoppers, and what has stayed the same
While fundamental principles have remained, much has changed in the marketplace, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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East of England Co-op food sales boost offsets Covid-related declines
Sales across its travel, petrol filling station and events businesses were down over 40%
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Comment & Opinion
Post Office has made first steps but still has a mountain to climb in establishing postmaster trust
The latest Court of Appeal ruling, which overturned the convictions of 39 ex-postmasters, shows new CEO Nick Read has his work cut out to restore trust
