Stores news – Page 2
-
NewsThousands of supermarkets face higher business rates from 2026 as bill becomes law
The Non-Domestic Rates Bill has received Royal Assent
-
NewsTesco makes ‘menopause friendly’ bays permanent after GenM trial
Tesco is the first grocer to permanently add the new bays to its stores after a trial with menopause collective GenM
-
NewsDuck sales boom in the mults on back of Gressingham success and promos
Duck sales in UK supermarkets rose by 27% last year, according to Kantar data
-
NewsM&S investing £50m in stores in the north west, bringing 300 jobs to the region
The investment is part of M&S’s store renewal and rotation programme, credited with helping drive the retailer’s successful turnaround
-
NewsLucky Saint adds 0.5% abv Lemon Lager to line-up ahead of summer
The NPD combines the brand’s original Superior Unfiltered Lager with ‘a squeeze of lemon juice’
-
NewsWaitrose trialling ‘personalised’ deli counters to enhance store experience
Waitrose has launched a series of trials to enhance deli counters
-
NewsWhole Foods Market aims to make ‘dent’ in the UK grocery sector with new stores
Whole Foods Market is actively negotiating for a number of sites in Greater London and has expanded its own label range
-
NewsLords vote for anchor high street stores to be excluded from planned business rates hike
Peers have voted for a series of amendments to the bill, including exempting anchor high street stores from the higher tax rate
-
NewsYeo Valley takes first move into meat with launch of organic beef burger
Yeo Valley’s burger launch comes a week after it snapped up yoghurt brand The Collective
-
NewsGrocery propping up high streets as supermarkets expand convenience footprint
Convenience stores were the fastest-growing type of outlet in 2024 based on net openings, fuelled by a ‘space race by large chains’, according to a report from PwC
-
NewsSuncare challenger Altruist makes Tesco debut with eight SKUs
Altruist’s mission is to ‘reduce the incidence of skin cancer through the increased use of quality sunscreen’
-
NewsButlers Farmhouse Cheeses wins permission for new, £10m ‘farmhouse campus’
The Blacksticks cheese owner suffered a devastating fire to its packing site in November 2023
-
NewsWaitrose confirms new stores to kick off £600m investment
Waitrose has agreed deals to open new Little Waitrose stores in Southwick, West Sussex and St Andrews in Bristol, which will open as part of its £600m invstment into stores this year
-
NewsAsda ends 100% British chicken pledge as it sources from Germany
The move ends the long-running convention where all major UK supermarkets sourced only British fresh chicken
-
NewsMorrisons trials self-service ‘select, pay, collect’ vending tech
The technology has previously popped up in Sainsbury’s for Pokemon
-
NewsTesco ‘keen to buy stores’ as it pays 7% over the odds to buy back site
Supermarket Income REIT said the £63.5m Tesco paid for its Newmarket store was 7.4% more than its valuation in June 2024
-
NewsTesco fails in third attempt to block new Lidl store
Swale Council granted approval for a third time on Thursday evening, following Tesco’s latest objection
-
NewsLidl vents frustration at Tesco and Aldi’s objections to new Isle of Sheppey store
The new Lidl store in Sheppey has been seeking planning approval since 2022 but has been held up by a string of objections
-
NewsBusiness rates: group ‘representing 5,000 companies’ calls for rethink on plans
High Streets UK says the government’s plans would place a disproportionate burden on flagship stores
-
NewsCo-op found to have 107 uncompetitive land deals
Co-op has been found have the greatest number of breaches to date in a long-running CMA enforcement programme targeting major supermarkets