All Convenience Store articles in 17 April 2020 – Page 2
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Product News
Lockdown diary: home baking products still in high demand
Sally Croft, co-owner of Croft Stores (Nisa) in Silverstone, Northants, says demand for home-baking products continues to soar as shoppers turn their hands and ovens to bread and biscuit making.
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Features and analysis
Coronavirus: How a global emergency transformed one retailer into a philanthropist
Covid-19 has been life-changing for people the world over, but for Premier retailer Tahir Ali, aka Nico, it has been an epiphany, opening his eyes to the needs of local people and inspiring him to become a true community hero
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News
Marston Moretaine food store marks Captain Tom's 100th birthday
Captain Tom Moore’s local shop has been decorated in his honour to mark the legendary fundraiser’s 100th birthday today.
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News
Philip Morris ‘buy back’ scheme for menthol cigarettes to open following ban
Retailers will soon be able to register for Philip Morris Limited’s new ‘Buy-Back’ scheme, being introduced as a result of the ban on menthol and capsule cigarettes on 20 May.
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Product News
Yazoo returns to tv with Young Sheldon sponsorship deal
Flavoured milk brand Yazoo is back on screens after nearly 10 years, in a £2m broadcast sponsorship deal of The Big Bang Theory’s spin-off series Young Sheldon.
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Product News
Budweiser updates low and no alcohol portfolio
Budweiser Brewing Group has expanded its range of no and low alcohol beers with two new lines - Budweiser Zero and Stella Artois Alcohol Free.
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News
Coronavirus: In-store card payments soar at expense of cash
Cash payments have plummeted in convenience stores since lockdown began, as shoppers favour contactless payments and make the most of the new higher £45 limit introduced at the start of April.
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News
Coronavirus: GroceryAid launches new fund to support workers through outbreak
Industry charity GroceryAid has launched a new £1.5m fund to help grocery colleagues deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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News
Convenience and online share of sales reach record levels, says Nielsen
The share of grocery sales made at convenience stores reached a new high of 30% in the four weeks ending 18 April, according to Nielsen.
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News
Co-op to work with IRI on new data platform for suppliers
The Co-op has agreed a new data project with IRI to give suppliers greater insight into shopper trends and promotional strategies through both society-owned stores and independent outlets supplied by Nisa.
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News
The Future of Tobacco webinar open for registrations
Changes in the tobacco and vape category both in the short term and in the future will be discussed by an expert panel in a free-to-air online webinar next week.
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News
Spar names new brand and marketing director
Spar UK has appointed Suzanne Dover as its new brand and marketing director.
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Product News
Seabrook celebrates milestone with new fish & chip flavour crisps
Seabrook Crisps is celebrating its 75th anniversary with the introduction of a limited-edition fish & chips flavour.
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Product News
Black cherry and orange marmalade styles enter Skinny low sugar range
Healthy snacking supplier The Skinny Food Co has announced an expansion of its low sugar jam range with the launch of two new varieities.
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News
NFRN writes to competition authority about Cardtronics rate cut
The Federation of Independent Retailers’ (NFRN’s) National President Stuart Reddish has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concerning “significant unilateral reductions in ATM transaction fees paid to retailers by Cardtronics”, under the guise of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Dear Jac
It won’t be headline news to say I’ve had complaints about Smiths News…
…but I have also had good news on that front too.
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Dear Jac
Various callers and emailers have been in touch over their Camelot accounts.
Some have been accommodated…others not
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Dear Jac
Loophole I grant you
David Blackborow writes: “I wish to highlight a loophole in the government’s grants to business to help their cashflow during this crisis.”