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Global Convenience Store Focus
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Retail News Topaz Develops Consumer-led ForecourtTopaz, a runner up in the first International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award, has launched a new format, which responds to consumer needs in food and fuel.
Posted Oct 6, 2009 Mercator Takes it to the Max in SloveniMercator, a runner up in the first International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award, has launched a premium convenience format in its Maxi department store.
Posted Oct 6, 2009 UK Grocers Shrug Off RecessionTNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures for the 12 weeks ending 6 September 2009 confirm the impression ‘recession panic’ is ebbing away as far as the grocery market is concerned.
Posted Oct 6, 2009 Pick n Pay and Ryan's Centra VideosTo vote in the International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award, sponsored by Imperial Tobacco and Airplay, click here. Voting closes at 2pm GMT on 11 September 2009.
Posted Sep 1, 2009 Value Range Boosts Waitrose’s Market GrowthEssentials, the value private label range launched by Waitrose in March, has boosted the premium grocer’s sales, according to the latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures.
Posted Sep 1, 2009 Morrisons Leads UK Grocery PackMorrisons is leading UK supermarket growth, according to the latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures for the 12 weeks ending 12 July 2009.
Posted Aug 4, 2009 Food Price inflation Static in UKFood price inflation rose by 0.1% between May and June, according to Verdict’s Food Price Tracker, which measures food prices based on a sample of 100 products.
Posted Aug 4, 2009 Spar Overhauls Own Label RangeSpar UK is relaunching its own label range in what it claims is the biggest brand launch in its history.
Posted Jul 7, 2009 Co-op Helps to Cut Food Waste in the UKThe Co-operative Group is to become the first retailer in the UK to include storage instructions for fruit and vegetables on its fresh produce bags, to help tackle the growing problem of food waste.
Posted Jul 7, 2009 New Convenience Format Opens in DubaiEmarat, the leading petroleum brand in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has launched a new convenience franchise model called Fresh Plus.
Posted Jun 9, 2009 ADM Londis Promotes Community PositioningADM Londis is putting the community at the heart of its marketing strategy and encouraging retailers to embed their local area into their activities, according to Ruth Norton, group marketing manager at the Irish symbol group.
Posted May 4, 2009 Topaz Thinks Ahead in Irish MarketTopaz, Ireland’s leading forecourt retailer, claims there is an opportunity to stretch its brand in the dynamic convenience retail market despite the economic downturn.
Posted May 4, 2009 Esso Thinks Global, Acts LocalExxon Mobil, the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company with 32,500 branded fuel stations and 6,000 convenience stores, is leveraging its global business systems to sell more products in Ireland.
Posted May 4, 2009 Poundland Snaps Up Woolworths StoresUK value retailer Poundland is continuing to expand with the acquisition of eight ex-Woolworths stores. And it is in discussions with landlords to buy many more shops in the collapsed high street chain.
Posted May 4, 2009 Irish retailers face ruination over tobacco display banIrish convenience retailers will close if the proposed ban on tobacco display and tobacco advertising comes into force on 1 July 2009, according to Vincent Jennings, chief executive of the Convenience Stores & Newsagents Association.
Posted Apr 7, 2009 Recession changes shopping behaviour, says Scamell-KatzShoppers are changing their behaviour and spending less in recession but there are quick fixes that will capture more sales for convenience retailers, according to Siemon Scamell-Katz, founder of TNS Magasin.
Posted Apr 7, 2009 Food service is opportunity in AustraliaFood service and deli is underdeveloped in the Australian convenience market but provides an opportunity for growth, according to Warren Wilmot, ceo of 7-Eleven Stores, Australia.
Posted Apr 7, 2009 Total faces pressure from supermarketsTotal, the world’s fourth largest oil company, has learned to live under increasing pressure from supermarkets in its core markets and is expanding its services and Bonjour convenience store format in order to compete.
Posted Apr 7, 2009 Top 20 tips for petrol station designDavid Davis, partner at London-based design agency, Minale Tattersfield & Partners, presented his top tips for effective petrol station design at the recent Insight/NACS Global Convenience Benchmarks event in Dublin.
Posted Apr 7, 2009 Environmental investments win payback for convenience storesConvenience and forecourt retailers can achieve savings and quick wins from environmental investments, according to two presenters speaking at the Insight/NACS Global Convenience Benchmarks event in Dublin last month (March).
Posted Apr 7, 2009 Marks & Spencer extends brands trialPremium food retailer Marks & Spencer is reported to be extending its trial of branded products outside of the north east to 20 stores in south east England.
Posted Apr 7, 2009 Lidl sells car online in GermanyDiscount retailer Lidl has started selling cars online in Germany in partnership with car distributor ATG-Automobile.
