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The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has added its voice to the clamour for the OFT to view the UK grocery market as one market - and has produced a major survey of shopper …
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Imperial Brands announces UK launch of Paramount
Nov 18, 2024 · The UK launch of Paramount follows the success of its debut in Germany, where it is currently the fastest-growing cigarette product since hitting the shelves. Paramount’s …
Independent retailers face mixed outlook for 2025 says trade …
Dec 19, 2024 · With pressures mounting throughout the year, independent retailers have faced an increasingly difficult trading environment marked by changing consumer behaviour and …
Reasons to be cheerful | Big story: Retail prospects 2025
Dec 20, 2024 · Quite understandably, there’s a lot of doom and gloom around the independent convenience sector at the moment – but that’s not the full picture. As ever, there remains …
Tesco reports £2.86bn sales increase with Booker up 5.4
Apr 10, 2024 · Tesco released its preliminary results 2023/24 today (10 April), showing a 12.7% profit increase to £2.83bn, up more than £300m from a year earlier and outperforming …
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75 new Sainsbury’s Local stores to be opened over the next three …
Feb 7, 2024 · As part of its ‘Next Level Sainsbury’s’ strategy, the retailer said it expects to open around 75 new Sainsbury’s Local convenience stores over the next three years and also have …
Exclusive pick n mix station package deal from Hancocks
Dec 10, 2024 · The deal includes the brand new Pick N Mix Station stand, 20 bags of Kingsway pick and mix sweets, plus all accessories. Hancocks said the Pick N Mix Station package deal …
Retail sales figures reveal disappointing ‘golden quarter’ despite …
Jan 7, 2025 · For 2024 overall, UK Total Retail sales increased by 0.7% from 2023. Food growth was 3.3% and the non-food decline was 1.5% for the year. Helen Dickinson, chief executive at …