All Stores articles – Page 10
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News
Lynas Foodservice opens new store amid ambitious expansion plans
The new 9,000 sq ft ‘food outlet’ in Strabane, Northern Ireland, will be the family-owned wholesaler’s second largest
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Analysis and Features
Eataly London: finally open and the place to eat, shop and study Italian cuisine
More than just a food court, shop or cookery school, Eataly is all three, insists its manager. Having conquered 15 countries, it’s now arrived in the UK for the first time
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Analysis and Features
The Courtyard Dairy: championing British cheese through the pandemic
Award-winning cheesemonger Andy Swinscoe on trading through covid and his passion for face-to-face retailing
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News
Nisa retailer Amacor Capital adds 13th store to fast-growing portfolio
The newest site, in Hebden Bridge, will continue to trade under a Nisa Local fascia, meaning customers will be unaffected by the handover
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Appleby Westward triples size of Wessex Retail subdivision in under two years
The Spar wholesaler currently has 22 stores trading under the subsidiary, after starting off with just seven in December 2019
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Poundland opening first new convenience format Local stores
The Grocer revealed ‘Poundland Local’ was on the way last month
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Pret partners with MFG for first stores in forecourts
The first store opened this week in an MFG-owned BP-branded forecourt in Southgate, London
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Tesco-backed checkout-free tech firm Trigo partners with Rewe on Cologne store
Germany’s second-largest food retail chain has launched the checkout-free option at a store in Cologne
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Harrods opens dedicated chocolate hall following revamp
The restoration of the hall is part of a £300m investment in the Knightsbridge store
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Pret a Manger to launch concessions in Tesco stores
The first of the new tie-ups will launch in the Tesco Kensington superstore next month
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Covid screens to stay in Morrisons despite pandemic retreat, says Potts
More than 400 Morrisons cafés that will open on Monday fitted with new screens for the long term
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The Grocer 33 links up with new technology provider Assosia
The Grocer’s iconic mystery shopping competition will undergo further enhancements as service provision switches to Assosia
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BRC calls for end to social distancing as retail footfall struggles
BRC CEO Helen Dickinson said businesses were hoping for social distancing to come to an end
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Co-op and Unilever partner on Europe’s first smart ice cream vending machine
A combination of cameras and sensors within the Wall’s branded freezer identify which products have been removed by the customer
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Comment and Opinion
Co-op should be applauded for a climate plan that goes beyond bags
The society has come up with a 10-point climate plan that seems aimed at delivering real change
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Comment and Opinion
Retailers now need to slow shoppers down after months of hurrying them in and out
The mults need to get better at ‘retail-tainment’ to engage post-lockdown shoppers, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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News
Ascona Group set to almost double estate to 120 sites within a year
The forecourt operator currently has a 56-site network across England and Wales and is “evaluating” opportunities in Scotland
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Analysis and Features
From waste stream to mainstream: the rise of refillable products
Packaging-free trials are on the rise across the mults. But can they work at scale? And is consumer demand sufficient?
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Comment and Opinion
Textiles 2030: fashion industry pledge is a smart solution with some serious backers
Fast fashion is unlikely to go anywhere. So Wrap was savvy to get the likes of Primark and the supermarkets on board with its latest sustainability initiative
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News
‘Rat burglar alarms’ cut harmful rodenticide use across Tesco estate by 40%
Poisons are proving increasingly ineffective against infestations