All Convenience articles – Page 59
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NewsTributes paid as former FWD director general Alan Toft dies aged 91
Toft joined the Federation of Wholesale Distributors in 1989 and led the trade body for 16 years
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NewsScottish deposit return scheme to face legal action from retailers
Lawyers working on behalf of the Scottish Grocers’ Federation have issued a pre-action letter to Circularity Scotland (CSL)
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Events & AwardsKatie Piper to host The Convenience Awards 2022
Katie Piper OBE has been unveiled as the host of The Convenience Awards 2022
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NewsMars drawing fire from wholesalers over PMP margins
The Grocer understands that Mars this week agreed to a u-turn on plans to reduce the shared margin on some but not all key confectionery lines
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NewsBoost Drinks appoints Steve Armstrong and Anjna Mistry in joint hiring
The two new appointments come as part of Boost’s wider plan for expansion
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NewsAsda agrees £600m deal for Co-op petrol forecourt operations
All 2,300 Co-op colleagues impacted by the deal will transfer to Asda under Tupe rules
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NewsCook partners with Oxford University for consumer behaviour eco trial
It comes as Cook attempts to reduce its carbon footprint by encouraging customers to eat less meat
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Comment & OpinionTo stop businesses going into lockdown for good, government must act fast
It’s a huge challenge for even the biggest supermarkets and largest suppliers, but most exposed are smaller operators
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NewsGroceryAid partners with Business Debtline to support retailers with free debt advice
GroceryAid said more retailers were seeking guidance on business rates, managing business finances, unpaid invoices and debt
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NewsBottled water shortage disrupting sales for convenience retailers
The Grocer understands it to be a category-wide issue, with the likes of Evian, Volvic, Highland Spring and Buxton affected
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NewsSnappy’s 1p packed lunch offer snapped up by 3,600 families
The initiative, which ran on 21 and 22 August with 150 Scottish convenience stores, saw shoppers redeem over 3,600 1p-priced bundles
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NewsShirine Khoury-Haq confirmed as Co-op Group CEO
The appointment comes at a time of change and upheaval at the Co-op’s Angel Square headquarters in Manchester
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NewsACS calls for business energy price cap to help retailers fight cost of living crisis
Currently, there is no energy price cap for businesses, which would limit the rates a supplier can charge for their default tariffs
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NewsCo-op to offer Uber Eats delivery from 1,000 stores
The rollout of the service begins this week, with stores offering a range of more than 6,000 products via the Uber Eats app
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NewsNisa retailers save 100,000 meals through Too Good To Go
A total of 300 stores helped to reach the milestone, which are collectively stopping over 1,000 meals from going to waste each week
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NewsJames Hall invests £200,000 into new forklifts and picking trucks
Forklifts have the capability to lift loads of 2,500kg with a reach of up to 11m in height
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NewsSnappy Shopper to launch 1p promotion on packed-lunch supplies in Scotland
The two-day initiative will run on 21 and 22 August
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NewsCJ Lang rolls out Too Good To Go across all company-owned stores
The partnership works by allowing customers to purchase bags of surplus stock from their nearest Spar store via the app
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NewsCostcutter picked as main supply partner for Eddy’s Food Station
CEO Stephen Thompson opened the third store today (18 August) in Larbert, out of a planned 30 over the next five years
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NewsWelsh government proposes ban on single-use plastics
Wales was the first UK nation to introduce a single-use plastic bag charge at 5p per bag