All Convenience articles – Page 9
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Promotional FeaturesThe only way isn’t up: Driving value through price
Consumer spending remains under pressure, which means pricing must work harder than ever before. Here, experts reveal how, when used as a strategic lever to align with demand rather than a blunt tool, price can unlock value in surprising ways.
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NewsTrade bodies welcome Safer Streets initiative to crack down on crime
Government will be increasing police patrols near shops and community centres
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NewsHenderson Group reports 3.8% rise in turnover to £1.4bn
Henderson Group saw growth across both the independent stores it supplies and its company-owned estate
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NewsRitter Sport appoints sales director for UK and Ireland
Ritter Sport has hired Christian Boulter on a permanent basis, after he joined as a consultant in May
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NewsCo-op Wholesale invests £2m to drop tobacco prices
The investment comes in response to feedback from the group’s first independent retailer and key accounts partner summit last week
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NewsVirtue Drinks moves into hydration with clean-label sachets
The sachets contain ingredients including Himalayan pink salt and marine-sourced magnesium and calcium
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NewsGousto in ‘best shape ever’ as it readies for pivot back to growth
Revenues in 2024 nudged £3m higher to £312m, after creeping up by 1% in the previous year, as the recipe box operator shifted focus to the bottom line
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NewsFuel margins remain high despite lower pump prices, CMA finds
Average petrol and diesel prices at the end of May 2025 were 132.0 and 138.4 pence per litre (ppl) respectively
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NewsSouthern Co-op to sell 22 food stores
The society, which runs 199 food stores, said 20 sites would be sold to two third-party retailers, while the remaining stores would be converted to Southern Co-op’s franchise operation, Welcome
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NewsJempson’s switches to Morrisons supermarket supply chain in new trial
Jempson’s is trialling the new supply model at its supermarket store in Battle, East Sussex
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NewsCentral Co-op and Chelmsford Star Co-op propose merger
Together Central Co-op and Chelmsford Star Co-op would create a society with a turnover of more than £1bn
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NewsCo-op to cut ties with Israel and other countries in sourcing policy overhaul
The retailer’s members recently voted to ban Israeli goods from shelves
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NewsIceland partners with Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore for frozen food trial
Spar shoppers will get access to products from Iceland’s exclusive brand partnerships and its own-label range, thanks to an exclusive tie-up with wholesaler AF Blakemore
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NewsJust Eat rolls out white-label Jet Go delivery service with Co-op
The service allows supermarkets to sell product through their own website and app, but leverage the aggregator app’s network of couriers to deliver baskets to shoppers’ homes
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NewsCo-op calls on government to support SMEs with renewable energy generation
A new report found SMEs often lack the capital required to invest in renewables and energy-efficiency measures, and struggle to secure Power Purchasing Agreements (PPAs)
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op saves 1.8 million meals from waste with markdown tech
Lincolnshire Co-op uses Retail Insight’s Waste Trim software, which analyses historical data, sales patterns and expiration dates to highlight and identify products or ranges that are regularly wasted
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NewsEntries now open for The Convenience Awards 2026
The Convenience Awards 2026 will take place on Wednesday 11 March 2026 at The Titanic Hotel in Liverpool
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NewsAF Blakemore launches £4.5m investment package and new rebate scheme
The membership can unlock Silver, Gold, or Platinum tiers depending on a retailer’s wholesale spend with AF Blakemore
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NewsCo-op’s Peckish app makes festival debut at Isle of Wight
The Peckish app can be used by festival-goers to order groceries for collection at the Co-op’s click & collect site at the Mellow Yellow Campsite
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NewsCo-op secures £350m loan from banking partners
The company said the deal with HSBC, Barclays, ING, Lloyds, NatWest and Rabobank reflected “strong market confidence” in its resilience and performance following recent financial successes