Major Expansion Programme Underway At Booker’s Budgens Chain
Booker has revealed that its Budgens symbol group is looking to add 150 new stores this year to take its estate to almost 500...
Iceland Speeding Up Roll-Out Of Swift C-Stores
Iceland has opened its fifth Swift convenience store, and fourth in London, just months after beginning the roll-out of the new format.
Like the other...
Suppliers Under Fire Over PMP Squeeze
Suppliers are facing criticism for reportedly passing the “burden of inflation” onto retailers by squeezing the margin on price-marked products (PMP).
Recent pricing data from...
Heatwave Impacts Frozen Deliveries At Nisa
Nisa retailers have been told to expect disruptions to some frozen food supplies this week as it deals with raised demand as a result...
Booker’s Switch To Jack’s Own-Label Unpopular With Some Retailers
It has been revealed that some independent convenience retailers are switching from Booker to rival wholesalers in response to the roll-out of the Jack’s...
Nisa Retailers Continuing With Store Investment Plans
Nisa has highlighted that its retailers are still focusing on their long-term futures, despite the current challenging trading conditions.
The buying group revealed that 106...
Co-op Warns Of Delistings As Part Of Range Review
The Co-op has warned suppliers that it will be delisting some products as part of moves to “simplify” its range amid the cost-of-living crisis.
In...
Co-op Extending Deliveroo Service To 1,400 Stores
Co-op and Deliveroo have announced that they have extended their partnership for a further three years, with plans for the rapid grocery delivery service...
Job Losses At Co-op Linked To Major Cut In Spending On...
Days after the Co-op announced it was axing 400 jobs at its head office in Manchester, it has been revealed that the society is...
Walkers Offers Retailers Guidance Ahead Of HFSS Regulations
Ahead of the new HFSS legislation coming into effect this October in England, crisps brand Walkers has issued a new digital guide to help...
