A.F. Blakemore Taps Into Health Trends With Launch Of SPAR’s Natural...

Amid the growing consumer focus on health and wellness, A.F. Blakemore has launched SPAR’s Natural free-from range into selected Blakemore Retail and independent SPAR...

Grocery Sales Growth Accelerates; C-Stores, Ocado And Morrisons Top Performers

Latest market share figures from Kantar show take-home grocery sales rose by 12.2% during the 12 weeks to 24 January. This was an acceleration...

Costcutter Launches Partnership To Meet Growing Home Delivery Demand

Costcutter has teamed up with dedicated online shopping platform APPY SHOP in order to expand the home delivery offer for its retailers. The convenience symbol...

Amazon’s Plan To Open First Grocery Store In The UK Delayed

Amazon’s plan to bring its hi-tech checkout-free grocery store format to the UK is reported to have suffered a setback. It was revealed last year...

Former M&S Chief Appointed Chairman Of EG Group Ahead Of Potential...

EG Group, the forecourt retail giant whose owners are in the process of acquiring Asda, has appointed industry veteran Stuart Rose as its Non-Executive...

Ascona Aiming To More Than Double Forecourt Estate In A Year

Fast-growing forecourt operator Ascona Group has reached 50 sites in the UK and secured backing from Crestline Europe and Nash Business Capital to more...

Record Christmas For Heart of England Co-operative

The Heart of England Co-operative has broken its own festive food sales record after its strongest performance to date. The society recorded a 13.3% increase...

Sales At Central England Co-op Up Over 9%

Central England Co-op has become the latest society to report bumper figures for the festive period. Over the three weeks to 2 January, like-for-like food...

Nisa Hails Surge In Store Recruitment

Nisa has revealed that it recruited more than 620 stores in the last 12 months, a significant uplift on the previous year. The convenience group...

Unilever Relaunches Category Advice Programme

Unilever is relaunching its ‘Partners for Growth’ category advice programme for convenience retailers with several enhancements. The programme was rolled out in 2003 to offer...

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