All Convenience articles – Page 70
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NewsIceland opens second Swift convenience store, in Wembley
It is to be followed by three more within the M25 as Iceland expands the concept it launched a year ago as a single-store pilot in Newcastle
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NewsNisa teams up with government’s Better Health campaign
The campaign, launched by the Department of Health and Social Care aims to help parents improve their children’s diet.
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NewsACS writes to prime minister to urge review of HFSS regulations
The letter outlines the burden the regulations will have on convenience retailers
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s gone wrong for McColl’s? And what are its next steps?
The pandemic convenience boom enjoyed by its rivals seems to have missed McColl’s out. Can its Morrisons Daily conversions save the day?
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NewsSouthern Co-op tackles food waste with new markdown technology
A rollout of the solution, created by Retail Insight, took place in January across Southern Co-op’s 210-strong estate
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NewsIceland to roll out its Swift c-store format to London
Launched as a single-store pilot in Newcastle last spring, the convenience format is now set to extend to four more stores in London over the next few months
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NewsStore Group to bolster estate following new COO and CFO appointments
Retailer has appointed Lee Rhodes as its new chief operating officer and Kevin Boyle as chief financial officer
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NewsUbamarket enhances till-less payment function for Scan, Pay, Go app
New mechanism, means shoppers can check out anywhere in store without having to link up with payment zones
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NewsOne Stop changes store layouts to prepare for upcoming HFSS restrictions
One Stop has also been working with suppliers to understand product reformulation
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Analysis & FeaturesInside the shop that will never make a sale
B Corp UK’s Good News corner shop doesn’t sell a single item. It does give a few away for free though. So how does it make sense for brands?
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NewsC-stores make record investment of £246m into crime prevention measures
Each store spent an average of £5,239 on crime deterrents such as security staff, CCTV and intruder alarms
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NewsChris Tyas and TikTok to speak at The Grocer’s HFSS conference
TikTok, Unilever, NielsenIQ, Kantar Worldpanel and HIM among latest companies speaking at The Grocer’s HFSS clampdown conference
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NewsBritvic targets on-the-go shoppers with Robinsons and 7up launches
It comes after recent research commissioned by Britvic revealed ‘over a third’ of retailers predicted on-the-go would ‘exceed pre-Covid levels’
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NewsPayPoint back up and running at all McColl’s stores after suspending services
On Friday PayPoint warned independent retailers to expect extra footfall in the wake of the suspension
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NewsCo-op to extend Glasgow DC in £12m investment
The convenience retailer said upgrading the depot will further improve its service to the existing stores
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NewsNisa retailer brings AI shelf availability tech to UK convenience market
The tech, dubbed Shelfie, uses in-store cameras that take continuous snapshots of shelves
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NewsB Corp launches sustainability-focused pop-up in London
The pop-up store concept, dubbed Good News, will showcase 300 ambient, fresh, chilled and frozen products from over 100 UK brands
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Comment & OpinionMcColl’s lender talks set to be pivotal to the retailer’s future
McColl’s confirmed it had received an offer for the whole business but that it had been withdrawn
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NewsMcColl’s shares crash as c-store chain admits fight for survival
Shares in McColl’s have lost more than half their value today after the c-store group confirmed it is in talks with lenders to prevent a collapse into administration.
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NewsZuber Issa to independently open new store concept dubbed Euro Grocers
It is a venture Issa is embarking on independently from the wider EG Group or Asda