All Convenience articles – Page 74
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NewsDelivery Drop expecting 75% rise in retail partners after National Convenience Show
It is eyeing a full national rollout and is currently in talks with several major wholesalers
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Comment & OpinionWhy all fmcg businesses need to boost their cyber resilience
No organisation is immune from cyber crime irrespective of size or sector, says Jude McCorry, CEO at the Scottish Business Resilience Centre
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NewsLawrence Hunt looks to expand after pandemic sees closure of two stores
The Lancashire-based retailer says it is considering ‘any viable new stores’ while developing existing sites
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NewsBooker lands deal with electric bike supplier Eskuta for home delivery
The tie-up has seen 20 retailers utilise the offer so far, including from Premier, Londis and Budgens
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NewsMidcounties Co-op invests £1m in crime deterrent measures
The society said the investment would help bring criminals to justice and make its local communities a safer place
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NewsMorrisons trials dual-branded concept store for larger independents
Together with Morrisons is set to debut later this month at Guy Warner’s new 6,000 sq ft store in Upton-upon-Severn in Worcestershire
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat will Morrisons need to do to make the most of McColl’s?
Morrisons has spent a fortune propping up and now buying McColl’s. How will it manage the rambling portfolio of c-stores and CTNs?
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NewsRetailers should pay for permits to sell vape products, says trade body
The trade body is also calling for ‘no holds barred enforcement’ and a minimum fine of £10,000 for retailers caught selling to under-18s
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NewsDrink dispenser Smart Soda using HFSS compliance to target convenience sector
The supplier offers vitamin-infused, flavoured sparkling alkaline waters and sodas made with plant-based natural sweetener, reduced British beet sugar or no sugar
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NewsFormer retailer Stephen Thompson to launch new 30-store convenience chain
Thompson formerly owned Morning, Noon & Night, alongside his father, Eddie Thompson
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NewsNeil Turton joins Alliance Stores as a non-executive director
Turton has over 35 years of experience in the wholesale and retail sector and has worked in a number of senior roles
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NewsCo-op trials window hatch click & collect service at Brighton store
Co-op said the initiative was designed to enable time-pressed shoppers to pick up orders without having to go in store and queue
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NewsMorrisons confirms McColl’s rescue package
Morrisons has confirmed it has agreed to buy convenience chain McColl’s from administration, saving all 16,000 jobs
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Comment & OpinionMcColl’s has been saved, but the real work starts now for Morrisons
The Morrisons deal appears to secure the immediate future of McColl’s stores, the jobs of its 16,000 employees and its pension fund, but business as usual is not an option if it wants to make it work long term
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NewsCo-op opens largest depot yet in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
The site is set to serve more than 600 Co-op sites when it becomes fully operational later this year
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NewsBestway to refund fuel levy to Costcutter retailers spending £17,500 a week
The refund is one of the benefits of Bestway’s new Platinum Club membership
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NewsOne Stop strikes delivery deal with Uber Eats for 500 stores
More than 100 stores have gone live on the Uber Eats app over the last month
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NewsCo-op to launch click & collect at three festival pop-up shops this summer
The new service is taking place at the Kendal Calling, Latitude, and Isle of Wight festivals
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NewsCity snapshot: McColl’s ‘increasingly likely’ to fall into administration
Beleaguered convenience chain McColl’s has admitted it is on the brink of administration as rescue talks to save the group come to a head
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NewsBestway launches Galacticos recruitment strategy pushing high-profile retailers
The Grocer understands more of the industry’s leading lights have also agreed to switch over