All Convenience stores articles – Page 17
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OpinionMove of the Week: BP's Clements aims for market-leading convenience
The recruitment of Tracey Clements is a statement by BP that it finally intends to take its convenience business seriously.
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NewsIssa brothers complete £6.8bn acquisition of majority Asda stake
The Issa brothers and investment vehicle TDR Capital have confirmed the brothers’ acquisition of Asda for £6.8bn.
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NewsBP poaches Boots exec Tracey Clements to lead European forecourts business
BP has poached Boots executive Tracey Clements to lead its European convenience business.
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DataData: How Brexit has hit supermarket availability
New data shows the big UK grocers have struggled with availability issues since Brexit.
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DataData: Grocery sales soar as record Christmas stretches into January
The festive cheer has rolled on into the new year for grocers, with data showing that customers’ record food and drink spending from December continued into January.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is this the death of cash?
The contactless limit was upped to £100 in yesterday’s Budget. With the use of cash already plummeting, is this its final nail in the coffin? Retail Week reports on the implications of a cashless society.
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OpinionLisa Hooker: ‘Long live the store – but it needs to evolve’
It’s a familiar and frightful story: the once-beloved UK high street is in terminal decline. The perfect storm of a global pandemic, online shopping and crippling rents and business rates is set to usher in the end of the physical store.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Lidl starting to close the gap on Aldi in the discounter battle?
Over the last 12 months, momentum has shifted away from Aldi towards Lidl in the battle of the discounters. Retail Week looks at what Lidl has done to close the gap on its rival.
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NewsUK grocers warn food shortages in Northern Ireland will worsen
The chief executives of the UK’s largest grocers have warned the government of “significant disruption to food supplies” to Northern Ireland after March 31 unless there is a closer agreement with the EU.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Are grocers doing enough to enforce Covid safety rules?
With the mutant variant of Covid-19 running rampant through the UK and the government questioning the role of supermarkets in the spread of the virus, industry experts offer their view on whether grocers are doing enough to enforce guidelines.
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NewsRecord Christmas supermarket sales as lockdown curbs spending elsewhere
UK supermarkets saw record-breaking sales in December, fuelled by coronavirus restrictions that forced non-essential retailers to close stores in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsMcColl’s to hang on to rates rebate as Covid costs outweigh savings
C-store retailer McColl’s is set to keep the business rates rebate it was given by the government in March as its chief executive says Covid-related costs have since outstripped the money saved.
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VideoFace time: Steve Murrells on climate change, collaboration and Christmas
The Co-op chief executive Steve Murrells discusses the importance of purpose, its partnerships with Deliveroo and Starship Technologies, and looks ahead to the crucial Christmas trading period.
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NewsCo-op expands robot home-delivery service
The Co-op is expanding its robot home-delivery service and revealed plans to offer online delivery and click and collect from 1,000 stores by the end of the year.
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NewsGreggs makes 820 redundancies as new lockdowns hit business
Food-to-go giant Greggs has made 820 redundancies across the business with boss Roger Whiteside warning the “battle with Covid hasn’t gone away”.
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NewsNew Asda owners sell stake in EG Group empire
Asda’s new owners the Issa brothers have offloaded a stake worth hundreds of millions of pounds in their EG Group petrol forecourts business.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Sainsbury’s new ‘neighbourhood hub’ format
Sainsbury’s is ramping up plans to roll out its larger ‘neighbourhood hub’ convenience store format.
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NewsGrocery sales rise in October as record numbers flock online
Grocery sales jumped last month as a record number of shoppers turned to online.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Simon Roberts’ new vision for Sainsbury’s future
Four months into his new role as Sainsbury’s chief executive, Simon Roberts has unveiled his strategic vision for the grocer and its stable of brands.
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NewsIceland swings to profit as pandemic buying sends sales skyrocketing
Sales at Iceland surged in the six months to September as consumers shopped locally and stocked up on frozen food.