All Property and Planning articles – Page 60
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Two cities nurturing indies
A visit to Amsterdam underlines how diminished our British cityscape has been by the unbridled spread of supermarkets…
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NewsAV Foods sliced in two after UK growth
Frozen veg supplier AV Foods is splitting into two as the company’s Continental owners find their feet after four years of building UK sales…
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NewsIceland to step up pace of NPD with Loxton purchase
Iceland has acquired its biggest supplier, Loxton Food Company, after the business fell into financial difficulties…
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NewsAldi to open Scottish store on former Haldanes site
Aldi has confirmed plans to open a new store on an Aberdeenshire site formerly occupied by the now-defunct supermarket chain Haldanes.
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NewsSeven Seas looks into closing Hull factory
Seven Seas has announced it is consulting staff over plans to close its Hull factory and outsource the manufacturing and packaging of its goods…
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News3663 buys up South Lincs Foodservice as part of East Anglia plan
Foodservice wholesaler 3663 has acquired South Lincs Foodservice as part of a move to expand operations in East Anglia…
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: It's time the OFT stopped interfering
The OFT has announced that Mizkan is offering to sell its Burntwood vinegar production site to ensure its proposed acquisition…
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NewsIceland warms to O'Cool as Walker plans major overseas growth
Iceland Foods has signalled its intent to ramp up overseas expansion by considering a bid for bankrupt Belgian frozen retailer O’Cool.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco calls an end to the space race
Houston calling’… ‘This is the end of the space race’. And so Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke announced that supermarket development…
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NewsZetar CEO: acquisition by Zertus provides the cash for expansion
Zetar CEO Ian Blackburn has said the company is better placed to fulfil its expansion plans after being bought by German food group Zertus…
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NewsWaitrose c-stores get bolder colours and fewer duplicates
Waitrose is giving Little Waitrose a facelift and stripping out more than 300 duplicate lines in response to consumer calls for a bolder look…
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NewsJames leases forecourts to free up time for eco-business park
High-profile independent retailer Jonathan James has quit the forecourt business to focus on other passions…
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Comment & Opinion
Decimating town centres? Or benefiting them?
Do the costs of food store development in town centres outweigh the benefits? It’s time we moved on from the dogmatic…
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NewsTayto fights for continuity as fire guts Welsh crisp factory
Tayto has been fighting to maintain continuity of supply following the destruction of one of its crisp factories in a blaze…
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NewsNew R&D hub for Mars Chocolate
Mars Chocolate will be able to test the scalability of prototypes developed in its kitchens at a new £6m R&D centre opened in Slough this week…
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Analysis & FeaturesCan retailers ride out the high street storm?
A survey has revealed the biggest dangers to the high street, but the problems are myriad… and a wide range…
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Comment & Opinion
Learning from the mults can help indies stay independent
I found the article in The Grocer (‘Fair of fascia’, 18 August) very interesting as it described the requirement for convenience stores…
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NewsM&O Trading targets 90 Sussex off-licence stores
Sussex-based off-licence chain M&O Trading has announced plans to own 90 stores within the next three years…
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NewsP&H opens 14th depot to boost store growth in the South East
Palmer & Harvey has officially opened its 14th distribution centre to support the growth of the convenience market within the M25…
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Analysis & FeaturesAre Post Office Locals a panacea for indies?
The Post Office Local pilot is over. Now the Post Office wants to enlist 2,000 retailers in the rollout.