Stores news – Page 36
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NewsTesco launches checkout-free store GetGo in central London
The Tesco Express is fitted with cameras on the ceiling and on-shelf weight sensors that monitor customer movements and product picks
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NewsMere seeking out nine more UK stores
The ultra low-cost retailer opened its first UK store in August and already has another three in the pipeline
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NewsBusiness rates reform: industry leaders outraged at new government delay
The plans have been “kicked into the long grass” because Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been too busy to consider them in the pandemic, it has been reported
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NewsQuorn unveils vegan ‘fakeaway’ range of ‘chicken shop classics’
The three-strong line-up comprises a Crunchy Fillet Burger, Buffalo Wings and Crunchy Strips
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NewsWaitrose to replace all harmful garden chemicals with natural alternatives
Waitrose will instead sell non-harmful, natural garden alternatives such as PlantGrow
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NewsVeg Power: More needs to be done to promote seasonal veg to shoppers
The campaign said shoppers suffered from a ”significant education deficit” on the merits and availability of seasonal produce
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NewsNorwegian Seafood Council and Asda link for white fish sustainability push
The tie-up includes online and in-store activity via advertising, PoS and social media marketing
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NewsBeyond Meat debuts vegan Beyond Meatballs in UK market
The plant-based giant has launched the product into Sainsbury’s stores across the UK
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NewsRetailer stockpiling drives surge in demand for warehouse space
Warehouse space take-up in the first three quarters of 2021 hit 46.9 million sq ft, 27% up on the same period in 2020, according to property consultancy Knight Frank
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NewsLandlords urge chancellor to end ‘routine abuse’ of insolvency regime by retailers
The British Property Federation’s Budget submission to the chancellor renews its call for reform of the UK’s insolvency framework
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NewsBRC calls on chancellor to cut business rates in autumn Budget
The BRC’s call comes as a new report commissioned by retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Co-op claims reducing business rates could boost the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda
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NewsNisa converts over 120 stores to new Evolution format as recruitment booms
The newly launched sites include 14 former Co-ops, as well as existing Nisa retailers who were looking to upgrade their stores
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NewsBritish pork sector needs supermarket support to clear pig backlog says NPA
Supermarkets are decreasing British pork facings while the industry is in crisis
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NewsKavanagh Group to honour plastic-free legacy through £1.5m Thornton’s Budgens refit
Kavanagh is meeting with A Plastic Planet next month to discuss more ideas and concepts for plastic-free zones
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NewsJames Hall opens 150th company-owned store in Wakefield
The store launch has created 24 jobs in the local area
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NewsAldi’s checkout-free store: location of first ‘frictionless’ discounter revealed
The store will use a system of cameras, sensors and artificial intelligence to identify products customers take from shelves, eliminating the need for checkouts
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NewsSainsbury’s relaunches Habitat online and in stores after brand overhaul
Sainsbury’s also announced a new children’s furniture line as part of the wider relaunch
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NewsSainsbury’s launches new in-aisle concept with over 20 lunch meals
Trial kicks off in selected stores across the UK
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NewsHighland Food Group launches new meat & veg range targeting flexitarians
The six-strong lineup, which made its debut in Tesco last week, has launched under the retailer’s Incubator programme
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NewsWaitrose reduces plastic usage across household and bathroom lines
The retailer has relaunched an array of own-label lines that aim to reduce plastic usage across non-food categories