All Convenience articles – Page 39
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NewsAsda promotes Chris Walker to MD of Asda Express
Formerly VP and group property director, Walker started the new role last month to take charge of Asda Express’s growth and financial performance
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NewsBP designs self-serve Wild Bean Cafe ‘micro-market’ concept for independents
The unit has been modularly designed so retailers can either opt for the food or drink element, helping to ease any space restrictions
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NewsAsda to hit 1,000 stores for the first time following record openings in February
This month, it is converting 109 convenience stores that Asda acquired from the Co-op and EG Group, as well as one standalone opening
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NewsAbsolut Vodka & Sprite RTD rolls out in the UK
The launch represents a third foray into alcohol in the UK for Coca-Cola
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Comment & OpinionWill Rami Baitiéh’s seven-point plan transform Morrisons?
Rami Baitiéh used his first press conference as Morrisons CEO to tease out ‘the first few pages of the new chapter’ at the retailer
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Analysis & FeaturesSymbols, franchises, fascias and convenience in numbers
A break down of the store numbers, type as well as membership costs and minimum contract terms
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PodcastBreaking Down the Disposable Vape Ban: The Convenience Mix Podcast
The Convenience Mix looks at the impact of the government’s plan to ban disposable vapes
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NewsCo-op launches UK’s first convenience retail media network
Dubbed the Co-op Media Network, it brings together Co-op’s in-house team and long-term agency partner Threefold
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NewsCo-op adds all stores to nationwide ‘Safe Spaces’ scheme
The scheme, also known as Operation Portum, sees businesses sign up in a bid to collectively increase safe spaces in retail premises
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NewsPost Office chair Henry Staunton ousted amid Horizon scandal
Business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch said Post Office needed someone to deal with its current issues, including the Horizon scandal, ‘in a different way’
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Henderson Group’s ‘food-to-go emporium’
Henderson Group is the epitome of evolution, with a host of concessions
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Analysis & FeaturesHow supermarkets’ c-store onslaught has forced the rise of the hybrid
Supermarkets are pushing into the convenience sector with local formats. How are the independents and symbol groups fighting to stay relevant?
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Comment & OpinionDiageo’s marginalisation of wholesalers sets a worrying precedent
The danger is the situation snowballs, breaking a further link in the wholesale chain
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NewsTrade bodies welcome crime bill amendment to protect shopworkers
Tabled by shadow minster for policing Alex Norris last week, the offence would bring tougher sentencing on offenders, including up to a year in prison
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NewsNisa to drive focus on forecourts as part of long-term business plan
MD Peter Batt shop sales at forecourt sites had gone up by 35% in the past five years, while average weekly sales had risen by 27%
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NewsMorrisons in talks to open first stores in Northern Ireland
Tom McAvoy, who owns a 16,000 sq ft Nisa Extra store in Rathfriland, started stocking products from the supermarket about three years ago
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NewsPost Office pushes back on plans to reduce letter delivery days
CEO Nick Read’s announcement follows Ofcom’s proposal to reduce letter deliveries to five or even three days a week
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NewsCo-op targets eight million members by 2030
Co-op said it currently has five million active members and that it saw a 21% increase in the number of members shopping it its stores during December
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op hires ex-Nisa sales director Steve Leach as COO
He will be joined by Paul Howard, who is also joining the business’s executive team in March as the new chief financial officer
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NewsCo-op starts search for third wave of suppliers to join Apiary scheme
Applications for the scheme, which gives suppliers the opportunity to work towards a listing on Co-op shelves, can be submitted until 5 February