All articles by Aidan Fortune – Page 28
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Features and analysisMorrisons to close 132 McColl’s stores as part of conversion plan
Morrisons has identified 132 stores for closure and plans to convert the majority of McColl’s sites to the Daily format
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Features and analysisAsda completes acquisition of Co-op Group forecourt stores
The £611m deal includes 129 forecourt stores and three development sites
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Features and analysisBestway appoints new head of symbol and central operations director
Bestway Wholesale has made two further appointments to its senior operations and symbol teams
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Features and analysisHenderson Group invests £250,000 in new format
The new Spar Northern Ireland format store is located at Queen’s University Belfast
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Features and analysisBestway makes three senior appointments to trading team
The three appointments will take up their roles by early November
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Features and analysisSpar UK to invest £122m in stores and supply chain over the next 12 months
Spar UK managing director Louise Hoste announced the investment at its national conference in Gran Canaria
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Features and analysisIRI and FareShare partner to improve food redistribution efficiencies
The collaboration will see FareShare benefit from IRI’s data, analytics and insights to drive new efficiencies, with a specific focus on identifying areas of surplus food within manufacturers
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Features and analysisHow £20,000 from Boost Drinks helped my community grow
Winner of the Boost Drinks £20,000 community giveaway, Julie Kaur, explains how it has helped her local area
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Features and analysisFormer retailer jailed for selling illicit tobacco
Mansour Muhammed Omar was given a 30-month jail sentence after 750,000 illicit cigarettes were found by Trading Standards
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Features and analysisCentral England Co-op Christmas Toy Appeal returns for 2022
Running from 4 November to 2 December, last year’s appeal saw over 10,000 toys delivered to children across the region thanks to donations from members and customers
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Features and analysisCost of living crisis fuelling illicit trade
New research published by Trading Standards has found that the rising cost-of-living has become a key factor in the increase in counterfeit and illicit trade
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Features and analysisSnappy Group makes senior appointment
The Snappy Group has appointed Daniel Calvert as its new chief growth officer
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Features and analysisAsda aims to open 30 Express convenience stores in 2023
The new Asda Express format will see stores open in Sutton Coldfield in November and Tottenham Hale in December.
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Features and analysis'Illicit trade could ruin the vaping category': UKVIA
The vape category is full of potential but the illicit and underage trade is putting it at risk, according to the UKVIA
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Features and analysisCJ Lang reports rise in profit ahead of ‘tough times’
The Scottish Spar wholesaler has reported increased profits over the past year but has said there are tough times ahead for the sector
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Features and analysisBrownlies of Biggar taken over by Greens Retail
Donna and Bruce Morgan have run the store in South Lanarkshire for 16 years
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Features and analysisNFSP hits back at Post Office remuneration offer
The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) has criticised the Post Office’s recent remuneration offer stating “it does not come close to what is needed”
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Features and analysisMcColl’s deal makes progress following Morrisons offer to sell 28 stores
Morrisons has offered to sell 28 McColl’s stores to satisfy the Competition and Markets Authority’s concerns over the acquisition
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Features and analysisHMRC investigating ‘single largest’ seizure of illicit tobacco
More than 99 million illicit cigarettes were seized at the Port of Hull by HMRC
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Features and analysisConvenience stores’ role in Scottish community highlighted by PayPoint
Scottish convenience stores are playing a key role in enabling customers and communities to access key government benefits and payments through real-time payment solutions offered by PayPoint according to its latest data