All Store design articles
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NewsVape display ban would cost retailers £3,000 per store, warns ACS
It comes as the Department of Health & Social Care launched a consultation in July, proposing to introduce plain packaging on both vape boxes and devices, as well as a complete ban on the display of vape and nicotine products in shops, as part of its efforts to stop young people vaping
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NewsSpar wins Swansea University store contract from Costcutter
The store, which will now be supplied by Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore, has been revamped with new refrigeration, digital screens, electronic shelf labels, and a broader range
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NewsMorrisons to trial click & collect lockers for grocery orders
The lockers will allow shoppers to collect their online orders without needing to interact with store staff
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NewsLidl rolling out ‘fancy pants’ new self-checkout machines to all stores
The machines will appear in all new stores and gradually retro-fitted into existing ones
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NewsCo-op pulls plug on standalone On The Go format
The society first launched the micro-store concept on 31 July last year in Solihull, showcasing a range of food and drink to-go options catering different parts of the day
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NewsBooths hopes ‘market-style’ loose produce bays will help cut food waste
By increasing the amount of loose veg it sells, Booths hopes to cut food waste and improve choice
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NewsTesco’s new Uber Eats and Deliveroo partnerships ‘genuinely destroying the store’ say staff
The demand from aggregator apps is making supermarket workers’ jobs ‘a nightmare’
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NewsScotmid rolls out robot floor cleaners across 14 stores
The machines, called Gausium Phantas Pro, will work alongside the society’s cleaning teams, using smart navigation that allows them to move safely around stores while scrubbing different types of flooring
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NewsMorrisons rolling out ‘shop to light’ ESL feature for shoppers
The tool will confirm the shopper is in the correct aisle of the product they are seeking, before blinking the light on the ESL when the shopper is looking in the right spot
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NewsCo-op to add fashion concessions in six more stores
The convenience retailer is set to open six new concessions in its stores for fashion retailers Peacocks and Bonmarché
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Analysis & FeaturesIceland’s new store: why the Falklands, and why now?
Argentinian media has called the move ‘a kind of provocation’
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NewsWaitrose plans more price cuts with value perception ‘strongest’ on record
Waitrose’s performance was once again the driver of the wider John Lewis Partnership, where overall sales fell by 2% to £6.3bn during the first half of the year
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NewsPlanet Organic losses narrow after year of ‘significant improvement’
The turnaround marked ‘a really good effort’, MD Mark Broomfield told The Grocer
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NewsAsda completes rollout of 1.2 million ESLs across Express estate
The technology has replaced the manual task of swapping out over 120,000 paper price tickets per week
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the rise of the retail robots put off shoppers?
Retail robots are moving from warehouses to shop floors. Can they co-exist with shoppers and staff – and how will they affect the jobs market?
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NewsJohn Lewis opens flagship Platter restaurant at Oxford Street store
The new in-store hospitality concept will replace the retailer’s The Place to Eat restaurants across 32 stores by the end of 2027
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NewsParfetts revamps birthplace of Go Local symbol group with first Extra
The wholesaler and symbol group operator said it marked a significant milestone as it continued invest in its retail network
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NewsTesco trials Finest coffee machines with drinks included in meal deal
The machines are being trialled in two locations: Tesco’s Brixton and Moorgate Express stores
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Centra’s biggest-ever Northern Ireland store
Centra The Barbican’s 7,900 sq ft store prioritises the customer journey and features a wide range of meals including Musgrave NI’s first bespoke sub-brand dedicated to a specific store
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NewsMusgrave NI’s biggest-ever Centra store sees sales jump 14% post-refit
The store, known in Newcastle as Centra The Barbican, reopened in April after transitioning from its sister retail brand, SuperValu