All articles by Aidan Fortune – Page 30
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Features and analysisSmoking ban ‘would fuel huge tobacco black market’ warns lobby group
Suggestions by former chancellor George Osborne to ban smoking have been criticised
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Features and analysisOne million illegal cigarettes seized by Warwickshire County Council
More than one million illegal cigarettes were seized in the last 18 months by Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service
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Features and analysisVeolia launches disposable vape recycling service
Waste management solution provider Veolia has launched a national vape collection service
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Features and analysisAsda opens 150th On the Move convenience store
The store has been opened in partnership with EG Group
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Features and analysisUKVIA publishes sustainability guidance for vape category
The UK Vaping Industry Association has published a new guide to sustainable vaping
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Features and analysisAllwyn updates retailers on National Lottery progress
Allwyn retail director Katharine Challinor has reassured store owners that ”retail is absolutely at the heart of plans” for the National Lottery licence
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Features and analysisMPK Garages switches 11 stores to Nisa
MPK Garages Ltd has signed a deal which will see 11 of its forecourt sites join Nisa over the next three months
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Features and analysisQuail Digital receives King’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade
Quail Digital is one of 148 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise
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Features and analysisChanges to Scottish Deposit Return Scheme unveiled
The proposed changes focus mainly on suppliers and the hospitality sector
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Features and analysisPayPoint reports positive 12 months with revenue hitting £125m
In its trading update for the financial year ended 31 March 2023, PayPoint recorded a group net revenue of £125m, up from £115m in the previous year
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Features and analysisThe Convenience Awards 2024: Date and venue revealed!
The Convenience Awards will take place on 21 March 2024 at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester
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Features and analysisScottish Deposit Return Scheme delayed until March 2024
The scheme has been delayed for 10 months to help businesses “get ready”
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco usage still on the rise
Research by the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association found that 73% of smokers have bought illicit tobacco over the past year
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Features and analysisSnappy Shopper partners with Gander to offer reduced items for home delivery
The partnership is being trialled in a 12-week pilot scheme at two CJ Lang stores in Scotland
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Features and analysisCost of living crisis leading to increased shopworker abuse
Shopworkers are bearing the brunt of customer frustrations over rising costs
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Features and analysisCostcutter reduces fuel levy charges
The reduced fuel levy charges are part of its “commitment to supporting retailers”
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Features and analysisSouthern Co-op recycles 8,000 disposable barbecues
The retailer took disposable barbecues off sale in 2022
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco worth £76,000 seized in Kent stores
242,500 cigarettes and 1,516 pouches of illicit tobacco have been seized by authorities in Kent
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Features and analysisThe Felix Project makes surplus food appeal
Food redistribution charity the Felix Project is urgently looking for new suppliers to donate surplus food and help provide up to three million more meals for those in need
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Features and analysisVape swap scheme unveiled by government
One in five of all smokers in England will be provided with a vape starter kit to help them stop smoking