Stores news – Page 3
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NewsSanjay Karavadra to double Nisa estate in 2023 following fourth store launch
The 41-year-old Leicestershire entrepreneur said he has plans to double his estate by the end of the year
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NewsAsda and B&Q wind up in-store trial of DIY concessions
Asda launched the partnership with B&Q, with a new ‘store within a store’ concept, in 2020
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NewsHolland & Barrett trains store staff as gut health advisors
The health and wellness retailer will also offer customers free one-to-one consultations through a newly created online hub
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NewsHotel Chocolat’s new stores will focus on destination retail outlets
The chocolatier plans to add 50 stores over the next three years
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NewsGroceryAid Awards hail food and drink sector for its support
The charity has seen a spike in the need for its services since 2020
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NewsParfetts to open nine new The Local stores by the end of March
The opening of the new stores will take the overall total in the estate to 29, just 18 months after it launched
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NewsAsda bumps up range by 12% in reversal of 2021 cuts
The expansion of the range came following the appointment of Kris Comerford, chief commercial officer for food, who joined the retailer in July
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NewsEddy’s Food Station shifts focus to larger stores to offset rising costs
The business, which launched its first store in May in Alloa, Scotland, had previously been seeking stores between 1,300 and 1,500 sq ft
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NewsSelf-checkout supervisors overwhelmed and abused, report finds
As a result, close to two-thirds felt overwhelmed by the number of machines assigned, and said they could only cope when stores weren’t busy
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NewsOne Stop opens 300th franchise store with Wilson Group
It is owned by the Wilson brothers, Daniel and Craig, marking their 18th franchise store with One Stop
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NewsNational Lottery sales fall 4.7% to £2.2bn across UK retailers
Camelot put the fall in sales down to ‘ongoing difficult conditions in retail’
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NewsACS warns store closures ‘inevitable’ without energy bill relief extension
The trade body has written to business secretary Grant Shapps calling for the Energy Bill Relief Scheme to continue until at least April 2024 for convenience stores
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NewsSpar targets small convenience stores with plans for new format
MD Louise Hoste told The Grocer the symbol group was exploring a new urban, transient store format that targets shoppers on the go
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NewsTesco to launch three ‘hybrid’ checkout-free GetGo stores
All three new stores will have a “new hybrid format” – giving customers the option of using a self-service or attended checkout instead of the ‘just walk out’ app
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NewsTesco-backed checkout-free tech company Trigo secures $100m investment
The investment was led by Singapore investment firm Temasek and 83North
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NewsSpar to invest £122m into supply chain and stores
It follows a £125m investment into the business last year which helped to ramp up its store estate and supply chain efficiency
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NewsM&S ‘vows to leave’ Marble Arch site if planning application fails at Westminster
M&S – which has filed plans to demolish and rebuild the nearly century-old store – said that refurbishing its existing store would be “unsustainable” and “undeliverable”
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NewsPlanet Organic to launch crowdfunding campaign to help fund expansion plan
The Grocer understands it is hoping to raise between £4m and £5m from investors to help reach 50-store target
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NewsM&S accelerates turnaround plan and brings forward food store opening target
In recent years, M&S has focused on opening larger-format stores in areas such as retail parks to attract more families and achieve bigger basket spending
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NewsRav Garcha transforms former Sainsbury’s Local store to Nisa
The Midlands-based Nisa retailer, who now owns four stores, relaunched the site, which had been vacant for six months