Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The chain’s value offer and rapidly expanding store network in recent years saw it overtake Morrisons to become the UK’s fourth largest supermarket in 2022. H owever, in April it was reported that it was among the supermarkets resorting to selling shops to bring down its significant debts.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Tesco is planning to open over 150 Express convenience stores in the UK over the next three years as it ramps up expansion plans. The supermarket opened the doors of the first Express store in Barnes and Norbury, London in 1994 and now operates a total of 2,704 of the convenience sites.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

With Pepco set to reveal its grand plan for Poundland on its Capital Markets day on 6 March, Retail Gazette takes a look at what Williams may have up his sleeve and what’s next for one of the high street’s much-loved retailers. Pepco has also put a pause on the retailer’s expansion plans for the year.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 30, 2024

At its peak, it was the clear greetings card market leader with over 1,000 stores and a presence in almost every major British town, but a n influx of internet rivals alongside the growing popularity of Card Factorys value offer resulted in the retailer losing its grip on the industry.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 14, 2024

John Lewis appeared to backtrack on Dame Sharon White’s original turnaround plan as CEO Nish Kankiwala vowed to focus “unashamedly” on retail after the partnership posted its first profit in four years. We’ve secured the funding we need for the four years of the plan. Where is it investing?

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 29, 2025

The cuts impact several head office management roles, management in Tesco Mobile phone shops and staff at its in-store bakeries, where it plans to move away from scratch baking. It has begun talking to colleagues about a series of proposed changes in stores and head offices as it looks for more efficient ways of working.

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Inside Retail

JULY 9, 2023

In certain instances, they are even moving to value-focused supermarkets for their daily shop. Metcash’s IGA-adjacent value supermarket Supa Valu, which launched almost a year ago , has seen an increase in foot traffic in recent months as customers continue to look around for the best value.

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