Stores news – Page 33
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NewsNew Iceland stores being held up by underfunded councils
The delays are holding up the investment and access to jobs needed for the government to achieve its ‘levelling up’ ambitions, according to Iceland MD Richard Walker
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NewsBiggest ever Poundland has 450 new lines - priced at up to £150
A £150 hanging egg chair is one of 450 new products unique to Poundland’s biggest ever store, which opened in Nottingham on 12 February
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NewsWaitrose takes biggest hit to passing footfall in pandemic
Data analysts CACI used mobile phone location data to track average weekly footfall in the area immediately surrounding stores during the pandemic
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NewsDiddly Squat Farm Shop co-founder joins UK Food & Drink Shows speaker lineup
Lisa Hogan is to reveal what it’s like to sell milk and eggs alongside Britain’s most famous petrolhead
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NewsVape vending machines coming to UK grocery stores in trial
The vending machines have been launched by age verification tech business 1account
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NewsBacklogged pigs hit 200k as producers call for more supermarket support
The crisis-hit pig sector was due to meet in an industry summit on Thursday
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NewsBiotiful unveils major NPD plan to further push kefir into mainstream
The NPD and range extensions are designed to make gut health ‘accesible to everyone’
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NewsLidl appoints Richard Taylor chief development officer as Alan Barry returns to Ireland
Barry moved to Lidl GB from Lidl Ireland, where he had also been chief development officer, early last year
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NewsLoma Linda expands distribution of vegan fish alternative Tuno with Co-op listing
The brand has launched its Thai Sweet Chilli and Tuno & Mayo flavours into the retailer
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NewsIceland ‘supercharging’ range innovation in new tech partnership
The frozen food specialist has signed up to RangeMe, a global platform linking retailers with 200,000 suppliers showcasing their products
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NewsPoundland to open biggest-ever store at 15,000 sq ft
The new store is about three times the size of an average Poundland and will employ 75 full or part-time staff
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NewsDragon’s Den star Nana’s Manners makes food debut with Tesco listing
The children’s cutlery and tablewear business has launched a range of kid-focused flexitarian sausages
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s trial healthier store layouts as HFSS rules loom
Tesco has quietly been rolling out healthier aisle end fixtures across some of its stores, and introducing new ‘under 100 calories’ bays across a range of categories.
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NewsNew leases promising landlords a share of online boom struggle to tempt retailers
Limited progress has been made in implementing the new lease models throughout the pandemic, The Grocer has learned
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NewsHelloFresh to open new DC in Derby and create 450 jobs
It will be HelloFresh’s third DC, and comes after the launch of Nuneaton site The Beehive, which opened in 2020
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NewsFalling vacancy rates offer ‘glimmer of hope’ for retail says BRC
Overall retail vacancy rate across Britain fell 0.1 percentage points to 14.4% in the fourth quarter of 2021, suggesting the structural impact of the pandemic had in some regions ‘peaked’
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NewsM&S takes AR wayfinding app trial public
The supermarket started staff trials of the app, called List&Go, before Christmas as part of its 10x digital stores programme
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NewsLidl opens new head office in Tolworth, London
Hundreds of head office staff are relocating five miles from Wimbledon to the new building
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NewsWicked Kitchen to expand UK offering while also moving into Northern Europe
The vegan brand has gone on sale in Finnish grocer S Group across both Finland and Estonia
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NewsLidl opens 900th British store with new Liverpool site
The 900th British Lidl is one of six set to open this month, creating nearly 250 jobs between them, according to the discounter