All Convenience stores articles
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NewsAsda to pilot convenience format and B&Q shop-in-shops
Asda is to test a new convenience store format and launch B Q shop-in-shops inside four of its largest superstores.
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Co-op to invest in prices and tech to ‘stay relevant’ in looming grocery war
The Co-op is set to invest in pricing and customer-facing technology, as boss Steve Murrells pledges to keep the core food business relevant to more price-conscious consumers.
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Co-op profits climb following ‘exceptional’ food performance
Convenience retail and funerals group the Co-operative has posted a surge in profits after the coronavirus outbreak prompted shoppers to flock to its stores.
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Co-op to create 1,000 jobs as Covid changes shopping habits
The Co-op has unveiled a £130m investment programme including more store openings and more jobs.
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Analysis
From e-bikes to pound shops: Meet the businesses filling gaps on the high street
While the pandemic continues to force many retailers to the wall, there are some old and new businesses still snapping up space. Retail Week meets those with ambitious store opening plans.
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Data
Data: The retail sectors capturing footfall since stores reopened
Footfall is slowly returning to retail destinations following the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, but which sectors are capitalising on that traffic and enticing customers into their stores? Springboard data shared exclusively with Retail Week reveals the sectors that are emerging as the winners and losers.
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Grocery sales lowest since pre-lockdown as market begins to return to normality
Sales of take-home groceries have fallen to their lowest levels since before the coronavirus plunged the UK into lockdown, according to the latest market share data.
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McColl’s slips to half-year loss as sales edge down
McColl’s profits and sales dipped slightly at the interim mark, although like-for-like sales during lockdown grew due to the “extraordinary changes” in customer behaviour driven by the pandemic.
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Amazon prepares to launch chain of Go stores in UK
Online giant Amazon intends to launch as many as 30 Amazon Go cashierless convenience stores in the UK.
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Sainsbury’s trials virtual queuing system in tie-up with Ufirst
Sainsbury’s is testing a new virtual queuing system and accelerating the rollout of checkout-less shopping as it ramps up its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Opinion
‘Working from home is here to stay and retail must adapt’
As face masks became mandatory for shoppers on Friday, it was a stark reminder that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over.
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Japan’s three biggest convenience retailers to trial joint delivery service
The three biggest convenience store brands in Japan are experimenting with a joint delivery service in a bid to reduce the number of delivery vans on the roads.
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Grocery market grows at fastest rate since records began
Sales of take-home groceries have soared to new heights, growing faster than at any time since records began in 1994, according to the latest market share data.
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Co-op staff don face coverings early to encourage consumer use
Staff at one of the biggest Co-ops began wearing face coverings yesterday to promote their use ahead of them becoming compulsory for shoppers on Friday.
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Analysis
Analysis: Three strategic headaches facing Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts
Sainsbury’s new boss Simon Roberts unveiled a healthy set of numbers this morning in his first City outing since succeeding Mike Coupe as chief executive.
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Analysis
In numbers: How coronavirus transformed grocery retail in three months
Kantar’s latest grocery figures paint a full picture of a three-month period that has rapidly changed the face of food retailing. Retail Week analyses some of the key lessons from lockdown for the grocery sector.
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Opinion
Opinion: Changes to Sunday trading won’t kickstart a retail recovery
Few issues divide the retail industry and fire up an emotional response like Sunday trading.
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Opinion
Opinion: A golden age of retail localisation beckons
Along with the weekly big shop, the coronavirus pandemic has heralded a resurgence of another once feared-to-be-endangered species – the local shop.
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McColl’s appoints new chief financial officer as it bolsters board
McColl’s has made new appointments to its executive and non-executive board including Giles David as chief financial officer.
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Costcutter climbs into the black as it hails ‘one of its best-ever years’
Convenience store group Costcutter has seen its profits climb into the black on the back of a surge in sales of fresh produce in what it described as “one of its best-ever years”.
