All Supermarkets articles – Page 4
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NewsSainsbury's trials Amazon Go-style checkout-free app
Sainsbury’s is testing an app which enables customers to bypass the checkout by scanning and paying for their items using their mobile phone, echoing Amazon Go’s checkout-free concept.
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NewsAldi announces 13.5% rise in annual sales as profit declines
Aldi’s rapid market growth continues unabated after announcing a 13.5% rise in sales in 2016 and committing to 70 new store openings next year.
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NewsMorrisons on track to become a £1bn wholesaler
Morrisons expects to achieve wholesale sales of more than £1bn within a couple of years, according to its latest trading statement.
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NewsOne Stop launches "behavioural clustering" programme
One Stop Stores has further evolved its localisation credentials with the adoption of “behavioural clustering”.
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NewsCo-op sponsors schools awards to raise food awareness
The Co-operative Group has launched a new sponsorship that will help students learn about global issues, including where their food comes from.
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NewsScottish Co-op stores enjoy surge in local sales
The Co-operative Group’s 350 Scottish stores have enjoyed a surge in patriotic shopping with sales of home-grown produce up 33% in value in the past year, the mutual has reported.
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NewsSainsbury's announces Argos click and collect service
Sainsbury’s is launching an Argos click and collect service in dozens of its Local convenience stores.
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NewsAsda posts first quarterly sales rise in three years
Business at Asda, the last of the supermarket diehards to resist the convenience store revolution, is looking up after parent company Walmart reported the first positive quarterly sales figure for its UK business in three years.
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NewsMore management changes at Tesco-owned One Stop
Tesco has appointed one of its former store managers to replace Mark Williams at One Stop
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NewsFranchise director King departs in One Stop shake-up
Tesco has shaken up the management of One Stop in a move that sees the departure of franchise director Andrew King
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NewsMcColl's announces first half like-for-like sales growth
McColl’s has announced positive first half results, with like-for-like sales up 0.2% and recently acquired stores from the Co-op Group performing particularly well.
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NewsCo-op Group rolls out local sourcing programme across UK
The Co-operative Group has revealed a major rollout of its local sourcing programme following the success of a pilot scheme in Yorkshire.
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NewsNew M&S Simply Food stores performing 'above expectations'
Mark and Spencer has announced a 4.5% increase in first quarter food sales and a 0.1% dip in like for likes, with new Simply Food stores performing “ahead of expectations”.
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NewsTesco posts 2.7% rise in like-for-like UK food sales
Tesco has announced a 2.7% increase in like-for-like UK food sales in its first quarter trading results.
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NewsTesco removes 5p plastic bags in three-store trial
Tesco has removed single use carrier bags from three stores as part of a 10-week trial.
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NewsCo-op commits to British and ethical products
The Co-operative Group’s members committed the convenience store giant to a raft of ethical, environmental, social and business initiatives at its annual general meeting in Manchester, last weekend.
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NewsM&S upgrades Simply Food store opening ambitions
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has upgraded the opening target for its food stores as it concentrates on convenience as part of its “strategic focus”.
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NewsCo-op launches franchise pilot with forecourt operator MRH
The Co-op Group has broken with 170 years of tradition by launching itself into franchising.
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NewsScotmid opens revamped Gorebridge store
Scotmid Co-operative has reopened its Hunterfield Road store, in Gorebridge, after the community convenience store underwent a total transformation.
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NewsOne Stop Franchise reports 7% like-for-like sales growth
One Stop’s franchise model has proved its worth with the news that franchisees experienced an average growth in like-for-like sales of 7% and margin growth of 5% during the past financial year.