Co-op Appoints Innovation Chef To Drive Product Development
The Co-op has appointed an awarding winning chef to oversee product creation for its various own-brand ranges, including the ‘GRO’ vegan offering and premium...
Global Convenience Retailers Set For Solid Growth Over Next Five Years
New research by IGD forecasts that the top 10 global convenience players will add US$43.1bn in sales by 2026, which is a CAGR of...
McColl’s Raises Funds To Accelerate Morrisons Daily Conversions But Facing Profit...
McColl’s Retail has raised around £30m through a share placing to support the rollout of Morrisons Daily stores. The move came as the convenience...
IGD Co-op Trade Briefing
Jo Whitfield, Chief Executive, Food and the rest of Co-op’s leadership team will be delivering their most significant supplier update of the year. Join...
Bestway Hires McColl’s Exec As Marketing Head
Bestway has announced the appointment of Tim Fairs as its new Director of Marketing, tasked with supporting growth and innovation across its Retail division.
Fairs...
Two Co-ops Rolling Out Electronic Shelf Labels
Regional Co-ops Scotmid and Southern are set to roll out electronic shelf labelling (ESL) across some of their stores following the success of trials.
The...
Bestway Selling More Stores
Bestway has tasked property advisers with selling another batch of stores in its retail division as part of the group’s plan to offload unwanted...
SPAR International Rolling Out Integrated Grocery E-Commerce Platform
SPAR International has revealed that it is introducing a customisable e-commerce platform to its country organisations and retailers around as part of the group’s...
Spend And Visit Frequency Grows In Convenience Sector
Having eased in recent months from the pandemic-driven highs, latest data suggests a return to growth for spending in the convenience channel.
The Lumina Intelligence...
Bestway Launches Retailer Recruitment Drive
Following its acquisition of Costcutter earlier this year, Bestway Wholesale is launching a new campaign to recruit retailers to its portfolio of brands.
Bestway Retail...
