All High Street articles – Page 35
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NewsIceland to roll out its Swift c-store format to London
Launched as a single-store pilot in Newcastle last spring, the convenience format is now set to extend to four more stores in London over the next few months
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NewsParson’s Nose hires advisors to find investment partner
The London-based family-run business is aiming to leverage the brand to become the UK’s leading online butcher.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Covid has changed the supermarkets’ property plans
Two years of Covid has transformed shopping patterns and left property plans in disarray. For some retailers, a new strategy is needed
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InterviewsCosta Coffee’s Becky Brock on ‘backing the big bets’ with M&S and Coca-Cola
Costa’s commercial & customer director only joined 15 months ago but has already launched a tie-up with M&S, revamped Costa’s loyalty scheme, and expanded its Deliveroo partnership. So what’s next?
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NewsCity Snapshot: February storms fail to dampen footfall
Total UK footfall increased by 2.2 percentage points in February compared to the previous month as the return to the office and normal life boosted shopper numbers despite stormy weather.
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NewsHotel Chocolat enjoys bumper first-half results despite inflationary pressures
Revenues jumped 40% higher to £142.9m in the 26 weeks ended 26 December as it won over new customers in the UK and US.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Nichols slides to a loss as out-of-home channel struggles to recover from Covid
Vimto maker Nichols has fallen to a loss as the damage caused to its out-of-home business by the pandemic continued to weigh heavily on the group. Plus, the latest shop price index from BRC, full-year losses balloon at Just Eat Takeaway, a bumper first-half for Hotel Chocolat and full-year results from sausage casings maker Devro.
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NewsB Corp launches sustainability-focused pop-up in London
The pop-up store concept, dubbed Good News, will showcase 300 ambient, fresh, chilled and frozen products from over 100 UK brands
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NewsMcColl’s shares crash as c-store chain admits fight for survival
Shares in McColl’s have lost more than half their value today after the c-store group confirmed it is in talks with lenders to prevent a collapse into administration.
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NewsIkea reappears on the high street along with food-to-go Swedish Deli
The extra-small Ikea store in Hammersmith is the first of its kind in the UK and eighth in the world
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NewsBoots to sell lateral flow tests as mass free testing ends
Tests are available to order online from Boots.com from today, at £5.99 for one or £17 for a pack of four, including delivery
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail sales rebound in January as Omicron fears ease
Retail sales rebounded sharply in January as concerns over the Omicron Covid variant and associated restrictions eased
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NewsNew Iceland stores being held up by underfunded councils
The delays are holding up the investment and access to jobs needed for the government to achieve its ‘levelling up’ ambitions, according to Iceland MD Richard Walker
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Comment & OpinionWhy Greggs’ collaboration with Primark is a masterclass in brand marketing
The publicity gained by the stunt demonstrates the effectiveness of a tried-and-tested PR strategy: pushing an unlikely combo
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NewsJames Dorling joins the board at Wilko as development director
Wilko has promoted group property and procurement director James Dorling to the board
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NewsNew leases promising landlords a share of online boom struggle to tempt retailers
Limited progress has been made in implementing the new lease models throughout the pandemic, The Grocer has learned
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NewsMike Morrison returns to Poundstretcher as trading director
Morrison has previously served on Poundstretcher’s board on three occasions
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Analysis & FeaturesHow coffee shops have bounced back with digital sales and drive thrus
Having suffered a brutal decline in 2020, coffee shops recovered the lion’s share of that business last year, according to latest research.
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NewsFalling vacancy rates offer ‘glimmer of hope’ for retail says BRC
Overall retail vacancy rate across Britain fell 0.1 percentage points to 14.4% in the fourth quarter of 2021, suggesting the structural impact of the pandemic had in some regions ‘peaked’
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NewsCity Snapshot: WH Smith recovery stalls as Omicron hits travel stores
The emergence of the Omicron variant stalled the recovery at the WH Smith travel business, but it still put “a good performance” on the high street in the run up to Christmas. Plus, UK inflation surges in December and trading updates from Science in Sport and Devro.