Stores news – Page 6
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NewsCity snapshot: Lidl agrees £70m real estate deal to forward fund 12 stores
Lidl has signed an agreement to sell 12 stores under construction to Roadside Real Estate for £70m. Plus, JLP is recruiting a record 12,500 temporary roles across the country over the Christmas period
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NewsStuart Machin urges Chancellor not to raise taxes on business
The M&S chief said he hoped recent ‘rumours’ that Rachel Reeves planned to raise National Insurance were untrue
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NewsSainsbury’s ramps up availability focus with new store trials
Many of the trials focus on making the replenishment process more efficient in stores
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NewsHolland & Barrett to open 50 new UK stores in 2025
It includes an expansion of partnerships with Tesco and Next, Holland & Barrett property and format director Nick Gerrard told The Grocer
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NewsRare & Pasture launches new charcuterie brand The Curing Barn into Tesco
The new brand is aiming to attract both first-time buyers of British charcuterie and connoisseurs alike
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NewsSainsbury’s trialling ‘hybrid’ self-checkouts and touchscreens to find products
The supermarket wants to make it easier for bigger trolley shoppers to use self-service checkouts
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NewsWrap calls for government ban on fruit & veg plastic packaging
Calls for a ban come as voluntary reduction plans have floundered
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NewsBRC lobbying sparks row with small shops over business rates
The BRC has been accused of making proposals that only benefit ‘the largest retailers’ while being ‘really detrimental to a large majority of independents’
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NewsCo-op ramps up retail media offering with rollout of hundreds of front of store screens
The Co-op Media Network (CMN) said new screens will appear at 300 of Co-op’s busiest, urban stores, at a rate of 24 stores a month until January next year
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NewsSainsbury’s kicks off major overhaul of its convenience store estate
Sainsbury’s aims to rebalance its Local store estate, as well as review the range of products stocked in different locations
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NewsAldi enhances Arla supply deal with £30m for climate and animal welfare projects
The agreement will see Aldi partner in Arla farming projects and innovation that aims to accelerate more sustainable farming practices
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NewsBooths expands ‘scoop-your-own’ concessions partnership with FieldFare
Booths has been steadily increasing its frozen offer over the past couple of years
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NewsParfetts launches cooking sauces under Go Local range
Retailers can enjoy a 33% margin under the new range, with a case of six available at £5.99
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NewsSupermarket bosses call for 20% business rates cut in letter to Rachel Reeves
Retail needs a business rates cut to ‘stem the tide’ of shop closures, says the BRC
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NewsHovis set to take on Kingsmill 50/50 with ‘White N’ Fibre’ loaf
The baker has applied to register the name as a trademark with the IPO
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NewsCo-op property director Heather Thomas takes on additional sustainability role
Heather Thomas has become group property and sustainability director, having been tasked with overseeing the goal to achieve net zero from its own operations by 2035
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NewsHeck sausage rashers a hit with shoppers as product gains further listings
The products have now been brought under the core Heck brand, after initially targeting younger shoppers
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NewsNew light shed on Lidl’s store opening slowdown by parent’s €1bn interest costs
Accounts for Lidl Stiftung & Co KG have revealed interest expenses of €1.025bn in the 12 months to 29 February 2024, up from €462m the previous year
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NewsFilco scraps refill stations after finding them ‘waste of time and money’
Director Matthew Hunt told The Grocer he had dedicated six metres of room to position the stations in each store, with installation costing around £10,000
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NewsPoundland must ‘rethink its range strategy’ after latest trading update
Owner Pepco said Poundland trading had largely followed the trend of previous updates, in which it posted a drop in like-for-like sales