Category: Convenience Worldwide

Re-defining the convenience store

Technology website Tech Crunch, reports that US convenience store, Foxtrot announces the close of a US$17 million growth fund, co-led by Imaginary and Wittington Ventures, with investments from previous backers. ‘What is Foxtrot?’...

Convenience worldwide: Waitrose opens convenience store in Dubai

UK retailer Waitrose has opened a new small-format shop in Dubai as it continues its partnership with Fine Fare Food Market (FFFM). The store is Waitrose’s fourth shop in Dubai and its ninth...

Another 7-Eleven franchisee to face court over cash-back scheme

A Brisbane-based 7-Eleven franchisee is alleged to have dismissed a worker by removing him from the roster after he refused his employer’s request to repay an amount he had been paid. Balaji Australia...

Convenience Worldwide: hurricanes hit US consumer confidence

In the wake of two historic back-to-back hurricanes that curtailed fuel supply and increased demand, consumers say that they are feeling less optimistic about the state of the economy, according to the...

Convenience worldwide: Sainsbury’s launches click-and-collect at UK convenience stores

Customers will be able to pick up orders of goods from Sainsbury’s Argos and Tu subsidiaries from more than 100 Sainsbury’s Local stores in the UK by the end of 2017. One year...

Convenience worldwide: Morrisons to supply McColl’s in UK

UK supermarket chain Morrisons’ plans to supply McColl’s convenience stores and newsagents signal a firm commitment to move back into the convenience market, says GlobalData Senior Analyst Molly Johnson-Jones. Morrison’s MLocal stores were...

Chinese convenience shoppers state demands

New research from global market-intelligence agency Mintel shows that Chinese convenience shoppers are looking for quality, proximity and range of products as key points when choosing which store to shop at. Fifty-three per...

Steady sales growth in US convenience market: NACS

US convenience store sales have grown steadily in the first half of 2017, according to results from a National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) survey released this week. The association claims that 67...
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