All Convenience articles – Page 120
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NewsBestway Retail recruiting new franchisees for first time since Conviviality deal
Six new franchise stores have opened in the last couple of months
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NewsWelsh indie Filco Market to reopen fire-damaged store
Filco Bryntirion suffered extensive smoke and heat damage in the fire
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NewsCo-op calls on government for better shopworker protections against abuse
Co-op has invested more than £70m in colleague safety, including the installation of remote-monitored CCTV
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NewsNisa stores given access to Co-op’s branded and own-label frozen range
The expansion of the frozen range is supported by a 100-page brochure for retailers and PoS advertising
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NewsConvenience sector welcomes Barclays’ U-turn on Post Office cash withdrawals
Barclays had been the only one of 28 banks partnered with the Post Office to refuse to sign new terms
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Thornton’s Budgens in Belsize Park has taken more steps to cut out plastic
We take a look at the new eco-friendly measures instore
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NewsConvenience Awards to reward, showcase and champion excellence in the convenience channel
The Grocer has joined forces with Convenience Store and Him to create a new set of awards for the convenience sector
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NewsNisa retailer Richard Williams to become first Co-op franchise convert
Williams signed up to the move when the Co-op launched its franchise plans in February
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NewsUber Eats makes convenience move with Costcutter delivery tie-up
Retailers within the symbol group will be able to sign up to Uber Eats through the Costcutter Supermarkets Group
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NewsWarning of high upfront costs of DRS scheme for wholesalers
The FWD submitted a seven-page submission to the Scottish Parliament ahead of the consultation on DRS closing this week
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NewsTuffins trials deposit return scheme for Montgomery Waters plastic bottles
A reverse vending machine is on trial in Tuffins’ flagship Craven Arms store in Shropshire this week
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NewsDeliveroo signs up scores of convenience stores and off licences
New partners include Costcutter, Budgens, Nisa and Best One retailers, plus hundreds of non-affiliated independents
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NewsP&H collapse and supply issues led to £17m loss for Costcutter
However CEO Darcy Willson-Rymer said he was ‘optimistic about 2020’
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NewsThornton’s Budgens launches 250 packaging-free lines
The new range will be unveiled at the Belsize Park Budgens store in North London on 23 October
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NewsScottish Spar operator CJ Lang returns to growth
The 100-year-old business reported a 56% growth in underlying profits for the year to 30 April 2019
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NewsBlakemore pledges £2.3m investment in Spar businesses
The Spar wholesaler is to also introduce a new Store Cluster Strategy
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NewsCentral England Co-op CEO Debbie Robinson named chair of ACS
Robinson will replace Sewell Group MD Patrick Sewell
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NewsSimplyFresh to cut down on plastic with ‘unpacked’ scheme
SimplyFresh’s 84-store estate will be encouraged to adopt the new scheme in a bid to reduce plastic
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NewsUnitas plans major expansion of fascia estate
Plans for 2020 include a key focus on the foodservice channel
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NewsCo-op becomes official grocery franchise partner of the NUS
The Co-op has opened its first seven franchise stores this year. Four are at universities