Stores news – Page 15
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NewsAldi creates new ‘centralised’ real estate team to spearhead store expansion
The new team will help Aldi open up to 500 new stores
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NewsBusiness rates for UK’s six largest supermarkets set to rise by £160m
The bill for the traditional big four will rise by £136m, according to Colliers
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NewsMorrisons has ‘worst compliance seen yet’ with competition rules on land deals, finds CMA
Morrisons was found to have 55 land deals that breached the rules, while M&S had 10
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NewsLidl and Aldi decide not to project new store numbers for 2024
After publicly targeting about 50 annually since 2017, both have already slowed estate expansion in 2023
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NewsSainsbury’s to relocate London HQ
The retailer will move to a new office ‘a few hundred yards’ from its current HQ in Holborn
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NewsThe John Lewis Partnership hints at name of its new property rental business
The partnership has registered three separate trademarks related to property services
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NewsDavinder Jheeta designs 24-hour convenience store in Birmingham
Jheeta has been working with retailers Mike Nijjer and Manpreet Samra since April to create a store that would be the “best version of itself every hour of the day”
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NewsHolland & Barrett completes major till upgrade as part of new tech-led store refit
The work marks a ‘significant milestone’ in the retailer’s store redevelopment plans
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NewsWilko back on UK high streets as first new stores open
The stores, in Plymouth and Exeter, are the first two of five planned by CDS Superstores, which bought the brand from administrators in September
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NewsJempson’s debuts iSqueeze’s new pineapple slicer at Rye store
In 15 seconds, the machine cuts off the crown, removes the peel and core of the pineapple, then cuts it into either slices, chunks or sticks, as chosen by the consumer
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NewsSainsbury’s resumes meal kit partnership with SimplyCook as part of store refresh
The service has launched in Sainsbury’s newly refurbished Witney store
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop opens its 200th store
The variety discounter is on track to have opened 25 stores in the course of 2023
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NewsBooths targets modernisation with major IT and loyalty overhaul
The work would eventually enable Booths to digitise its Booths Card loyalty scheme, MD Nigel Murray said
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NewsSainsbury’s trials new dedicated aisle for free-from food
The new format has combined fresh, ambient and chilled free-from products in a single aisle
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NewsMorrisons delists vegan Primula line
The Kavli-owned brand launched the SKU – its first attempt to crack the dairy-free market – in April 2022
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NewsHigh Court gives green light for judicial review of Michael Gove’s M&S Marble Arch store decision
The decision follows a legal challenge by M&S to the levelling up secretary’s rejection of its plans to knock down the 93-year-old building
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NewsCo-op relaunches largest store in multimillion-pound makeover
The near 22,000 sq ft store, in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, had been transformed in a bid to better serve the Island community, Co-op said
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NewsMore retailers will follow Wilko unless business rates frozen across the board, experts warn
Jeremy Hunt has reportedly indicated the business rates multiplier – used the calculate the tax bill – will remain frozen for small business in his autumn statement, but not for larger ones
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NewsAsda launches 100th Asda Express store
The store launched in Hexham last week, stocking up to 3,000 branded and own-label products across top-up essentials, food to go, and cooking ingredients
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NewsTesco delists Cinnamon Kitchen retail range after a year
The modern Indian brand launched a 16-strong range of restaurant-inspired dishes into the retailer last September