Stores news – Page 117
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NewsPayPoint and NFRN to meet over fee cap cuts
As The Grocer went to press, PayPoint sales director Andrew Goddard said he was hoping to meet NFRN CEO Paul Baxter on 22 May
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NewsAldi and Lidl move to front in distribution space race
A report for The Grocer shows the two discounters have more than 80,000 sq ft of distribution floor space in planning
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NewsJames starts refit of franchise stores to Bargain Booze fascia
The 36 stores are situated across the Midlands and the North of England
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NewsBestway Xtra Local promos geared for small formats
Bestway’s retail club Xtra Local has launched a format for smaller stores…
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NewsTesco taps 'spiralising' trend with prepared veg range
Spiralisers that cut courgettes and carrots into spaghetti shapes hit the UK last year and have been tipped as the hottest new kitchen gadgets
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NewsFresh seaweed for foodies stocked by Tesco in 71 stores
The retailer is selling 80g pouches of fresh himanthalia elongata, or ‘sea spaghetti’, supplied by The Cornish Seaweed Company
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NewsAsda quietly introducing new café format
The first, a 1,600 sq ft unit, opened in Asda’s Leicester store last November which replaced the existing Asda Café, with four now open
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NewsSainsbury's transfers to Western Union
Sainsbury’s said the new relationship was part of Sainsbury’s Bank’s strategy to offer customers a compelling reason to bank and shop at its stores
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NewsAsda focuses on fruit wine with new ranges and dedicated bays
Asda is introducing dedicated bays for fruit-flavoured wines in most of its stores and launching an own-label range…
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NewsM&S opens flagship Brussels store
Employing 100 members of staff, the 5,000 sq metre shop opened in Brussels on Thursday, and showcases the country’s first ever M&S bakery and café
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NewsCafe Asia for Iceland Food Warehouse stores
From this week, the retailer’s six Food Warehouse’s will carry 10 Cafe Asia lines including pakoras, samosas, wraps and spring rolls
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NewsJJ Food Service creates glass display area at Enfield
JJ Food Service is creating a new glass-fronted “shop area” at its Enfield depot…
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NewsAldi and Lidl new store push dwarfs big four's plans
Discounters Aldi and Lidl are completely dominating the race for new supermarket space in the UK
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NewsStore-specific planogram to help Sainsbury's tailor shelves
The new system would factor in each store’s equipment, space and sales to create tailored planograms so there was more space for the products customers wanted
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NewsPoundstretcher hopes to grow garden range
Poundstretcher’s survey found plants account for £961.2m annual expenditure, water features, £497.2m and “friendly” gnomes £3.11m even though 38% fail to use their gardens
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NewsMorrisons brings back staffed express checkouts
Morrisons said it was responding to customer feedback and cited figures from Kantar Worldpanel which gauge the average basket size in the UK at 11 items costing £15
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NewsBHS extends in-store concessions with Booker and Compass Group
The high street retailer, which was acquired by Retail Acquisitions last month, said Booker would be its exclusive food supplier for its convenience offer
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NewsDave Lewis hails Tesco Extra turnaround
Lewis claims the stores are now “worth the trip again” and “not the dinosaurs that people made them out to be”
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NewsHolland & Barrett launches free-from concept store
The 5,490 sq ft premises opened on Thursday in a former Waitrose building in Chester
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NewsSainsbury's replacing grocery with non-food and concessions to make better use of space
Sainsbury’s insists it is making solid progress in its plans to repurpose the 6% of shop floor space it no longer requires for grocery but admits it hasn’t yet got all the answers.