All Convenience articles – Page 83
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NewsCentral England Co-op extends free delivery service until end of the year
The free service was originally in place until all lockdown restrictions are lifted in the summer
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NewsSpar launches first ever pop-up under ‘Express’ fascia
The James Hall company owned store in Haworth is being refurbished
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NewsSouthern Co-op extends trial to sell food beyond best before date to 11 stores
Move follows an initial trial that kicked off at two Hampshire stores in December 2019 and February 2020
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NewsHendersons renews food-to-go range in £80k-plus investment
The wholesaler hopes to capture the opportunity for growth in the market as lockdown restrictions ease
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NewsPoundland planning new formats ‘Poundland Local’ and ‘Poundland Go!’
Poundland Local is to apply to stores in small towns and close to urban neighbourhoods, while Poundland Go! is for a new convenience format near transport hubs
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PodcastLow2No Alcohol: The Convenience Mix Podcast
Episode three – Low2No Alcohol: The Untapped Opportunity – sees our experts take a deep dive into the growing low and no alcohol category
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ProfilesMidcounties Co-op chief retail officer Rupert Newman on adapting home delivery post lockdown
Newman tells The Grocer how the business aims to continue with its delivery service - launched in the pandemic - as the country emerges from the crisis
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NewsRetailers urge customers to ‘ShopKind’ as they return to high street
The Home Office, Crimestoppers, trade bodies and a host of UK retailers launched the campaign today
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InterviewsBig Interview Louise Hoste: How Spar evolved throughout coronavirus
Across an extensive grocery career, with spells in wholesale and convenience, as well as commercial and marketing roles, it was 2019 when Louise Hoste set her sights on Spar
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NewsCity snapshot: EG Group swoop for Leon
Petrol forecourt giant EG Group has swooped for restaurant chain Leon as it seeks to grow its non-fuel offering and expand the foodservice operation into healthy fast food. Plus, C&C subsidiary Matthew Clark Bibendum hit by cyber-security incident.
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NewsScotmid Co-op results reveal sales up 6.2% to £409m
Society’s trading profts increased by 14.3% to £6.4m
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NewsNisa retailers could earn up to 5.5% rebate in new Fresh Rewards model
The new rebate terms are calculated on weekly order value, as well as the level of Co-op own-brand products the retailer stocks
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NewsScotmid Co-op launches first ever pop-up garden centre
Employees from Caulders Garden Centres will be managing the pop-up, and are available to offer customers specialist advice
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NewsRapid convenience player Asap launches in London, eyes European expansion
Asap delivers ‘cravings and essentials’ for free within 20 minutes
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Events & AwardsDeadline for Convenience Awards 2021 extended
Retailers now have until 19 April to submit their entries
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NewsNisa retailer offers local council outdoor space for lateral flow testing facility
Walsall Council will be parking a mobile lateral flow testing van outside the shop for community use
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NewsJempson’s ramps up home delivery with online ordering platform
The move builds on the telephone, fax and email ordering systems Jempson’s set up to enable home deliveries in response to the first lockdown
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NewsCo-op kicks off own-label bread contract with Jacksons and Warburtons
Jacksons is replacing Allied Bakeries as the Co-op’s own-label bread supplier
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WhitepapersSampling aside, what else is influencing consumers to try something new?
With a rapidly growing, fully representative community of over 1,000,000 UK consumers, every year Triyit delivers millions of targeted, in-home sampling experiences.
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NewsCJ Lang adds four new stores to Snappy Shopper partnership
CJ Lang originally partnered with the shopping app in April last year