Co-op opens new stores in Barking Riverside and Chester
The Co-op has opened new community-based stores at Barking Riverside and in Chester.
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Boots to offer online physiotherapy services
Online physiotherapist provider PhysioFast Online will now be offering its services through Boots, the UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer.
Co-op launches self-scan till trial in effort to offer customers best shopping experience
Customers at a Central England Co-op store can now make use of its first-ever self-scan tills as part of an exciting new trial.
VIA Outlets 11-centre portfolio achieves ‘Safer Shopping’ certification status
VIA Outlets – Europe's fastest growing owner-operator of premium fashion outlet destinations – has partnered with leading testing and certification expert Bureau Veritas in the light of Covid-19 to create a ‘Safer Shopping’ certificate, which has now been granted to
AO expands with new warehouse and huge recruitment drive
Online electricals retailer AO has today announced it is to recruit 250 new roles at its logistics hub in Crewe.
Lidl begins operations at its new £70m distribution centre in Peterborough
Lidl GB started operations at its new £70m Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in Peterborough on 1 August, employing 400 people with plans to recruit a further 50 this year. The new RDC forms part of Lidl’s commitment to invest £1.45bn
Deliveroo opens brand activation opportunities across platform with agency partner, Threefold
With a growing customer base, placing millions of orders per week, and a growing number of partnerships with restaurants and retailers alike (including Co-op, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer and Lloyds Pharmacy), Deliveroo’s platform now offers a unique opportunity for brands
IronmongeryDirect reports its most successful month in history
IronmongeryDirect has reported its most successful month in history, with June seeing record figures for both order numbers and revenue.
Co-op launches new store in Highgate, North London
Co-op has served up its newest food store in Highgate, North London, following a £640,000 investment creating up to 20 local jobs.
Waitrose launches new mezze dishes from unearthed
unearthed is helping customers discover Middle Eastern flavours with a range of new mezze dishes available from Waitrose. Ideal for sharing around the table, at picnics or as part of a barbecue, the range comprises three authentic dishes:
Lidl GB and Love Food Hate Waste Scotland team up to tackle food waste as stats show 1.8m Scots shop without a list
Lidl GB unveils initiative to prevent household food waste as stats show over 1.8 million Scots are shopping without a list, contributing to a sobering 60 million meals being wasted every month.
AO partners with Peak, adopting its AI System to enhance customer experience
AO, the UK’s largest online electricals retailer, has today announced a new partnership with Peak, a fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) company. AO will initially be utilising Peak’s pioneering AI System to generate insight-led data for its mobile business, AO Mobile,
Vype says it’s focused on quality and safety standards as stores reopen
Vype, a global e-cigarette brand, recently introduced extensive hygiene measures as the brand reopens stores to consumers.
Michael Sheen backs Co-op campaign to try and put an end to child poverty this summer
Hollywood actor Michael Sheen has backed Central England Co-op’s campaign to try and ensure that children do not go hungry this summer.
Deichmann commits to The Glass Works, Barnsley, as second major signing during coronavirus pandemic
Deichmann – Europe’s largest footwear retailer – has taken a store in The Glass Works, the ongoing regeneration of Barnsley town centre.
Auchan Retail accelerates digital transformation with Trax’s autonomous shelf monitoring solutions in Portugal
Auchan Retail Portugal, one of Europe’s largest grocery retailers, and Trax, a leading provider of computer vision and analytics solutions for retail, today unveiled an agreement to deploy Trax’s suite of autonomous shelf monitoring solutions, including robots, across Auchan Retail’s
Post-Covid preference signals renaissance for out-of-town retail in Northern Ireland
Two of Northern Ireland’s largest out-of-town retail schemes are bucking the nationwide trend of a steep decline in shopper footfall and spend, with big brand retailer sales at these locations outperforming those at other outlets across the UK and Europe.
Aldi to create nearly 4,000 new jobs in 2020
Aldi is set to create nearly 4,000 new jobs across the UK this year as it pushes ahead with plans to open an average of one new store a week between now and Christmas.
Amazon to offer fast, free grocery delivery on orders over £40.00 to Prime members in UK
Amazon.co.uk has announced members will get fast grocery delivery – free with their Prime membership – starting today in London and expanding to millions of members across the UK before the end of the year. The product selection includes meat,
Scotmid extends deal with PayPoint
Scotmid, which incorporates 188 convenience stores and 87 Semichem health & beauty stores across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North of England and has over 4,000 staff, has announced an extension to its partnership with PayPoint.
Buzzbike raises £1.7m as Londoners seek out alternatives to public transport
London-based bike subscription platform Buzzbike, has raised £1.7m as Londoners seek alternatives to trains, the Tube and busses to mitigate potential COVID-19 infection risk. This latest fundraising round brings Buzzbike’s total funding to £3m.
Aldi marks awards win with launch of three Haysmith’s gins
After adding another five silver medals from the recent Spirits Business Gin Masters to the ever-growing awards cabinet, Aldi is treating customers to yet more tasty gins with three new flavours joining the botanical Haysmith’s range.
Cubitts to open first out of London store next month
Cubbits bucking the retail shutdown and announcing the arrival of their first store outside of London, Cubitts Brighton.
Moncler strengthens digital strategy and aims to double share of online business in three years
Moncler is accelerating its digital transformation defining a new corporate organization and announcing the direct management of its e-commerce, in line with an increasingly digitally integrated vision aimed at personalizing the experience and strengthening the relationship with the customer across
Sainsbury’s trials virtual queuing app and extends till-free, contactless shopping to more c-stores
Sainsbury’s is trialling a new virtual queuing system to test whether the technology will help customers stay safe, save time and shop conveniently in stores. The trial, which will run via the app ufirst, will be live in five stores
