All Convenience stores articles
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News
Co-op launches new fund for sustainable farming
The Co-op Group has launched an £820,000 fund to support sustainable farming efforts, as part of its “long-term investment in UK agriculture”.
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Tracey Clements has stepped down from her role at BP
Tracey Clements, BP’s senior vice president of mobility and convenience across Europe, has stepped down from her role after nearly four years at the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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Interview
Q&A: Tesco boss on customer sentiment, Christmas and dealing with increased costs
On a day that Tesco delivered the results of its “biggest ever Christmas”, chief executive Ken Murphy and chief financial officer Imran Nawaz spoke to the press about how customers behaved during the busy festive period, and how the grocery giant will deal with mounting costs.
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Co-op has set out its store expansion plans for 2025
Convenience retailer the Co-op is planning to open 75 new stores across the UK in 2025 and refurbish some existing sites.
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Issa brothers are considering a multibillion US listing for their forecourt empire
The Issa brothers are looking at a potential £13bn US listing for their petrol station empire, EG Group, despite the business originating in the UK.
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Bestway turns to CVA for some stores as it reaches impasse with landlords
Bestway Group has reportedly turned to a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) for some of its off-licences, after reaching an impasse with landlords over leases.
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Innovation of the Week
Asda is trialling electronic shelf edge labels in a convenience store
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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Sainsbury’s has opened its first airport store
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has said it will target more openings in travel hubs across the UK after opening its first airport store.
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Analysis
Warsaw pact: How Poundland’s poor performance is starting to weaken its Pepco alliance
While its parent company Pepco is flying, Poundland has problems. Why is the high street value staple performing so badly at a time when it should be going from strength to strength?
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Grocery sales forecast to exceed £13bn over Christmas for first time ever
Grocery sales are expected to exceed £13bn over the four weeks of December for the first time ever, according to the latest Kantar grocery market share data.
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Waitrose opens first new c-store in six years
Waitrose has opened its first new convenience store in six years, in a twin bid to expand its store estate footprint and build on its partnerships with Shell and Welcome Break.
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ACS writes to chancellor to warn that smaller retailers face ‘pretty bleak picture in 2025’
The chief executive of the Association of Convenience Stores has written a letter to chancellor Rachel Reeves warning that the Budget has left many smaller retailers facing a “pretty bleak picture in 2025”.
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CMA finds that supermarket loyalty schemes do offer genuine value
The Competition and Markets Authority has ruled that supermarket loyalty schemes do offer customers genuine value for money, following an investigation into claims of price manipulation.
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Supermarket sales hit 2024 highs as inflation creeps up ahead of Christmas
Take-home sales at the grocers hit their highest point of the year, even as inflation began to inch up in the run-up to the all-important Christmas period.
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Sainsbury’s becomes first supermarket to match Aldi prices in c-stores
Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket in the UK to price-match discounter Aldi across its convenience store estate.
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Starship Technologies and Bolt have teamed up on a grocery delivery service
Autonomous delivery services company Starship Technologies has partnered with ride-sharing app Bolt on a new grocery delivery partnership.
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Morrisons has added over 400 stores to its Uber Eats partnership
Supermarket giant Morrisons will add 400 stores to its partnership with Uber Eats in the coming days, as it expands its on-demand delivery coverage across the UK.
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Sainsbury’s has launched an overhaul of its ‘Local’ c-store estate
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is set to kick off a ‘major overhaul’ of its Local c-store estate.
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Interview
Interview: Matt Hood – The man taking the Co-op back to the future
Hood has been with the Co-op for seven years and running its food business for more than two. He was promoted at a time of huge change at the Co-op, following a sustained period of success under former group chief executive Steve Murrells and Hood’s predecessor Jo Whitfield.
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