All articles by Robin Mannering – Page 4
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NewsRetailers highlight a need to adapt in food to go
C-store retailers have highlighted the importance of experimenting, keeping up with the trends and taking decisive action to change their offer in order to remain competitive in food to go.
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NewsCMA demands more powers after Tesco “blocked rival supermarkets”
The competition watchdog has called for more powers to fine supermarkets for unlawfully stopping rivals from opening nearby stores, after discovering Tesco had been doing so for up to a decade.
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NewsExpanding Spar group Wessex Retail acquires two South West c-stores
New Spar group Wessex Retail Limited has acquired two South West convenience stores as part of its store acquisition programme.
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NewsNisa member Eros Retail opens new Greens store with plastic-free focus
Scottish Nisa member Eros Retail has opened a new store in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, featuring a zero-waste zone, local butchery and upcoming beer partnership with nearby BrewDog.
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NewsSainsbury’s opens first On the Go store ahead of wider UK roll out
Sainsbury’s has opened its first new On the Go store, ahead of plans to roll out the new format across the UK over the coming months.
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NewsDiversity and Inclusion in Grocery event to take place in March
The second ‘Diversity and Inclusion in Grocery’ conference - spearheaded by Tesco, P&G, Coca-Cola European Partners, Mondelez International and Accenture in collaboration with GroceryAid - will take place at Wembley Stadium on 12 March.
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NewsMinimum wage changes to provide 'greater flexibility' to employers
The government has announced changes to National Minimum Wage (NMW) regulations aimed at ensuring greater flexibility to both employers and employees.
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NewsFood to go in convenience continues to grow but “reaching its peak”
Food to go in convenience retail is forecast to continue its growth over the next three years, but its share of the total UK market will decline, according to the MCA and HIM Food To Go Market Report 2020.
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NewsCoop Sweden chooses UK firm to build “world’s most advanced grocery AI assistant”
Coop Sweden has signed up with a UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) lab to build the “world’s most advanced grocery retail AI assistant” for its customers via apps, web or Google assistant.
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NewsCo-op Group sales “buoyant” amid weak supermarket growth in January
UK supermarket sales did not recover from a disappointing Christmas in January, while the Co-op Group’s sales once again trailed only to Aldi and Lidl in the 12 weeks to 25 January, according to Nielsen.
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NewsOcado delivery depot would be “final nail in coffin” for North London stores
Plans for a new Ocado depot in North London designed to support one-hour grocery deliveries will be “another nail in the coffin” for independent c-stores, a local Best-one retailer has warned.
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NewsLottery retailers promised sales boost with new-look EuroMillions game
Camelot is introducing a new-look EuroMillions game which it said would result in more opportunities for retailers to boost their sales and commission.
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NewsA.F. Blakemore reports early success from trial of food waste app
A.F. Blakemore has saved 500 bags of food from being wasted in the first week of trialling the food waste app Too Good to Go at 15 of its Spar stores.
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NewsPayPoint announces bill payment partnership with SSE Heat Networks
PayPoint has announced a multi-year partnership with SSE Heat Networks to enable customers to make energy bill payments and smart meter top-ups at its retail outlets.
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NewsLegislation to introduce Deposit Return Scheme in England enters Parliament
Powers to introduce a Deposit Return Scheme in England and set new charges for single-use plastic items will be included in the Environment Bill, which is being introduced to Parliament today (30 January).
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NewsKeyStore retailers contribute to 42 food banks over Christmas
KeyStore retailers and their customers donated food and household products to 42 food banks across Scotland and the North of England over the Christmas period.
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NewsScottish cider sales fall 18.6% in the year following Minimum Unit Pricing
Sales of cider per adult fell by 18.6% in the full year following the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) in Scotland, according to new data released by NHS Health Scotland.
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NewsAmbient food inflation drives up prices in January, new data reveals
Food prices increased by 1.6% in January on the back of a rise in ambient food inflation, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen shop price Index.
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NewsFood industry outlines recommendations for post-Brexit UK trade policy
UK food industry representatives have outlined common themes the government should consider when developing post-Brexit trade policy, including giving businesses time to adapt to trade agreements, retaining the UK’s ability to deliver high standards at competitive prices, and encouraging job creation.
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NewsLatest shop theft figures “vastly underestimate” scale of problem
New official figures revealing a 3% drop in police-recorded shop theft “vastly underestimate” the scale of the problem, according to the Association of Convenience Stores.