All Convenience stores articles
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NewsSupermarket 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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NewsSainsbury’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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NewsStarship 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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NewsMorrisons 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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NewsSainsbury’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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InterviewInterview: 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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Report StoreGrocery Innovators
Innovation and transformation are essential parts of supermarket strategies
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NewsGrocers roll back prices on essential items as inflation nudges up
UK grocers have continued to invest in lowering the prices on essential grocery items over the past month as food inflation inched up ahead of the October Budget.
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AnalysisCo-op chief executive and food boss count the costs of retail crime and give their outlook for Christmas
Following a strong set of results for the first half of the financial year, Co-op senior executives discuss the outlook for Christmas and the impact of retail crime on their business
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NewsCo-op is back in the black as membership numbers surge
C-store specialist Co-op has returned to profit and increased its revenues as its membership push resulted in a spike in new active members.
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NewsSupermarket convenience stores are found to charge ‘up to a fifth’ more than bigger branches
Supermarket convenience stores have been revealed to cost shoppers up to 21% more than if they were to shop at larger branches, according to a study by Which?
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DataConvenience on the up, chemists shuttered – the factors affecting store openings and closures
Net store closures of chain outlets in the UK reached 12.5 a day in the first half of 2024, averaging 38 closures and 25.5 openings per day according to new data from PwC and Green Street. Retail Week delves into the data to explore the factors impacting openings and closures
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NewsCo-op has tripled its number of member deals till the end of the year
The Co-op has tripled the number of member deals as it launched more than 100 new value offers across brands and own-brand products until the end of the year.
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NewsConvenience store giant rejects $38bn takeover bid
The owner of c-store powerhouse 7-Eleven has spurned a $38bn takeover bid, but said it is open to further discussions.
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NewsM&S to trial grab-and-go coffee shops as it takes on rivals like Pret
Marks & Spencer is set to trial more grab-and-go food and drink options in its cafe as it looks to win lunchtime customers from rivals like Pret a Manger, The Telegraph has reported.
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Retail VoiceHow the Midcounties Co-operative is creating sustainable stores
Stores are retailers’ most critical assets, yet they often contribute significantly to energy consumption. For energy and sustainability teams in retail, reducing energy consumption requires understanding what drives it, as Ian Smithyman of LoweConex explains
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AnalysisWaitrose has unveiled a new format as it wades into grocery c-store arms race
Waitrose has this week thrown open the doors to its newly refurbished John Barnes store in north London, which it is holding up as the poster child for a £1bn investment in revamping its store estate.
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NewsWaitrose plans to open 100 new c-stores as part of £1bn investment drive
Waitrose is set to ramp up investment in its store portfolio with plans to spend over £1bn over the next five years on c-stores.
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NewsWHSmith unveils its new Smith’s Kitchen format to take a bite out of the food-to-go market
WHSmith has today launched its brand new Smith’s Kitchen store format from its UK travel business.
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InterviewQ&A: Deliveroo chief operating officer on his mission to ‘change the way customers shop and eat’
Deliveroo chief operating officer Eric French discusses the app’s latest non-food tie-ups with The Perfume Store and B&Q, it’s long-term goals for its ‘Shopping’ offering and the brand’s mission to “change the way our customers shop and eat”.