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Like-For-Like Sales Up At Russia's Magnit For First Time In Two Years

Russia's Magnit has seen a turnaround in its like-for-like sales performance, posting a 0.6% increase in comparable sales in the fourth quarter of its fina...

The Co-operative To Open 100 New Food Stores In 2019

UK retailer The Co-operative is planning to open 100 new food stores during 2019, as it seeks to grow its convenience portfolio. As well as the new open...

Convenience Stores Provide Good Starting Point For Career: NACS

According to a study by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), around 86% of Americans feel that convenience stores are a good place to sta...

Convenience Stores, Supermarkets See Marginal Gain In Share Of UK Eating Out Market

Convenience stores and supermarkets have seen a marginal year-on-year increase (+0.2%) in their share of the overall UK 'eating out' market, according to r...

Carrefour Gains On Leclerc At Top Of French Grocery Rankings: Kantar

The latest Kantar Worldpanel market share data for France revealed that Carrefour is gaining ground on rival Leclerc. According to the data, from 1...

McColl's Posts Sales Of Over £1 Billion, Boosted By Acquisitions

UK convenience retailer McColl's has posted sales of £1.13 billion in 2017, up by 19.1% compared to the previous year, following the 'successful inte...

US Convenience Stores Getting Squeezed By Fast Food, Dollar Stores

The US convenience store industry is facing an inconvenient truth: Americans are changing the way they shop for snacks and drinks. The nation’s 15...

Aldi Süd Considers Convenience Store Push

German discounter Aldi Süd is reported to be considering a new convenience concept, with the creation of a small format store in city centre locations...