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Sainsbury’s launches new mobile grocery shopping initiative


Sainsbury’s has launched a mobile version of its online groceries shopping website, where shoppers will have full access to all Sainsbury’s products from their phones and handheld devices.

Morrisons drops fuel prices by 2p per litre


Morrisons has made its fourth national cut in fuel prices since the Eurozone crisis started as oil prices continue to decline.

Londis launches toolkit to help drive sales


Londis has launched a toolkit for its retail partners to help them meet the high expectations of shoppers when it comes to standards, promotions, price, range and customer service.

New post office models ‘must stack up for local shops’, says ACS


The Association of Convenience Stores’ (ACS) chief executive James Lowman has told an influential committee of MPs that collaboration is the “key to the success and sustainability of the Post Office’s network transformation programme”.

Supermarkets ‘need to scrutinise supply chain more closely’, says union


Supermarkets should look more closely at the companies in their supply chain to root out any abuse of migrant workers, according to the Unite union.

Musgrave reveals “good performance despite economic challenges”


Musgrave Group, partner to food retailers and foodservice across Ireland, the UK and Spain, has reported sales of €4.5bn up 1.6%, delivering a profit of €71m, for the year ending 31 December 2011.

English wines step up presence at LIWF


English wines will be out in force at this year’s London International Wine Fair (22-24 May) in the run up to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Olympics and Paralympics.

Landmark Wholesale reveals cash-back success for Lifestyle Express


Landmark Wholesale’s cash-back initiatives have proved to be “highly successful” with sales of both branded and own-brand products seeing substantial increases through Lifestyle Express stores; so far, over 600 Retailers have benefited from the initiatives.

Retail customers ‘let down’ by outdated IT systems, reveals new survey


More than a third of retailers are unable to respond quickly to ever-changing customer demands due to outdated IT, according to a survey by Celtech, a provider of real-time centralised systems for multi-channel retailers and wholesalers.

New Bolton Kwiksave store enjoys local support


The opening of Kwiksave’s first all-new convenience format store in Little Lever, Bolton, has received a “great response from the local community with a massive uplift of new customers since the fascia was installed.”

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