Stores news – Page 11
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NewsWaitrose and Gail’s to open first in-store takeaway counter
The new takeaway format marks the latest stage of Waitrose’s ongoing store renovation plans
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NewsBestway launches food to go concept Grab & Go
The Grab & Go launch forms part of Bestway’s first Best-one and Bargain Booze that launched last month
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NewsAsda launches ‘Support UK’ page on website
The retailer has updated its website to include a ‘Support UK’ page which will be regularly updated to showcase all the produce sourced from UK-based farms
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NewsOcado enjoys ‘Clarkson’s Farm effect’ as new series sees British produce sales soar
“This clearly captured consumer interest,” Ocado Retail said
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NewsSt Pancras International undergoes major food and beverage revamp
The plan has been dubbed ‘the most significant’ food & beverage revamp the building has ever experienced
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NewsWH Smith launches first own label food range
The new fresh range has been designed to cater to ‘today’s travelling customer’
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NewsAsda to redevelop London store site into ‘new town centre’ with 1,500 homes
The supermarket has partnered with property developer Barratt London in a project to transform a 10-acre brownfield site which is currently home to its existing Park Royal superstore
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NewsRaye and Wolf & Badger partner for new food and drink concession
The bays will stock a selection of challenger food and drink brands in Wolf & Badger’s London store
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NewsBestway brings back Best-in own label range
Bestway, which operates symbol groups including Costcutter and Best-one, said it wanted to ensure its range was “accessible to all our customer base despite the fascia
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NewsTesco objects to new Aldi or Lidl stores near one of its own over several months
Complex objections on numerous grounds are usually received by the local authority less than 48 hours before plans are due to be considered, making it difficult for council officers to respond in time
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NewsAldi gathering public support for new store openings
The discounter is urging members of the public to put forward their town by email
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NewsFarmfoods on expansion drive after annual turnover passes £1bn
The discounter is targeting between 20 and 30 new stores a year, with a particular focus on London, where it has appointed two property acquisition managers
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NewsLidl publishes latest ‘wish list’ of hundreds of new store locations
The discounter is offering a site finder’s fee of either 1.5% of the total freehold purchase price, or 10% of the first year’s rent for leaseholds
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NewsCo-op has weeks to engage in settlement talks over £450m legal claim to avoid trial
The claim centres around the £500m sale of nearly 500 former Somerfield stores in 2015
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NewsCo-op hires Rachel Hargreaves from Lidl to bolster property team
At the Co-op she will take up the newly created role of director of property, development and estates
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NewsPoundland closes nine former Wilko stores
A Poundland spokesman said affected staff had been offered roles at nearby stores in all cases
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NewsLawrence Hunt creates package handling concept Parcel+
As a separate entity from its ordinary customer counter, it aims to quicken the collection and drop-off processes
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NewsOnline seafood market Rockfish launches in-store ‘virtual fish counter’
The concept has been created by Rockfish, an online seafood market, and installed at a family-owned motorway services on the M5 in Gloucestershire
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NewsPrimula owner to launch new Kavli dairy brand in UK supermarkets
The brand, which is well established in Scandinavian retailers, will launch in Tesco next month
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NewsDragons’ Den-backed Alf Turner sausages back in the mults
The Hampshire-based butcher brand has secured listings for two sausage lines