One Stop launches ‘Carriers for Causes’ funding scheme
One Stop has launched ‘Carriers for Causes’, a new funding scheme where community groups can apply for funding grants of up to £1000 towards a variety of local projects.
Articles in category: Convenience and independent retailers
Read what’s happening in the convenience & independent retail space. Who are the latest innovators & winners in this marginalised retail sector?
Beer lovers treated to Beer ‘n’ BBQ night at Booths
Do you know your pilsner from your porter, your stout from your saison? Over the past two years, nearly three new breweries have opened in Britain every week, brewing an enormous variety of styles: bitters, porters, stouts, pale ales, milds,
Spar brand Cheesecake pots meet demand for everyday treat
Spar brand is introducing two new cheesecake pots, to meet the consumer demand for an everyday treat. Spar Strawberry Cheesecake and Spar Lemon Cheesecake (both RRP 60p for a 100g pot) are launching to retailers in June 2016.
Spar UK adds new on-trend snacking lines to Daily Deli range
Spar UK is launching two new Daily Deli lines into the Spar brand lunchtime range, in a move to grow sales in the popular savoury snacking sector. Spar Hard boiled eggs 100g (RRP £1) is a delicious, high protein snack that’s
James Hall CSR ordering system offers more reasons to join Spar, says wholesaler
James Hall & Co, the Spar wholesaler for the north of England, is highlighting yet another fantastic reason to join the leading symbol group – its Centralised Store Replenishment (CSR) tool. CSR is an innovative and advanced ordering system that closely
Booths supports Lancashire micro-distillery with major listing: Batch Brew is Burnley’s first ever gin distillery
An artisan micro-distillery from Burnley has won a pivotal listing in fine food supermarket Booths, a brilliant boost for the blossoming local company.
One Stop relaunches fresh range and introduces new messaging app for franchisees
One Stop has launched its new fresh range across its’ stores nationwide, bringing in 85 new lines across the range with a focus on fresh meat, produce and ready meals; while One Stop Franchise is launching a new messaging app
The Co-op launches summer TV campaign: ‘Be as unpredictable as the Summer’
Today The Co-op launches its Summer TV campaign ‘Be as unpredictable as the Summer’. The 40-second commercial, accompanied by four 10 second ads create a contagious spirit of unpredictability that unleashes the potential for experiences to take you anywhere.
Blakemore Trade Partners gets set to expand university portfolio
Blakemore Trade Partners has opened two new stores at the University of Nottingham with a view to growing its university-based estate. The new stores, based on the University’s Jubilee Campus and University Park Campus, offer students an extensive new convenience range
Digital marketing platform, bigDL, to drive sales in Nisa convenience stores
Paul Cheema, one of the UK’s leading convenience store owners, has joined forces with bigDL, the powerful digital marketing platform, to drive footfall and sales in his convenience stores. The partnership will see Cheema roll out bigDL’s breadth of marketing
Booths donates £4,250 to North West Air Ambulance Charity
Northern supermarket Booths has donated a tremendous £4,250 to the North West Air Ambulance Charity. The North West Air Ambulance Charity’s helicopters fly 365 days a year, with the doctors and paramedics on board providing rapid treatment to patients across
Good causes to ‘bag’ over £172,000 from The Southern Co-operative’s carrier bag levy fund
The Southern Co-operative has launched regional partnerships with the disability charity, Scope and a group of local environment and nature charities, the Wildlife Trusts, donating £40,000 to each as part of a new community scheme to address local concerns across
One Stop franchisee, Shelley Goel, opens second store
Shelley Goel has been working with One Stop as a franchisee in Acocks Green since the beginning; being one of the first fully fledged franchisees to open in 2013. After seeing some great success in his first store, One Stop
Good Housekeeping endorses Spar’s Luxury Soft range
Spar brand’s revamped toilet tissue has been recognised by the Good Housekeeping Institute for its great quality and design. The popular monthly women’s title has endorsed Spar brand’s Luxury Soft White Tissue (four-pack and nine-pack) for its performance, ease of use
The Southern Co-operative reports strong annual sales increase
The Southern Co-operative is celebrating a strong increase in its annual sales. The Society, which has 250 community food stores and funeral operations in 11 counties across the South of England, reported a 4.7% increase in total income to £366.8m
Spar UK’s Shop & Win campaign is back with daily top prizes for shoppers
Spar’s successful footfall driving campaign, Shop & Win, is back this again year with more chances for shoppers to win than ever before. With the first burst of this year’s campaign kicking off on 5 May, customers will be in with
Spar UK is launching broadband radio service for retailers
Spar UK is launching an exciting new broadband radio service for retailers, in a move to drive sales and create an enjoyable atmosphere in store for both customers and staff. The new in-store Spar Radio will bring listeners pop music, creative
One Stop relaunches frozen range and introduces new £5.00 meal deal
With more of a focus on better catering for the family, One Stop has launched its new frozen range centred on ‘bigger packs, better value’ giving customers more choice in store when it comes to feeding their family at home. One
Spar to bring Holland & Barrett offer to convenience stores
Spar UK is teaming up with Holland & Barrett, the UK’s leading health retailer, to offer a range of skincare, vitamin, mineral and food supplements. The partnership is currently in a trial phase in three stores in Northern Ireland, with plans
Spar targets alfresco dining with new own label summertime range and updates salads and meats
Spar is targeting alfreso dining with the launch of an own label summertime range and revamps across salads and meats. Spar brand’s summertime range launches in April and is claimed to be worth a targeted £5.5m in sales, targeting the huge
One Stop launches ‘Pop to One Stop’ marketing campaign to boost fresh credentials
One Stop has today launched a new marketing campaign ‘Pop to One Stop’ aimed at elevating its position in the fresh and chilled category and becoming the go-to local neighbourhood convenience store appealing across all occasions; inspiration for dinner tonight,
Local engagement is crucial to public health debate in convenience stores, says ACS chief executive
ACS chief executive James Lowman has called on the convenience sector to engage with local decision makers to establish their community credentials and make sure the economic role of local shops is understood. In his introductory remarks at Summit'16, Lowman
One Stop opens ninth franchise store in Scotland and converted Louth store doubles sales
One Stop’s ninth store to start trading in Scotland, Alva, opened on Friday 1 April. A monumental project for franchisees Wasim and Farrah taking an old, empty, run down Royal Bank of Scotland building and transforming it into an amazing,
Spar UK reduces sugar content by 10% in own brand soft drinks range
Spar UK has made some fantastic improvements to its soft drinks range in time for summer 2016 – including removing 51.6 tonnes of sugar from across the range. This incredible reduction equates to 206m calories, thanks to Spar’s thorough review and
Spar revamps sharing snacks range in time for summer
Spar brand has refreshed its range of sharing snacks in time for summer. A new Chicken Bites sharing tub has been introduced to the range, while all products have been redesigned with bright new packaging. The new Chicken Bites addition will
