Asda Buyers Make Offer For Caffè Nero

Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the billionaire brothers currently in the process of acquiring Asda, have reportedly made a bid for ailing coffee shop chain...

Are Hybrid Stores The Way Of The Future?

A new report suggests that hybrid stores that are a cross between a convenience outlet and another type of retailer could prove increasingly popular...

Alcohol Duty Should Not Be Determined by Place of Retail, Says...

The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Treasury to ensure that alcohol duties are not determined by what kind of business...

Co-op Rolling Out Delivery Robots

Co-op is expanding the use of autonomous grocery delivery robots to a second UK town. The convenience retailer launched its ground-breaking same-day robot deliveries in...

Bestway Unveils First ‘Tippl’ Store

Bestway has opened the first store under its new ‘Tippl’ convenience format for the group’s symbol operation. The wholesaler revealed its plans for two new...

Bestway Helping Convenience Retailers Offer Home Delivery And Click & Collect

Bestway has agreed a partnership with Jisp, a shopping and payment app, to provide its franchise and symbol convenience retailers with the opportunity to...

Another Good Year For SPAR Ireland Operator BWG

In its annual results yesterday South Africa’s SPAR Group hailed the “remarkable” performance of BWG, its subsidiary behind the SPAR chain in Ireland. In the...

Central England Co-op’s COO And CFO Set To Depart

Central England Co-op has announced that its Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer will retire in September next year. COO Tracey Orr and CFO...

SPAR Scotland Rolling Out New Food-To-Go Brand

Scottish SPAR wholesaler and convenience retailer CJ Lang & Son is introducing a new food-to-go concept. Named CJ’s, the new “quick and tasty” food-to-go brand...

Co-op Ramping Up Home Delivery In Wales Through New Partnership

Co-op is further expanding its grocery delivery reach via a new partnership with Zoom 1Hr Delivery. The tie-up will enable the roll-out of the society’s...

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