All Convenience stores articles – Page 24
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NewsAgenda: Ted Baker, WHSmith, Quiz, Booker and N Brown update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Ted Baker, WHSmith, Quiz, Booker and N Brown all on the agenda.
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NewsWholesalers call on CMA to block Tesco-Booker merger
The bosses of the UK’s seven biggest wholesale businesses have called on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to block the deal.
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NewsNisa boss Nick Read quits ahead of formal Co-op offer
Nisa boss Nick Read has quit the convenience chain and wholesaler after almost three years at the helm.
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NewsMove of the week: Multiple departures as summer ends
No sooner had the August Bank Holiday signalled the end of the summer break than a number of retail leaders were searching for new employment.
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NewsMcColl’s sales jump bolstered by former Co-op stores
McColl’s has reported a leap in sales in what boss Jonathan Miller hailed as a “significant quarter” for the group.
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NewsSainsbury’s c-stores to launch Argos click-and-collect
Sainsbury’s has unveiled plans to launch an Argos click-and-collect service in 100 convenience stores as it ramps up its integration of the businesses.
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NewsSainsbury’s pauses Nisa talks over competition concerns
Sainsbury’s has pressed the pause button on takeover talks with retailer and wholesaler Nisa because of concern that it could stoke greater than expected regulatory interest.
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NewsCo-op extends membership scheme to electricals business
The Co-op has extended its membership scheme to allow shoppers to redeem and earn rewards through its online electricals business.
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AnalysisBig break or big mistake? The best and worst retail M&A
There were deals galore in last week as B&M snapped up Heron Foods and DFS bought Sofology. We look back at some of retail’s landmark deals.
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NewsOne Stop staff demand better redundancy deal from Tesco
Employees at Tesco-owned One Stop’s head office want an improved redundancy deal after it emerged staff on Tesco contracts were being offered a better package.
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NewsB&M snaps up retailer Heron Foods in £152m deal
Value giant B&M has bought retailer Heron Foods in a push into convenience retail.
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NewsToday in retail: Will Morrisons deal shake up c-stores?
The grocery market was hit by another industry-changing development this morning, when Morrisons and McColl’s revealed that the supermarket would supply the convenience retailer.
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AnalysisWhat the Morrisons-McColl’s deal means for grocery M&A
Morrisons’ surprise deal to supply convenience specialist McColl’s took the grocery wholesale and retail world by surprise today.
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AnalysisMorrisons-McColl’s: More than a marriage of convenience
Morrisons and McColl’s hailed it as groundbreaking, and their tie-up has certainly registered on retail’s Richter scale.
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NewsMorrisons pens ‘ground-breaking’ McColl’s supply deal
Morrisons has penned a lucrative wholesale deal to supply McColl’s convenience stores and newsagents across the UK.
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NewsOne Stop franchise boss departs Tesco-owned chain
One Stop franchise boss Andrew King has left the Tesco-owned convenience business after four and a half years.
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NewsMove of the week: Jo Whitfield made Co-op Food boss
Having taken on the role of interim chief executive of Co-op Food six months ago, Jo Whitfield now has been appointed on a permanent basis.
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GalleryIn pictures: Frankfurt leads the way in convenience
From food retail design desert to a country that is in the vanguard, Germany’s grocery sector demands respect.
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NewsMcColl’s first-half profits hit by Co-op deal costs
McColl’s has posted a fall in pre-tax profits, reflecting its acquisition of 298 Co-op stores.