Posted Apr 7, 2009 One-stop shop for convenience expertiseInsight is pioneering a new business model which pools multi-disciplined retail executives to provide a one-stop shop of convenience expertise.
Posted Mar 5, 2009 New Zealand rejects call for tobacco display banCampaigners against tobacco display bans are celebrating a minor victory in New Zealand where prime minister John Key has declared a ban does not have the support of national government at this stage.
Posted Mar 5, 2009 UK grocery market remains resilientTrading at UK grocers has remained buoyant in the first two months of 2009, according to the latest data from TNS Worldpanel and Nielsen.
Posted Mar 5, 2009 Kwik Save is reborn in SpainPeter O’Toole, former store development director at Musgrave, has opened a Kwik Save discount store on the Costa del Sol in Spain.
Posted Feb 3, 2009 French convenience stores buck market trendConvenience stores in France are outperforming the total grocery market and are spearheading format development, according to a new report from Verdict Research.
Posted Feb 3, 2009 UK grocery outperforms retail sectorsThe UK grocery market continues to outshine other retail sectors, according to the latest TNS market share data for the 12 weeks ending 28 December 2008.
Posted Feb 3, 2009 One Off: Fentons targets foodiesGlobal C-Store Focus has teamed up with Clare Dowdy, author of independent retail design book, One Off, to showcase individual and cutting edge food stores from around the world.
Posted Feb 3, 2009 Global tobacco display ban to hit UK storesRetail associations representing convenience stores have reacted angrily to the UK Government’s plan to ban the display of cigarette products in retail outlets.
Posted Jan 6, 2009 One Off: gourmet Gou in BeirutGlobal Convenience Store Focus has teamed up with Clare Dowdy, author of independent retail design book, One Off, to showcase individual and cutting edge food stores from around the world.
Posted Jan 6, 2009 Service drives Australian c-store marketHigh levels of customer service and soft drinks drive sales in the Australian convenience store market, according to him!, the shopper insights company.
Posted Dec 2, 2008 Lidl Express in convenience pushDiscount retailer Lidl is going head to head with convenience stores with its Express small format store at the Edmonton Green shopping centre in north London.
Posted Dec 2, 2008 One Off: a Slice of ShanghaiGlobal Convenience Store Focus teams up with Clare Dowdy, author of independent retail design book, One Off, to showcase individual and cutting edge food stores from around the world. Next up is Slice, an upmarket, international deli in Shanghai, China.
Posted Dec 2, 2008 Value retailers continue to shine in UKRetailers with a strong price positioning continue to benefit in the economic downturn but the premium end of the market experiences increasing pressure.
Posted Dec 2, 2008 Local food props up speciality storesSales of locally-sourced foods are holding up turnover in UK fine food stores, according to a survey commissioned by the Guild of Fine Food, the trade association for the speciality food sector.
Posted Dec 2, 2008 Wal-Mart opens new Marketside format in PhoenixWal-Mart has opened its first Marketside convenience stores in Phoenix, Arizona. The world's largest retailer is going head to head with Tesco and its Fresh & Easy stores on its home turf.
Posted Nov 4, 2008 BP scales back M&S jv in UKBP is planning to open 150 of its joint venture stores with M&S Simply Food by the end of next year, less than the initial target for 200.
Posted Nov 4, 2008 One Off: Boule projects French style in LAGlobal C-Store Focus has teamed up with Clare Dowdy, author of independent retail design book, One Off, to showcase individual and cutting edge food stores from around the world.
Posted Nov 4, 2008 Aldi enjoys record growthThe growth of value-based grocery retailers in the UK continues apace, according to the latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures for the 12 weeks ending 5 October 2008.
Posted Nov 4, 2008 NACS to Launch Green ToolkitNACS will soon launch its Green Toolkit, a first of its kind guide to help convenience and petroleum retailers implement a green and sustainable operation.
Posted Oct 6, 2008 Tesco Environment Store Wins Top AwardTesco, the U.K.’s leading supermarket chain, has won the prestigious Global Convenience Format of the Year Award in the 2008 Retail Industry Awards for its Express environment store in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Posted Oct 6, 2008 Petro-Canada Develops Destination C-StorePetro-Canada, the Canadian forecourt convenience operator, is developing its Neighbours convenience store format as a destination outlet, famous for coffee and foodservice.
Posted Oct 6, 2008 Reitan Expands 7-Eleven on Forecourt Reitan, the leading Scandinavian convenience retailer, is entering a new partnership with Shell that will extend the 7-Eleven format to forecourts in Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
Posted Oct 6, 2008 One Off: Greek Store Targets Busy MothersGlobal Convenience Store Focus has teamed up with Clare Dowdy, author of independent retail design book, One Off, to showcase individual and cutting-edge food stores from around the world. First up is Greece’s modern-day grocer-cum-deli, Bakaliko.
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