All Convenience Store articles in 22 March 2019 – Page 2
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Features and analysis
CRA 2019 Best Independent Store: Spar Princess Street, Manchester
The continuing growth in sales at Paul Stone’s Spar store in Princess Street, Manchester, was rewarded with the accolade of Best Independent Store at this year’s Convenience Retail Awards.
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Product News
Young's supports frozen range with new ads
Young’s Seafood is supporting its frozen Chip Shop and Gastro brands with a new marketing campaign.
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News
Nisa signs supply deal with garden centre chain Dobbies
Nisa has signed a deal with UK garden centre chain Dobbies, which is seeking to make more of its new ‘Foodhall’ offer and the growing top-up shopping opportunity in 35 of its stores.
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News
Retailers urged to report abuse as part of Home Office-led campaign
Convenience retailers in England and Wales are being urged to report all incidents of abuse that occur as part of a new campaign launched on Tuesday by the Home Office, retail businesses and retail membership organisations.
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News
Crime cost convenience sector £246m over past year, says ACS
Crime against convenience retailers cost the sector an estimated £246m over the last year, with over 10,000 incidents of violence reported, according to the new Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) crime report.
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News
Post Office seeks to remove presiding Judge from Horizon case
The Post Office has requested that the Judge presiding over the Horizon proceedings be removed from all upcoming trials due to his “apparent bias” in the case brought to the High Court by more than 500 subpostmasters.
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News
Retailers given three-week window to apply for Track and Trace codes
Small convenience store retailers will have only a three-week window to apply for the two unique codes that they will need to legally buy tobacco, ahead of the implementation of the new Track and Trace legislation on May 20.
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Blog
In search of new flavours
UK shoppers want their boundaries to be pushed and to experiment with new flavours, and this appetite has extended into world foods and spices, writes HIM’s Blonnie Walsh.
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News
Co-op Group ordered to make changes after breaching groceries code
The Co-operative Group has been ordered to introduce major changes to its governance, systems and processes following a formal investigation by the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA).
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Product News
Gusbourne introduces new Blanc de Blancs
Gusbourne is releasing a new Chardonnay wine into the UK convenience channel.
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Product News
Unilever mixes Marmite and peanut butter
Unilever is combining two of the nation’s most popular spreads into one product with the launch of Marmite Peanut Butter.
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Product News
Accolade Wines creates limited-edition labels
Accolade Wines is giving its Echo Falls wine range a limited-edition look with the launch of new themed labelling.
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News
Costcutter claims to have turned a corner after annual sales drop
The latest accounts for Costcutter Supermarkets Group show that the organisation has continued to lose money in 2018, but the management team remains confident that the group has turned a corner back into positive territory following the new supply deal with the Co-op.
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Product News
Martini releases new summer vermouth
Martini has announced the launch of a new vermouth into the UK summer drinks market.
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News
Store worker murdered during north-west London robbery
The Metropolitan Police are appealing for information regarding the fatal stabbing of a store worker during a robbery at a convenience store in north-west London.
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News
Tesco launches fruit and veg plastic-free trial in two stores
Tesco has launched a trial to remove plastic-wrapped fruit and vegetable products from its stores in a bid to cut down on packaging waste.
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News
Sainsbury's and Asda offer to sell stores to secure merger
Sainsbury’s and Asda have offered to sell up to 150 supermarkets and a number of convenience stores to allow their proposed merger to go ahead, amid concerns raised by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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News
Four in 10 shoppers expect emptier c-store shelves after Brexit
More than 40% of UK consumers think convenience stores will have emptier shelves after Brexit, but 74% expect no reduction in choice and availability of grocery in online channels, according to new HIM research.
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Product News
Stella Artois partners with the Co-op and Water.org
Stella Artois is marking a partnership campaign with the Co-op Group and Water.org with the release of limited-edition packs.
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Product News
Bridor bakes up new Nordic loaf
Bridor is launching a new Nordic loaf, inspired by the traditional dark rye breads of Northern Europe.