All articles by Christian Fuller – Page 10
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Seven in 10 will use c-stores for Easter top-up, survey reveals
Almost three-quarters (72%) of consumers are likely to use their local convenience store to pick up shopping items they have either forgotten or run out of over the Easter period, according to a new Bestway Wholesale survey.
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Food-to-go: Are you making a meal of it?
Whether it’s a simple sarnie or full-on fry-up, the potential of food-to-go shows no sign of cooling. Here retailers reveal what’s on the menu.
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Ministers launch call for evidence to tackle violent retail crime
The government has published a consultation calling for evidence of abuse against shop staff to help shape its response to violent retail crime.
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MPs set to debate policy on preventing retail crime
MPs will debate policy on the prevention of retail crime in the House of Commons on 11 April.
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Man charged with murder of store owner Ravi Katharkamar
A man has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of convenience store owner Ravi Katharkamar during a robbery in north-west London.
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Female store worker injured in Cheshire McColl's robbery
Cheshire Police are urging witnesses to come forward after a store worker was injured during an armed robbery at a McColl’s store in Crewe.
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Shop price inflation highest in six years, data reveals
Rising food prices drove up shop price inflation to the highest rate since March 2013 last month, according to new data.
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Teenager jailed over axe-wielding robbery in Surrey c-store
A teenager who threatened a female convenience store worker in Surrey with an axe has been jailed for 44 months.
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Retailers struggle to absorb latest National Living Wage rise
Independent retailers are struggling to absorb the cost of the latest increase in the National Living Wage (NLW).
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Second man arrested over murder of Ravi Katharkamar
A second man has been arrested following the fatal stabbing of convenience store owner Ravi Katharkamar during a robbery in north-west London.
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Nine in 10 Lotto retailers pass mystery shopping visits
Camelot has revealed that 91% of National Lottery retailers correctly asked for ID on the first occasion during mystery shopping visits last year.
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Costcutter unveils next phase of Shopper First programme
Costcutter Supermarket Group (CSG) has unveiled the next phase of its Shopper First programme in an effort to drive retailers’ sales.
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Man arrested over murder of store owner Ravi Katharkamar
A man has been arrested following the fatal stabbing of convenience store owner Ravi Katharkamar during a robbery in north-west London.
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Murdered north London store owner named as Ravi Katharkamar
A convenience store owner who was fatally stabbed during a robbery in north-west London has been identified as 54-year-old Ravi Katharkamar, Metropolitan Police have announced.
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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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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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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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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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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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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).