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UK celebrates convenience with awards

The Convenience Retail Awards 2024 were held in Manchester on 21 March, recognising the very best people, retailers, suppliers and service providers across the UK convenience retail market. Costcutter Supermarkets Group were the...

Asda to open 21 new convenience stores by the end of January

Asda will be adding a host of new convenience stores to its estate by the end of the month. The announcement comes as the retailer continues its program to convert the convenience stores...

Tesco trials checkout-free store

UK retailer Tesco has opened its first checkout-free store in central London, giving customers the opportunity to shop and pay without scanning a product or using a checkout. The new store trial, GetGo at...

A family meal, is it a thing of the past?

Families around the globe have had plenty of time to sit for a meal in their own house, due to the Covid-19 lockdown. However, Sainsbury's reveals that just 28% of households are sharing...

Retailers in UK start selling The Big Issue for the first time

The Big Issue magazine is sold by some of the UK’s most vulnerable people to lift themselves out of poverty. Starting today, to give them a hand, Sainsbury’s and McColl’s will be...

Tesco to maximise convenience with Metro stores changes

Tesco is implementing operational changes to the way it runs its Metro stores in the UK. According to the retailer, they will simplify and reduce processes and administrative tasks across all 153 Tesco...

Middle-aged blazing a trail for vaping

Middle-aged people are leading the surge in vaping in the UK, according to new figures from Mintel. The market research company found that the biggest rise in vapers is in those aged 45...

Female SME leaders cope better with stress

Female SME leaders are better at handling stress than their male counterparts, says research from merchant services provider Paymentsense. According to the findings, 45 per cent of the UK male respondents said stress...
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