Stores news – Page 157
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NewsAV Foods sliced in two after UK growth
Frozen veg supplier AV Foods is splitting into two as the company’s Continental owners find their feet after four years of building UK sales…
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NewsFontmell Magna Village Shop
A business at the heart of the picture postcard Dorset village of Fontmell Magna has come on to the market…
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NewsIceland to step up pace of NPD with Loxton purchase
Iceland has acquired its biggest supplier, Loxton Food Company, after the business fell into financial difficulties…
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NewsAldi to open Scottish store on former Haldanes site
Aldi has confirmed plans to open a new store on an Aberdeenshire site formerly occupied by the now-defunct supermarket chain Haldanes.
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NewsSeven Seas looks into closing Hull factory
Seven Seas has announced it is consulting staff over plans to close its Hull factory and outsource the manufacturing and packaging of its goods…
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News3663 buys up South Lincs Foodservice as part of East Anglia plan
Foodservice wholesaler 3663 has acquired South Lincs Foodservice as part of a move to expand operations in East Anglia…
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NewsZetar CEO: acquisition by Zertus provides the cash for expansion
Zetar CEO Ian Blackburn has said the company is better placed to fulfil its expansion plans after being bought by German food group Zertus…
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NewsIceland warms to O'Cool as Walker plans major overseas growth
Iceland Foods has signalled its intent to ramp up overseas expansion by considering a bid for bankrupt Belgian frozen retailer O’Cool.
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NewsWaitrose c-stores get bolder colours and fewer duplicates
Waitrose is giving Little Waitrose a facelift and stripping out more than 300 duplicate lines in response to consumer calls for a bolder look…
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NewsJames leases forecourts to free up time for eco-business park
High-profile independent retailer Jonathan James has quit the forecourt business to focus on other passions…
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NewsFull shop at Aldi cuts 40% from Grocer 33 basket
Swapping to Aldi from the main supermarkets can slash the cost of a weekly shop by almost 40%, according to a survey carried out by The Grocer.
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NewsTayto fights for continuity as fire guts Welsh crisp factory
Tayto has been fighting to maintain continuity of supply following the destruction of one of its crisp factories in a blaze…
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NewsNew R&D hub for Mars Chocolate
Mars Chocolate will be able to test the scalability of prototypes developed in its kitchens at a new £6m R&D centre opened in Slough this week…
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NewsM&O Trading targets 90 Sussex off-licence stores
Sussex-based off-licence chain M&O Trading has announced plans to own 90 stores within the next three years…
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NewsSainsbury’s bags first-ever perfect score in G33 mystery shop
The Grocer’s reigning Store Manager of the Year has presided over the first-ever perfect score in The Grocer 33 mystery shopping survey.
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NewsP&H opens 14th depot to boost store growth in the South East
Palmer & Harvey has officially opened its 14th distribution centre to support the growth of the convenience market within the M25…
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NewsClipper Tea's Dorset site gets £1m investment from new owners
Dutch organic food supplier Wessanen is to invest £1m in the manufacturing facilities of the Clipper Teas business it acquired…
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NewsPrice comparison site mySupermarket links to BBC Worldwide
Price comparison website mySupermarket has secured a new tie-up with BBC Worldwide…
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NewsEastEnders Minute Mart fascia trademarked by Costcutter
It’s best known for scenes of high drama as the local mini-supermarket on BBC’s long-running soap EastEnders…
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NewsDavid Sands fascia to go by end of year
The David Sands fascia is set to disappear by the end of the year. The Co-operative Group, which acquired the Scottish…