Samworth Brothers launches website for new food-to-go service
UK food manufacturer, Samworth Brothers, aims to corner the lucrative food-to-go market with the launch of its website for new retail food brand, Fresh Food for Now Company.
Go Instore launches omni-channel retail experiences for HP Inc. customers in South Africa
Go Instore has announced it will expand its work with HP Inc. to deliver a true omni-channel shopping experience for HP customers in South Africa. The move follows the successful roll out of the initiative in a number of European
Wren Kitchens IT graduates begin journey to success
A journey to a successful career began last week for Wren Kitchens graduates as they started the new IT Academy.
Actimel launches first ever range of Fruit & Veg Cultured Shots
Actimel is launching a breakthrough new product range of Fruit & Veg Cultured Shots, marking a bold new venture for the brand as it steps into a new category. Having landed on juice and smoothie aisles across the UK and
Funky Soap Shop sees sales jump by two thirds with optimised web store
Funky Soap Shop has seen sales jump by two thirds after optimising its web store to create a smoother customer journey.
intu signs up new coffee shop brand BEAR for intu Derby
Up-and-coming coffee shop operator BEAR is opening at intu Derby next month as it works with owner intu to launch its first shopping centre location targeting the destination’s high footfall.
Food bank appeal hits halfway mark and collects enough food to feed 20,000 children
Central England Co-op has issued a plea for shoppers to continue donating items to its Summer Food Bank Appeal – after communities revealed that they were seeing unprecedented levels of youngsters in need of food during the school holidays.
Klarna: SME online retailers look to overcome barriers to realise innovation ambitions
New research launched today by global payments provider Klarna reveals that online SME retailers in the UK might be small in size, but are increasingly open to new technologies and innovation to help drive growth over the next year.
American burger brand Five Guys to open at Gloucester Quays
Lifestyle Outlets has signed American burger brand Five Guys, famed for its burgers, hot dogs, fries and milkshakes, to join its extensive mix of restaurants in Gloucester Quays.
New Peaky Blinder craft lager cans launched ahead of a summer of sport
Sadler’s Brewing Co., a six-generation, family-run craft brewery has announced strategic partnerships with two prominent football teams in its heartland; Sadler’s Peaky Blinder Lager has become Birmingham City Football Club’s back-of-shirt sponsor and West Bromwich Albion’s official beer partner. Both
Co-op joins forces with social enterprise Hey Girls to take on period poverty in the UK
Central England Co-op is backing a social enterprise set up to tackle period poverty by stocking its products on its shelves.
UK convenience market to be worth £48.2bn by 2024, IGD reports
New forecasts from IGD reveal that the UK convenience market is set to grow by £6.9bn in the next five years, to reaach £48.2bn by 2024. The channel will benefit from lots of new store openings over the period, helping
The Groovy Food Company launches trio of new organic oil sprays and oils into Tesco
Award-winning British brand The Groovy Food Company (www.groovyfood.co.uk) is launching its brand new Organic Virgin Coconut Oil infused with Chilli & Garlic (£4.00) and its one calorie Virgin Avocado Oil Cooking Spray and Organic Coconut Oil Cooking Spray (£2)into Tesco.
Yoplait teams up with Disney to launch Star Wars Frubes
This summer, Yoplait has teamed up with Disney UK to launch a brand-new Star WarsTM Frubes range. The collaboration will see an on-pack competition giving shoppers the chance to win a trip to Orlando, Florida to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s
Leeds United announces American e-commerce giant, Wish, as new sponsor for 2019/20
Leeds United is delighted to announce that leading e-commerce platform Wish has agreed to become the Official Presenting Partner of the club for the 2019/20 season.
Co-op launches pilot for biggest ever business transformation programme with SAP
Co-op, one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives, has announced details of the first stage of its Retail Business Transformation programme (RBT), the biggest transformation programme the convenience store retailer has ever undertaken.
Britain’s travel hub foodservice market set to embark on explosive growth, NPD Group reports
With the holiday getaway in full swing, and the August bank holiday less than two weeks away, global information company The NPD Group says Britain’s travel hubs – airports, motorway service stations, train stations and petrol forecourts – now
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses celebrates 29 International Cheese Awards wins
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses has added 29 award wins to its trophy chest at this year’s International Cheese Awards, topping its recent 14-strong award win at the British Cheese Awards. The fourth-generation cheesemakers achieved Gold and Silver awards across its
GDPR fines: does your in-store customer management process put you at risk?
As retail moves away from transaction-focused retail to service-oriented in-store offerings, many retailers are implementing initiatives to improve their in-store customer experience.
First look behind the scenes at new Calow Central England Co-op Food Store ahead of official opening
These exclusive images offer a first look behind the scenes at the new Central England Co-op Food Store in Calow.
Retailers predicting 25% year-on-year boost for Black Friday, new research shows
Retailers are anticipating a successful holiday season, despite a challenging 2018, according to brand new research released today by Yieldify, the customer journey optimisation company. The report, ‘The Shape of Peak to Come’, surveyed over 400 US and UK
eBay extends deadline for Business Awards and announces panel of judges
With over 1,000 entries submitted already, eBay UK has upped the ante for its Business Awards by extending the deadline for entries to the 30th of August. The third annual awards programme aims to showcase the best of the 200,000
Toast Ale launches cans with bold and purposeful rebrand
Food production is the biggest contributor to climate change, but one third of all food is wasted. Toast Ale wants to change this. The planet-saving, certified B Corp brand brews beer from surplus fresh bread and uses its profits to
BlueSnap enhances customers’ chargeback management in partnership with Chargebacks911
BlueSnap, an online payments technology company, today announced a partnership with Chargebacks911, a technology platform provider for loss prevention and dispute management, to offer comprehensive dispute management tools to users of BlueSnap’s payment processing solutions.
Co-op to open franchise store on Newcastle University campus
Newcastle University Student Union has joined forces with the Co-op in a move which will see the retailer’s first franchise store open in the North East later this year.
