Thousands of C-Stores Could Close Without More Energy Costs Support
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned that almost 7,000 independently owned local convenience stores could be at risk of closure if the...
Co-op Appoints New CFO
The Co-op has announced the appointment of Rachel Izzard as its next Chief Financial Officer. She will take up the position from current Interim...
Price Cuts Preferred Over Short-Term Promotions; Convenience Sector Making Gains
New data released by NIQ (previously known as NielsenIQ) shows Total Till grocery sales climbed 11.1% in the four weeks ending 25 February, up...
EG Group Seeks To Cut Debt Burden With $1.5bn Sale &...
EG Group, the petrol forecourt group whose owners control Asda, has sold $1.5bn worth of property in the US to bring down the firm’s...
The Price Mark Is The Price
Is the price-marked pack the independent convenience store’s answer to the supermarket ClubCard?
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Sainsbury’s C-Stores Hit £3bn Sales Milestone
Sainsbury’s has revealed that annual sales in its convenience stores have reached £3bn for the first time.
Revenues in its 800+ smaller stores have grown...
Tesco Opens 2,000th Express Store
Tesco has opened its 2,000th Express store in the Lion Yard shopping centre in Cambridge. The milestone comes almost 20 years after the group’s...
Shoppers Continue To Flock To Discounters As Grocery Inflation Hits New...
Grocery inflation hit 17.1% in the four weeks to 19 February, another record high for the figure measured by Kantar. This drove take-home grocery...
Booker Continues To Grow Jack’s Range
It has been revealed that Booker is set to expand its Jack’s own label range by another 100 lines from next month.
Trade publication betterRetailing.com...
Central Co-op Targeting Record Store Openings
Weeks after announcing that it is moving its distribution and logistics operations to the Co-op Group-owned LIDIA network, Central Co-op has revealed that it...
