All Store design articles
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Analysis & FeaturesBeyond cameras and AI: how smart store design can stop theft before it happens
High-tech solutions have been heralded as the answer to soaring shoplifting rates. But might a lo-fi, design-led approach prove even more effective?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Co-op is raising the bar with its On The Go offering
Co-op’s Altrincham outlet is tailored to the local community, with a look and a range offering what locals want. Now it’s taking its ‘current, edgy and inviting’ approach nationwide
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NewsSampling most effective in-store campaign for boosting sales, analysis shows
Analysis finds sampling campaigns saw sales of the product increase by 95.2% on average
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NewsAsda targets London for new Express store expansion
The new stores are the latest in a wave of 20 new Express stores Asda planned to open throughout October
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NewsMorrisons revives 20% More Card discount at in-store fish and steak counters
Morrisons had quietly phased out the 20% discount at its counters earlier this year as part of a restructure of its Market Street counters
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NewsIceland reaches ‘major milestone’ by opening 200th Food Warehouse store
Iceland has a long-term plan to more than double its Food Warehouse estate with the aim of reaching £5bn in total sales
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Promotional FeaturesWhy grocery’s one-stop shop evolution matters now more than ever
Repositioning supermarkets as multi-service hubs creates convenience and boosts footfall. With tighter household budgets, find out which services are offering a compelling reason to visit and sparking impulse buys that might otherwise be missed.
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NewsTesco launches live support for blind shoppers with Be My Eyes
Be My Eyes app users will be connected directly with Tesco colleagues
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NewsUK’s fastest supermarket self-checkout revealed in slow-motion video test
Slow-motion video of a customer’s interaction with machines at eight retailers in Lancaster was captured to measure to the millisecond the latency between manually entering a product on the screen and the next screen loading
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NewsAsda to roll out electronic shelf-edge labels to 250 Express stores
Asda plans to install 700,000 seperate ESLs across its estate, through a new partnership with Vusion Group
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NewsWaitrose commits to major London investment with new convenience store
The 2,500 sq ft Little Waitrose opened this week in Wandsworth and forms part of a new neighbourhood housing development
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NewsAsda and Ocado the latest retailers to launch dedicated menopause aisles with GenM
Asda is the last of the traditional big four supermarkets to partner with GenM, and will roll out menopause-friendly gondola ends across its stores
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NewsCook hails ‘first of its kind’ trial to ‘nudge’ shoppers to buy healthier products
Sales of Cook’s vegetarian lines grew by 15% after it made a small ’subtle’ change to the layout of some stores
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NewsAsda offering 50p ‘Smiley’ vouchers to compensate shoppers for bad service
The discount vouchers were being handed out by store staff to shoppers as a way of saying sorry ’when things don’t quite go to plan in store’ Asda said
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NewsFortnum & Mason to open new store and takeaway kiosk outside London
The boutique and brand new takeaway format are the first of a new expansion plan to take Fortnum & Mason around the UK
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NewsAmazon to keep pitching Just Walk Out tech to retailers despite UK Fresh store closures
The checkout-free, till-less technology has been adopted by more than 300 third party retailers and venues globally
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NewsHolland & Barrett to open stores in Morrisons supermarkets for the first time
It is Holland & Barrett’s latest foray into traditional supermarkets alongside its more than 50 concessions within Tesco stores
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Analysis & FeaturesBigger, better: inside Lidl’s new-look sites
Lidl is once again accelerating its UK expansion. Our Grocer of the Year 2025 has bigger stores, a health focus and revamped layouts, backed by a new sale and leaseback strategy
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NewsF1 designer’s ‘invisible door’ boosting Hanlon’s Gala beer cave sales
Hanlon’s Gala said it had sold 35% more beer in July this year compared to July 2024, before the AirDoor was installed.
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NewsAsda trialling AI cameras to monitor availability
The supermarket is in the early stages of a trial of the Focal Systems cameras, which it has installed in five stores