All Community articles – Page 31
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Features and analysisScotmid’s Winter Giving Campaign benefitted 80 charities
Scotmid Co-operative donated £52,000 to over 80 charities, helping to ensure that as many people as possible have food and shelter through winter
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Features and analysisGovernment highlights role of local shops in tackling loneliness
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has highlighted the role of local shops in tackling loneliness
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Features and analysisBudgens of Holt site adorned with murals by community
After Budgens of Holt was destroyed by a fire in the summer of 2020, the construction site for the new store has been brightened up with murals painted by local artists and schoolchildren
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Features and analysisProudfoot Group director joins Making a Difference Locally board
Valerie Aston has joined the Making a Difference Locally board of trustees to support the charity’s activity and direction going forward and contribute new ideas
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Features and analysisCo-operatives help support young women in India
Co-operative retail groups from around the UK have raised over £100,000 to helped more than forty young women in India develop new skills and secure a regular income
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Features and analysisNeil Turton to step down as Sugro managing director in April
Turton had previously planned to leave Sugro in 2020 but stayed on due to Covid-19
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Interviews and ProfilesHow I set up a clothes drop in store to help the homeless
Big-hearted Bobby Singh has found a new way to give back to his community
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Features and analysisJames Hall & Co. Ltd raises £500,000 for Marie Curie
James Hall & Co. Ltd has reached the £500,000 milestone for Spar’s charity partner Marie Curie
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Interviews and ProfilesAutomated gantry foils thieves at Raven’s Budgens
The Navarra system stopped robbers from stealing thousands of pounds worth of tobacco
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Features and analysisNew Go Local store opens in St. Helens
A new Go Local store has opened its doors in St Helens, Merseyside, after a refurbishment.
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Features and analysisGovernment urged to support rural shops in levelling up plan
The ACS 2022 Rural Shop Report found that 49% of rural stores operate with no other retail or service businesses close by
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Features and analysisHigh-quality produce shop to open in Camberwell in March
A new one-stop grocery store, deli and wine vault is opening its doors in Camberwell
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Features and analysisWelsh retailers invest £35m in their stores
The Association of Convenience Stores’ Welsh Local Shop Report 2022 found that retailers invested £35m over the past year
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Features and analysisSales drop in convenience channel over festive period
Retailers report a drop in sales over Christmas
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Features and analysisMichael Fletcher to replace Ken Towle as new CEO of Nisa
Ken Towle is to take up the role of retail director at Asda later this year
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Features and analysisBobby Singh of BB Nevison Superstore spreads Christmas cheer
The retailer organised a Santa’s Grotto and choir for a Christmas event for the people of Pontefract, West Yorkshire
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Interviews and ProfilesLooking ahead to 2022: Greener and leaner
Sustainability and operational efficiencies are up for discussion as three retailers reflect on 2021 and prepare for 2022
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Interviews and ProfilesWhat will be the impact of rising costs for retailers?
Staff costs and price inflation are up for discussion as leading retailers reflect on 2021 and prepare for 2022
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Features and analysisSunita Aggarwal honoured as one of Radio Sheffield’s ‘Make a difference’ heroes
Sunita Aggarwal was surprised by BBC Radio Sheffield last week at her Spar store in Hackenthorpe, Sheffield.
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OpinionStrengthen ties with your community in 2022
James Lowman explains how convenience stores can solidify themselves at the heart of their communities