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UK sales have soared for convenience retailer Heron Foods – which is owned by B&M Group – as shoppers migrate towards discount stores while supermarkets compete to keep prices low.…
Read MoreUsdaw calls for action as violence and abuse towards retail staff surges
Retail trade union Usdaw is calling for more action to ensure that abuse, threats, and violence against shopworkers is taken seriously after a survey shows that incidents are on the…
Read MoreBestway opens its second branded store
Bestway Wholesale has officially opened its second dual branded Costcutter and Bargain Booze store in Whiston, Prescot.
As a dual store, it has an off license offer to complement the…
Read MoreCo-op rolls out bodycams to ensure colleague and customer safety
Central England Co-op is rolling out colleague body cameras to a further 38 stores in the UK.
After an initial roll out proved successful, the retailer is trying to combat…
Read MoreMr Kipling owner offers paid transgender and menopause policies
Premier Foods, the parent company of Mr Kipling, has launched two new modern work policies aimed to support its office-based and manufacturing colleagues going through life-changing events.
Under the new…
Read MoreCosta Coffee launches ‘worlds first’ hot and cold self-serve coffee machines
Costa Coffee has announced it will be rolling out the world’s first integrated hot and cold self-serve Costa Express machines this summer.
Following a successful trial in Bristol last summer,…
Read MoreCo-op partners with Microsoft to launch new platform to tackle food waste
The Co-op has partnered with Microsoft to create a new platform that helps supermarkets reduce food waste.
Supported by technology consultancy BJSS and Team ITG, Co-op and Microsoft have created…
Read MoreNisa prepares partners for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Nisa has launched a variety of deals for its partners to help drives sales ahead of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The symbol group retailer hopes to drive sales in…
Read MoreCo-op reduces food-to-go packaging
The Co-op has reduced its food-to-go packaging across its entire range, with changes including banning all single use plastic cutlery, in favour of wooden sporks.
The move comes part of…
Read MoreCo-op invests £19m to strengthen support for pig farmers
The Co-op has pledged £19 million to support pig farmers and calls for other leading supermarkets to go the whole ‘hog’ and support the UK pig farming sector.
The symbol…
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