All Convenience articles – Page 100
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NewsEat17 considers launching a franchise model
The admission comes as the retail and restaurant business has seen sales of its new takeout-and-delivered model of up to £8,000 a week
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NewsBigger baskets and large store growth drives Spar UK 2019 sales increase
Spar International reported sales of €37.1bn for the year ending 31 December 2019, representing a 4.4% increase in revenue
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NewsPayzone sees 2,300 retailer sign-ups in past six months
Owned by the Post Office since 2018, Payzone now has terminals in 24,000 locations
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NewsArla appoints Wessanen’s Matin Macdonald to new growth role
Macdonald will be responsible for further developing Arla’s e-commerce strategy and exploring convenience and value retail opportunities
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NewsDCS Group launches webinars on wholesale and convenience coronavirus opportunities
Advice included stocking ‘main shop’ packs sizes and taking a lower margin to grow overall profit
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NewsCostcutter extends online coronavirus support advice to all retailers
The Freshstart website also features a number of Costcutter retailer case studies during the pandemic
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NewsBibby Line Group names Sir Michael Bibby as new chairman
Bibby takes over on 19 June when the current chairman Paul Drechsler leaves the group after five years
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NewsSpar adds range of six chilled desserts
The symbol group will be running promotions to support the launch from 17 June
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NewsNFRN links with Jisp for contact-free shopping app
A number of NFRN members’ stores will be trialling the app over the coming weeks
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NewsCo-op expands Milton Keynes rapid robot delivery service
Co-op hailed the service as a “lifeline” for vulnerable or housebound members of the community
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NewsTrio of convenience experts unite to form the C-Store Collective
John Heagney, Mike Igoe and Jonathan Rons have formed the C-Store Collective
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NewsMcColl’s names Giles David as new CFO
McColl’s has quickly replaced Robbie Bell, who announced he was leaving to take up the equivalent role at Holland & Barrett
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NewsIndependent Nisa in Cornwall sees sales boom as locals shun supermarkets
Two Nisa stores in St Austell have seen sales increase almost 40% since the onset of Covid-19
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NewsConvenience retailers offered free posters to encourage social distancing
Media company The Behaviours Agency has used behavioural science to develop the posters
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NewsCostcutter plans to keep ‘lifeline shoppers’ as results show 10% sales hike
Sales in the four months to the end of April were up 22%, excluding tobacco
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NewsCentral England Co-op launches call and collect shopping service for members
Orders can be placed and collected by members or a nominated person
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NewsSpar and FWD call for suppliers to allocate stock to wholesale & convenience
Spar UK MD Louise Hoste said that despite working together with suppliers, it is still not receiving the levels of stock it needs
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NewsExecutive director Nick Wiles takes up CEO position at PayPoint
Wiles joined the board of the store payment services group in October 2009 as a non-executive director
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Analysis & FeaturesACS survey shows cracks in convenience sector support
Sales are up overall, but some stores have seen devastating declines – and struggles with supply and support are evident
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NewsCo-op shoots up rankings in Tacon’s final GSCOP survey
The retailer was ranked only behind Aldi, which topped the table for the seventh year in a row