All articles by Aidan Fortune – Page 6
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Features and analysisUnderstanding your shoppers to help grow soft drink sales
Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I category controller Claire Woolridge discusses research into soft drinks to help retailers enhance their sales
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Features and analysisProposals to offer energy support to more small businesses welcomed
The government has proposed that more small businesses could gain access to specialist support for disputes with their energy supplier
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Features and analysis£2.7m of illicit vapes seized and destroyed in Northampton
More than £2.7m worth of illicit vapes have been seized and destroyed by Trading Standards officers from West Northamptonshire Council
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Features and analysisNisa’s MADL raises money for five UK charities
Five UK causes have benefited from Nisa’s ‘Give Five £500’ colleague donations as Making a Difference Locally’s (MADL) celebrates UK Charity Week 2023
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Features and analysisCheryl Hope appointed to Unitas board
Unitas Wholesale has appointed Cheryl Hope to the Unitas Board following her promotion to trading director earlier this year.
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Features and analysisRetailers reminded to sign National Lottery Transfer of Retailer Agreement by 18 December
Allwyn has reminded retailers that they must sign the TRA by 18 December to ensure they can still offer National Lottery services
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Features and analysisBusiness groups demand action from PCCs on store crime
Police and Crime Commissioners have been called on to tackle retail crime
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Features and analysisSuspended jail sentence and £125,000 fine for illicit vape trader
A former trader in Salford has received a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay £125k after 55,000 counterfeit items were seized
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Features and analysisNisa appoints new head of central operations
Nisa has promoted Michelle Scott-Jones to the role of head of central operations
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Features and analysisCamelot gears up for Christmas with bumper draws
Camelot is expecting huge sales boosts for National Lottery retailers across the month of December
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Features and analysisKP Snacks celebrates community retailers with 70th anniversary competition
Two retailers were chosen by KP Snacks to receive £700 each to help support their communities
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Features and analysisMore than 80% of consumers unaware of HFSS legislation
Research by Purity Soft Drinks has revealed a lack of consumer awareness about HFSS legislation
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Features and analysisGovernment warned that tobacco ban will lead to a rise in black market activity
The Institute of Economic Affairs warned that plans to ban anyone born after 2008 from purchasing tobacco products will only cause an increase in the black market economy
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Features and analysisNisa appoints two new retail development managers
Phil Knox and Fiona Shearer have joined Nisa and will focus on offering support to stores in Scotland
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Features and analysisJosh James lifts the lid on Fresh & Proper
Josh James discusses partnering with Morrisons for his Fresh & Proper store in Cambridgeshire
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Features and analysisFWD calls for collaboration between political parties and wholesale sector
The FWD manifesto sets out actions focusing on growth, employment, sustainability, communities; and the supply chain
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Features and analysisLack of consistent enforcement of illicit tobacco
Research carried out by FTI Consulting has found an extreme differences in levels of enforcement by local authorities when it comes to illicit tobacco sales
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Features and analysisBAT calls for stricter vape regulations
BAT has called for a licensing scheme for vape sellers to help tackle underage sales
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Features and analysisNew Zealand government u-turn on tobacco sales ban
The New Zealand government has scrapped its proposed generational ban on sales of tobacco products
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Features and analysisA.F. Blakemore acquires Hockmeyer Motors
A.F. Blakemore and Son Limited has agreed a deal to purchase Hockmeyer Motors Limited