All Convenience articles – Page 59
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NewsTax gap on alcohol and tobacco rises to an estimated £3.7 billion in 2021
The increase indicates that tax evasion and the illegal importation of tobacco is a growing problem in the UK
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NewsNisa staff under redundancy threat seeking new jobs
The Grocer has so far seen a total of 15 Nisa staff indicating they are currently looking for work on the networking platform
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NewsCo-op to cut 400 jobs amid rising cost pressures
It said there will be ‘no changes’ to customer-facing roles in its food stores and funeral homes
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NewsNisa consults on redundancies in a bid to lower business costs
The move follows a series of management changes at the Co-op-owned buying group
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NewsFilshill tells customers to expect delivery delays due to heatwave
Filshill said its teams were working hard to clear any backlog as soon as possible, despite suppliers also experiencing problems
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NewsUnited Wholesale Scotland rolls out app to help retailers take on the rapid grocers
Yuu, a subsidiary of United Wholesale Scotland, is working with last-mile logistics firm Gophr to establish the service
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NewsFood redistribution app sees demand soar as cost of living crisis bites
Since January, the anti-waste app has seen more than 100% growth each month in demand for bags of surplus groceries
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NewsBooker pauses frozen deliveries for Budgens and Londis retailers amid heatwave
The temporary suspension started on Monday this week and was put in place to protect frozen product integrity, quality and health & safety,
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NewsWaitrose to supply food range to Dobbies Garden Centres
Dobbies customers will be able to buy products from the grocer’s Essential Waitrose range as well as its premium ranges Waitrose No.1 and Waitrose Duchy Organic
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NewsCheaper prices driving c-store shoppers to discounters, new data shows
Lumina Intelligence UK Convenience Market Report 2022 found a “notable uplift” in convenience shoppers also visiting discounter stores
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NewsFederation of Independent Retailers ‘dismayed’ after Smiths News raises carriage charge
Customers of the news wholesaler received a letter today informing them of the intention to raise prices
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NewsSouthern Co-op to roll out electronic shelf labels across entire estate by 2023
It follows a trial that kicked off in December 2020 with one store, before gradually widening the pilot to a total of 15 sites
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NewsCo-op partners with brands to launch ‘Joys of Summer’ campaign
The Joys of Playing activities include crafting bee hotels, bird feeders, garden games and baking recipes
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Comment & OpinionWholesalers must maintain service levels to justify extra charges
Despite wholesalers bumping up delivery charges and patchy availability, now may not be the time for conflict
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NewsCMA launches probe into Morrisons’ takeover of McColl’s
‘Phase one’ investigation is launched today following an initial enforcement order in May
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PodcastCountering the Cost of Living Crisis: The Convenience Mix Podcast
In this episode, our experts look at the impact of the rising cost of living on shopper behaviour across the UK convenience retail market
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NewsBestway to begin 'aggressive rollout' of Bargain Booze Costcutter stores
It has so far completed two rollouts of its ‘store within a store’ concept
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NewsAsda opens first convenience store in Scotland
The new Asda on the Move store in Livingston is its 36th convenience store being run in partnership with EG Group
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NewsAF Blakemore bumps up fees for deliveries under minimum order threshold to £60
The wholesaler outlined the iincreased charges in a letter to retailers this week
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NewsCo-op to add ‘freeze me’ message on own-brand milk to combat waste
The convenience retailer advised consumers that milk would be best within one month of freezing.