All Convenience articles – Page 73
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NewsAsda opens first ‘premium’ convenience store on EG forecourt
The store in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, stocks over 2,500 products including Asda’s ‘Extra Special’ fresh and chilled ranges plus ready meals and beers, wines and spirits
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NewsCo-op to create more than 300 LGV apprenticeship roles
The convenience retailer will offer enrolees the opportunity to work towards a Class 1 licence
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NewsHome delivery platform Docaan to hit convenience sector this month
The startup said it aims to help retailers stay competitive against the rise of dark store operators
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NewsSouthern Co-op launches soft plastic recycling points in 29 stores
Once picked up from stores, the recyclable material is turned into post-consumer plastic granules, by Jayplas
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NewsJames Hall extends Too Good To Go scheme to entire company-owned estate
The Spar wholesaler initially kicked off a trial with the anti-waste app in September last year
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PodcastStocking Up For Christmas: The Convenience Mix Podcast
The festive season is almost upon us but with supply challenges, are retailers facing another tough Christmas?
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NewsNisa converts over 120 stores to new Evolution format as recruitment booms
The newly launched sites include 14 former Co-ops, as well as existing Nisa retailers who were looking to upgrade their stores
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NewsExelby Services takes home top prize at Forecourt Trader Awards
The Northallerton-based services on the A19 were victorious thanks to the “great deal of thought put into its design and function
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NewsAjay Odedra switches supplied-by-Sainsbury’s SimplyFresh store to Spar
The store was one of five SimplyFresh sites trading under the supplied-by-Sainsbury’s model
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NewsEG Group gives pay rise to 10,500 employees
Colleagues aged 18 and above will now be paid a minimum of £9.50 per hour. More experienced colleagues, such as team leaders and supervisors, will be paid a minimum of £10 per hour
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NewsKavanagh Group to honour plastic-free legacy through £1.5m Thornton’s Budgens refit
Kavanagh is meeting with A Plastic Planet next month to discuss more ideas and concepts for plastic-free zones
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NewsJames Hall opens 150th company-owned store in Wakefield
The store launch has created 24 jobs in the local area
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NewsJuul launches next-gen device ‘to combat underage use’
Counterfeit pods can’t be used in the Juul2 device
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Analysis & FeaturesThe pros and cons of a Co-op and Amazon partnership. Can they make it work?
Some 10,000 Co-op SKUs are now available on Amazon. But will the venture pay dividends, with Morrisons offering cheaper alternatives?
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NewsEG Group to continue opening Spar stores despite ‘Asda on the Move’ rollout
The forecourt giant opened a new Spar store in Scotland earlier this month in Coxton Park, Elgin
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Comment & OpinionWhy compliance matters for the vape industry
A few years ago the vape industry fought hard against a complete ban on e-cigarettes. We met with whatever politicians would talk to us. We encouraged customers to write to their representatives. I appeared on TV and radio (which I hate!), reached out to media and wrote ...
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NewsConvenience stores to be ‘hard hit’ by business rates revaluation in 2023
The Valuation Office Agency adjusts the rateable value of business properties to reflect changes in the property market
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NewsOver-strength vape products openly sold online and in stores, finds UKVIA investigation
The association also found products being sold with packaging that didn’t include warnings about the nicotine conten
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NewsBestway to extend online partnership with Jisp
A trial across 28 company-owned stores had resulted in an average increase in basket spend of 400%
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NewsWholesalers call for suppliers to hike prices on price-marked packs
The calls come as the labour shortage crisis continues to rumble on and inflation hit 3.2% last month