All Convenience articles – Page 105
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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
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NewsMidcounties Co-op launches £75k fund for community groups and charities
Partner groups have until 29 May to apply for the ‘community restart fund’
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NewsSupreme Court rules in favour of supermarkets over cash machine business rates
The ruling means ATMs both inside and outside stores should not be assessed for additional business rates on top of normal store rates
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NewsNisa partners with Ascona forecourts to supply sites with grocery
The businesses agreed terms just ahead of the outbreak of Covid-19 earlier this year, with the transition of the first 12 outlets across to Nisa completed
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NewsQuarter of convenience retailers report large lockdown sales declines
ACS said forecourts, city centre stores and those near transport hubs were the most likely to have been negatively affected
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NewsNisa retailer Paul Cheema’s new ‘garden centre’ in front of store has been a ‘tremendous success’
Customers have a separate pay point outside the store to pay for garden centre items
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NewsCentral England Co-op reports rise in shoppers threatening to spit and cough at staff
Central England Co-op called the rise in offences ‘totally unacceptable’
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NewsConvenience stores still suffering coronavirus availability problems
A broad consensus on the panel was that availability remained easily the biggest problem
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InterviewsDebbie Robinson big interview: how a leading co-op is coping with coronavirus
CEO Debbie Robinson has steered Central England Co-op through coronavirus-related abuse, safety and supply issues to support local communities
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NewsCostcutter expands range of coronavirus guidance and support
The online support package includes a guide to implementing social distancing in store
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NewsBooze delivery startup Drinkly rebrands to reflect crisis operations
The Scottish startup has rebranded as Shoply and has been working to bring convenience stores’ full ranges onto the platform
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NewsCo-op teams up with running clubs to launch volunteer shopping scheme
The retailer is connecting its most vulnerable customers with a volunteer to shop and deliver essential food supplies
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NewsCo-op to offer free school meals with gift card scheme
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said schools would be fully reimbursed and refunded for purchasing the gift cards
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NewsNisa retailer raises £2.4k for the NHS with customer support
Miv Chahal, owner of Nisa Prudhoe in Northumberland, ran around the precinct where the store is based 100 times
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NewsPret to reopen 70 more stores for takeaway and delivery
It follows the recent reopening of 30 of the high street sandwich chain’s outlets in London