All Convenience articles – Page 85
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NewsSpar to launch new fresh store format
The new format targets shoppers cooking at home by offering a greater variety of fresh produce, meat, fish, poultry and savoury groceries
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PodcastDelving into Delivery: The Convenience Mix Podcast
Episode two sees our experts unpick the convenience store home delivery trend
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NewsAbuse against convenience store workers rising, says ACS
Staff faced 40,000 cases of physical violence, with over one in four involving a weapon
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NewsOver 200 Iceland stores ideal for Swift conversion, says study
Shopper and location data specialist CACI analysed Iceland’s estate and identified stores most suitable for the new convenience format
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Analysis & FeaturesLockdown anniversary: How has Covid changed UK eating and shopping habits?
As the country looks forward to a gradual reopening of the economy, what are the lasting impacts of the restrictions – and the pandemic – on Britain’s eating and shopping habits?
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NewsCity Snapshot: McColl’s profits slide despite Covid sales boom
Strong customer demand during the coronavirus pandemic led to double-digit like-for-like sales growth at McColl’s last year, but consumer shift to lower margin products and investment in price hit profits
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Analysis & FeaturesSwift: what is it like inside Iceland’s new convenience store?
The first ‘Swift’ store opened in a high-footfall area in Newcastle yesterday, with Iceland MD Richard Walker indicating more are likely to follow
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NewsRetailers given opportunity to trial digital age verification technology
The scheme is open to off-licence retailers, as well as bar and restaurant operators
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NewsAF Blakemore to launch charity campaign in memory of Raj Aggarwal
Spar will be calling on convenience retailers to join its campaign by donating goods, supplies and products to charities, organisations or individuals most in need
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NewsCo-op sets out to double franchise estate by year end
The retailer told The Grocer that five franchise stores will be opening in the next six weeks
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Comment & OpinionHow Amazon is translating frictionless online experiences to its retail stores
Amazon can see the potential to grow share offline by reducing fiction through technology, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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NewsSimplyFresh and Costcutter extend supply deal
The symbol groups said the new deal worked on rolling two-year basis
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NewsCentral England Co-op targets 90% reduction in carbon footprint by 2030
The society has committed to a seven-figure investment aimed at saving 450,000 tonnes of carbon over 10 years
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NewsMFG to invest £400m in ultra-rapid electric vehicle charges by 2030
The move will see 3,000 150kW and 350kW EV chargers installed at 500 sites
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NewsAmazon opens second London ‘just walk out’ Amazon Fresh store
Its first store opened earlier this month in Ealing
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NewsEG Group rescues 260,000 meals with Too Good To Go across UK and Europe
The fast-growing forecourt operator teamed up with the anti-waste app in October last year
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NewsIceland launching new convenience format ‘Swift’
The new concept is ‘designed to provide a simple, easy-to-shop food store’
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Amazon’s no-checkout store change how we shop?
The Amazon Fresh store in Ealing is already proving popular, with more set to follow – so is it a game-changer for UK grocery?
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NewsTamworth Co-op joins forces with Snappy Shopper for fast delivery service
The online grocery service went live last week with four of the society’s 12 stores
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NewsNisa retailer in South Wales marks 20,000 home deliveries
Filco Supermarkets is now working with Snappy Shopper in seven of its nine stores