All Convenience stores articles – Page 15
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AnalysisAnalysis: How do CD&R and Fortress’ rival visions for Morrisons compare?
As Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) moves into pole position ahead of Fortress to acquire Morrisons, Retail Week compares the competitors’ strategic plans for the grocer.
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GalleryStore gallery: Russian discounter Mere takes off with first UK store
Mere, the discount supermarket chain that claims to be the ‘Russian Lidl’, has opened its first ever UK store in Preston, Lancashire.
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DataData: Grocery sales slip as customers enjoy lifting restrictions
Grocery sales continued to decline in August as customers returned to pubs, bars and restaurants.
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NewsMcColl’s warns of profit headwinds as its seeks to raise capital
McColl’s has said it may struggle to meet management expectations for the full year if availability issues continue into the second half.
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NewsTesco readies ‘just walk out’ tech at city-centre Express store
Tesco has refurbished its High Holborn Express store as the site of its first ‘just walk out’ branch open to public customers.
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OpinionJo Whitfield: ‘Shopping little and often is here to stay as sustainability rises up agenda’
This year has brought seismic shifts in the food sector, which continues to adjust to the major impacts in trading brought about by Covid and Brexit.
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NewsMcColl’s considers fresh equity raise to drive Morrisons c-store expansion
Convenience chain and Morrisons wholesale partner McColl’s is exploring an equity raise to drive the expansion of its Morrisons Daily store format.
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DataData: Online sales slide for first time ever as grocers run into tough comparisons
Overall grocery sales slipped while year-on-year online grocery sales declined for the first time ever as grocers began to confront tough comparisons from last year.
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GalleryStore gallery: Aldi unveils ‘first of its kind’ new Corner Store format
The discount retailer has launched a “first of its kind” Corner Store small-format shop in Sydney, Australia, showcasing Aldi’s offerings in a new urban setting.
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DataData: Grocery sales dip and online hits new baseline as market normalises
Grocery sales over the last 12 weeks have dipped and customer behaviours have begun to revert, as lockdown restrictions ease and life slowly returns to normality.
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GalleryStore gallery: Amazon launches Just Walk Out tech in full-size store for first time
Amazon has launched its Just Walk Out technology for the first time in a full-size Amazon Fresh store.
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NewsTesco expands Whoosh one-hour grocery delivery to London and Bristol
Tesco has expanded its Whoosh one-hour delivery service to London and Bristol, as new boss Ken Murphy unveiled plans to make Tesco a more digital business.
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NewsJohn Lewis poaches Tina Mitchell from Co-op as new Waitrose retail director
John Lewis has poached Tina Mitchell from the Co-op as its new retail director, to lead on offering customers a “world-class service” in Waitrose stores.
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NewsEG Group hails strength of foodservice business as first-quarter profits rise
EG Group has hailed the growth of its foodservice business after delivering increased profits in the first quarter.
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NewsExclusive: Tesco wades into on-demand grocery war with one-hour Whoosh service
Tesco has launched a new rapid delivery service as it lays down the gauntlet to on-demand grocery rivals like Deliveroo.
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Opinion‘The pandemic has torn down the line between foodservice and retail’
As well as looking at retailers’ financial results, it’s always worth looking at the results and investor relations outputs from suppliers too.
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DataData: Grocery sales and basket sizes fall as lockdown impact unwinds
Take-home grocery sales and average basket sizes both fell in May as lockdown restrictions eased further and the vaccination roll-out continued.
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NewsPret a Manger trials first-ever stores on petrol forecourts
Food-to-go specialist Pret a Manger has partnered with petrol-station operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) to trial its first-ever forecourt stores.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Marks & Spencer takes big leap forward in its leadership team
The promotions of Stuart Machin and Katie Bickerstaffe announced this week mark a significant step in the evolution of the M&S leadership team.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches Carluccio’s trial with three store-in-store formats
Sainsbury’s is set to launch three new Carluccio’s store-in-store concepts, representing the casual-dining brand’s first foray into supermarket retail partnerships.