All Stores articles – Page 8
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NewsSimplyFresh pauses search for partner to replace Sainsbury’s
COO Michael O’Loughlin is to step down from the role later this year
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NewsThe Food Warehouse is now the focus of growth for Iceland, says Richard Walker
The Iceland MD said the format, which started as an “experiment” in 2014, was now seen as “the source of growth for the group” along with online
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NewsM&S to close shops in Bristol, Maidstone and Poole as part of store renewal programme
The moves are part of the group’s larger “turnaround” plans to revitalise the store estate
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NewsSeven Fultons Foods stores to be converted to Poundlands
Another three are to become Pep&Co Clothing & Home stores, the variety discounter’s sister brand
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NewsIceland opens 150th branch of The Food Warehouse
The business has also revealed a target of 200 Food Warehouse stores by 2024
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NewsAsda opens biggest sustainability refill store so far, in York
Asda’s third ‘sustainability store’ is also the biggest refill store in the UK, according to the supermarket
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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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NewsJames Hall opens 150th company-owned store in Wakefield
The store launch has created 24 jobs in the local area
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NewsEG Group to continue opening Spar stores despite ‘Asda on the Move’ rollout
The forecourt giant opened a new Spar store in Scotland earlier this month in Coxton Park, Elgin
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NewsBoots rolling out packaging recycling scheme to an additional 650 stores
The scheme rewards customers for returning ‘hard-to-recycle’ packaging such as toothpaste tubes and make-up palettes
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NewsNisa opens 1,000th symbol store with new site in Camden
The 1,800 sq ft site in Camden, London is owned by LA Food Group, taking its estate to 14.
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NewsWaitrose to go bagless for all online orders, and remove 10p bags from stores
Retailer is also set to reinstate into-home deliveries
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NewsCo-op to open eighth university franchise store, in Aberdeen
It will bring the number of students served by Co-op to more than 150,000 across the UK
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NewsAmazon opens sixth checkout-less Fresh store in UK
The e-commerce giant’s newest Amazon Fresh opened its doors to customers in London’s Dalston this morning
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Analysis and FeaturesCut: how Farmison & Co is bringing high-end luxury to the butcher’s
Tiffany’s was the unlikely inspiration behind Cut, Farmison’s first bricks & mortar store. The result is a luxury – yet accessible – shopping experience that combines online and offline
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Analysis and FeaturesInside Mere, Preston: Russia’s ultra hard discounter opens first UK store
‘You won’t see any frills, shelves or points for convenience,’ says Mere UK business development manager Aleksandr Chkalov. ‘The most important thing in our store is the price tag. It must be the lowest of any on the market’
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NewsEros Retail acquires Nisa Local store in Peterhead
Neish Supermarket on Clerkhill Road changed hands this week
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Comment and Opinion‘Hybrid’ retailers will need to invest in technology to keep up with omnichannel shopping
Stores’ IT systems, digital platforms and logistics networks will come under increased pressure, says Perran Jervis of law firm TLT
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NewsMere on the hunt for buyers and store staff to support UK growth plans
The hard discounter is set to begin a recruitment push within weeks of opening its first UK store this Saturday
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NewsAsda invests in foodservice brand-maker startup Lean Kitchen Network
Asda first partnered with LKN in December with the launch of café concept House of Yum at its Clapham Junction store