Store design
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NewsDavid Sands completes changeover from Nisa to Spar in under a year
Its entire estate has now been rebranded to the Spar Market fascia, including its three David’s Kitchen stores, based in Glenrothes, Falkirk and Kirkcaldy
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Booths launches café concept as hospitality becomes a focus
Café 1847 has opened at the grocer’s Hesketh Bank store in Lancashire
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Premier reports fastest two years of Scottish store growth
The business plans to keep up recruitment by giving Scottish retailers the chance to win a drinks-to-go Refresh station
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Amazon checkout-free tech powers London c-store launch
The Market Express store was launched this week by ExCel and its catering and hospitality provider Levy UK & Ireland
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Asda continues rollout of Express convenience format
Asda opening Wiltshire site this month after setting its sights on 300 Express c-stores by the end of 2026
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Analysis & Features
Sensei: the store that gets smarter with each shop
The Portuguese tech business has spent years perfecting a checkout-free store a grandmother could use. Its CEO explains why competitors like Tesco and Amazon are following suit
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Analysis & Features
Will easier-to-enter stores give Amazon Fresh a boost?
Why Just Walk Out technology just isn’t working at Amazon’s futuristic stores
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Confectionery sales up despite HFSS display ban, say retailers
Some convenience stores have reported an increase in sales of sweets, snacks and other HFSS goods
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Amazon adding card payment option to ‘Just Walk Out’ Fresh store
Customers in Angel, London, will have the option to pay by card on exit when the store reopens
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Jempson’s to become second Together with Morrisons retailer, switching all six stores
Currently supplied by Nisa, the first store to switch over is the 35,000 sq ft Peasmarsh supermarket in East Sussex, later this spring
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Asda launches 150 new product lines for Ramadan
The supermarket will also be launching dedicated Ramadan aisles in 150 stores
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Analysis & Features
How Kavanagh’s Budgens is putting a premium twist on convenience
Kavanagh’s Budgens in north London is filled with counters of fresh fish, exotic fruit & veg, plus riches of Spanish and Italian meats
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One Stop hails milestone of 1,000 stores with community celebration
The latest addition launched on Silverton Way, Wolverhampton last week
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Aveeno rolls out ‘lift and learn’ skincare displays at Tesco
The unit debuted at Tesco Extra Watford earlier this month, and will appear at Extra stores in Sandhurst, Wembley and Slough until early March
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Best-one reverts from grey to blue fascia ‘to reinforce loyalty’
Following trials with the new blue look, all new stores that joined the group as of last year have opened with the updated fascia
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Amazon shutters first checkout-free Fresh store
The store in Dalston closed this week, less than 18 months after it launched, with Amazon confirming the move was permanent
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Alcohol shopper age verification tech trials a success
The participating retailers confirmed their support of digital age verification, and said they would welcome legislative change to permit it
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Spar retailers Mark and Ben Cleary revamp Manchester store with 200 new lines
Retailers are enjoying a 25% boost in sales at their Victoria Avenue store in Manchester following a £180,000 investment
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Self-checkout supervisors overwhelmed and abused, report finds
As a result, close to two-thirds felt overwhelmed by the number of machines assigned, and said they could only cope when stores weren’t busy
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Asda planning huge recruitment drive to staff new Express stores
Asda is looking to bring the Express concept and its value-led goods to more customers in convenient neighbourhood and residential settings
