Tesco Wins Most Market Share; Battle Between Own-Label And Brands Continues
Latest figures from Worldpanel by Numerator show take-home sales at UK grocers grew by 4.8% over the four weeks to 7 September versus last...
Snappy Group Launches Order Aggregation Tool For Convenience Retailers
Technology firm Snappy Group has launched a “game-changing” order aggregation tool designed to help convenience retailers simplify online order management while expanding their reach...
Parfetts Expands Reach Of Go Local Extra Brand
Independent retailer Ashish Gajjar has launched the first Go Local Extra store in Southampton, marking another milestone in Parfetts’ south of England expansion.
The new...
Co-op And Barnardo’s Call For All Loyalty Schemes To Be Extended...
Co-op has teamed up with Children’s charity Barnardo’s to call for grocery retailers to extend loyalty benefits to 16 and 17-year-olds, arguing that current...
Convenience Stores Welcome Progress on Business Rates Reform
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a new report released today by the government on business rates, which sets out measures to...
PMPs, Delivery And Warm Weather Boost Growth In Convenience Market
Latest data from Lumina Intelligence’s Convenience Tracking Programme shows that the convenience market in the UK experienced strong momentum in the second quarter of...
Local Convenience Shops Call On Chancellor To Reduce Business Rates Burden
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the Autumn Budget, setting out changes that are needed to...
A.F. Blakemore Names Former Poundland Exec As New Chief Commercial Officer
A.F. Blakemore & Son has appointed CJ Antal Smith as its new Chief Commercial Officer.
She joins the UK’s largest SPAR retailer and wholesaler from...
Head Of The Association of Convenience Stores Stepping Down
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has announced that its long-serving Chief Executive, James Lowman, will leave the organisation early next year.
He joined the...
Co-op Wholesale To Continue Supplying Costcutter
Following months of speculation, Co-op Wholesale and Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) have announced the signing of a new supply agreement.
Co-op started supplying branded and...
