All Store design articles – Page 8
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NewsCo-op revamps Blackpool store to feature Boyes value outlet
The Boyes store in Blackpool will mainly sell a variety non-food ranges at “bargain prices”
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NewsNisa to upgrade 300 store fascias to Evolution format
The symbol group will be replacing stores with the old white fascia, which forms part of its Store of the Future format, with the grey Nisa Evolution design
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NewsAsda accelerates move into convenience with first 11 Co-op conversions
The supermarket giant launched the first 11 sites last week, including in Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Lancashire, Somerset, London, Scotland, and Devon
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Analysis & FeaturesTout’s: the forecourt retailer with the ‘heart of an independent’
Tout’s three forecourt convenience stores – full of local produce and eye-catching merchandising – earned it the Independent Retail Chain of the Year award at the Grocer Golds 2023
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NewsAsda ends ‘biggest ever’ electronic shelf label trial
More than 25,000 ESLs were involved in the trial, which on launch was the biggest in the UK
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NewsConvenience retailers pump £646m into stores as sales soar
According to the ACS 2023 Local Shop Report the top areas of investment were refrigeration, shelving, store signage, in-store lighting, and technology
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NewsSpar retailer Lawrence Hunt revamps Wigan store with £250k investment
It has added a Cheeky Coffee machine, as well as Calippo slush and Fwip ice cream offers
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Analysis & FeaturesDanfoss’s Smart Store: inside the world’s greenest grocer
A new ‘smart’ supermarket in Denmark is taking sustainability to the next level by reimagining what energy efficiency in retail could look like in the near future
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NewsBestway’s Costcutter and Bargain Booze dual concept delivers 48% sales boost for Bolton c-store
Overall, the store has increased its range by 18%, including more Co-op own label products, despite the store size staying the same
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NewsAmacor buys five McColl’s stores sold off from Morrisons CMA deal
Stores are among the 28 Morrisons agreed to sell last year in order to gain approval from the Competition & Markets Authority for its £190m rescue deal for McColl’s
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NewsAmazon to shutter three Fresh stores, including its first physical retail site outside US
Staff at the soon-to-close stores have been offered new roles in nearby Amazon Fresh stores
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NewsStartup seeks to upend ‘old school vending industry’ with co-working space ‘micro markets’
Martee’s – cofounded by a former Weezy employee and ex-CEO of meal kit brand Plateaway – this week opened its first location at Expressway, an office space near Royal Victoria Dock, London
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NewsDavid Sands completes changeover from Nisa to Spar in under a year
Its entire estate has now been rebranded to the Spar Market fascia, including its three David’s Kitchen stores, based in Glenrothes, Falkirk and Kirkcaldy
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NewsBooths launches café concept as hospitality becomes a focus
Café 1847 has opened at the grocer’s Hesketh Bank store in Lancashire
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NewsPremier reports fastest two years of Scottish store growth
The business plans to keep up recruitment by giving Scottish retailers the chance to win a drinks-to-go Refresh station
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NewsAmazon checkout-free tech powers London c-store launch
The Market Express store was launched this week by ExCel and its catering and hospitality provider Levy UK & Ireland
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NewsAsda continues rollout of Express convenience format
Asda opening Wiltshire site this month after setting its sights on 300 Express c-stores by the end of 2026
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Analysis & FeaturesSensei: the store that gets smarter with each shop
The Portuguese tech business has spent years perfecting a checkout-free store a grandmother could use. Its CEO explains why competitors like Tesco and Amazon are following suit
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NewsConfectionery sales up despite HFSS display ban, say retailers
Some convenience stores have reported an increase in sales of sweets, snacks and other HFSS goods
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NewsAmazon adding card payment option to ‘Just Walk Out’ Fresh store
Customers in Angel, London, will have the option to pay by card on exit when the store reopens