Stores news – Page 17
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NewsEmpire Bespoke Foods secures Sainsbury’s listing for Mike & Ike
The brand has been steadily growing its distribution in convenience stores and specialist retailers over recent months
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NewsPlanning delays slowing growth of free-range egg production
Producers have warned the egg sector is being held back over often unfounded sustainability concerns
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NewsAsda accelerates move into convenience with first 11 Co-op conversions
The supermarket giant launched the first 11 sites last week, including in Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Lancashire, Somerset, London, Scotland, and Devon
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NewsRecipe kit brand Grubby makes retail debut via exclusive Tesco tie-up
The meal kits are being merchandised on a dedicated branded display as part of Tesco’s Dinner Tonight strategy
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NewsHFSS restrictions ‘pushing shoppers to healthy products’
Sales of HFSS-compliant products held up better than their non-compliant equivalents in fresh food, frozen and impulse, found latest figures from NIQ
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NewsAldi and Lidl ‘very unlikely’ to reach 1,500 UK stores each
Doing so would mean trading on their own doorstep or in weak locations, according to Rob Abraham of Atrato Group, investment advisors to Supermarket Income REIT
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NewsAldi reveals wishlist of new store locations
The discounter recently set a new target of 1,500 UK stores, after opening its 1,000th earlier this month
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NewsAsda ends ‘biggest ever’ electronic shelf label trial
More than 25,000 ESLs were involved in the trial, which on launch was the biggest in the UK
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NewsAldi latest supermarket to give workers body cameras
The trial of the technology was revealed by Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley as he announced the discounter’s annual results
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NewsCheese sector ‘at risk of long-term damage’ from supermarkets
Many cheesemakers were now facing ‘extremely challenging times’, according to a new report by Kite Consulting
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NewsSainsbury’s relaunches Taste the Difference beef with a 25% lower carbon footprint
The premium Aberdeen Angus-based British beef range was described by the retailer as ‘the largest low-carbon beef range ever produced in the UK’
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NewsConvenience retailers pump £646m into stores as sales soar
According to the ACS 2023 Local Shop Report the top areas of investment were refrigeration, shelving, store signage, in-store lighting, and technology
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NewsRetail leaders write to Jeremy Hunt calling for business rates freeze
Without a freeze in the business rates multiplier – used to calculate the commercial property tax – there will be new upward pressure on prices just as inflation has begun to ease, according to a letter signed by major supermarkets
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NewsHundreds of individual Wilko stores for sale as union says all are to close by early October
In an update for members this morning, GMB said administrators at PwC had confirmed an offer for hundreds of stores as a going concern had fallen through
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NewsCity snapshot: Profits plunge at palm oil producer MP Evans as prices stabilise
Profits have plummeted by 62% at London-listed palm oil producer MP Evans as record high prices in the wake of the Ukraine war returned to more normal levels.
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NewsSpar retailer Lawrence Hunt revamps Wigan store with £250k investment
It has added a Cheeky Coffee machine, as well as Calippo slush and Fwip ice cream offers
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NewsTea granules going gangbusters on eBay after culling by PG Tips
Fans have taken to eBay after the line was discontinued by owner Lipton Teas & Infusions
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NewsAsda close to selling tranche of stores to lease back for 50 years
The Grocer revealed Asda was exploring the 50-year ground lease deal – an unusual arrangement for food stores – in June
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NewsM&S launches legal challenge against Oxford Street store veto
M&S claims that in rejecting the plans in July, Gove wrongly interpreted and applied planning policy
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NewsIceland begins ‘biggest-ever’ frozen launch in major refresh
The launch includes new own-label and exclusive products, and forms part of a wider refresh in response to the cost of living crisis