All articles by Ieuan Hughes – Page 17
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News
CollectPlus now available in 7,000 stores across the UK
Parcel delivery service CollectPlus is now available in 7,000 stores across the UK, according to brand operator PayPoint.
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Products In Depth
Red hot chiller pep-ups
New formats and dairy-free lines are now vying for space alongside the old faithfuls in the chiller, providing a new focus for the category
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McColl's achieves £1bn annual turnover for first time
McColl’s Retail Group has announced that the business has achieved annual revenues of over £1bn for the first time, in the year to 26 November 2017, with stable growth in its convenience store business.
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East of England Co-op to sell food past best before date
The East of England Co-operative Group has announced it will become the first major retailer to start selling products beyond their best before date, in an effort to slash food waste in its stores.
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Co-op Group adds North East tea brand to local supply network
The Co-operative Group has signed a contract with Northumberland Tea to supply around 60 of its food stores in the North East.
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Wrap issues new guidelines to prevent confusing date labels
Waste agency Wrap has advised retailers to improve food labelling to prevent edible produce from being wasted.
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Features and analysis
Lifestyle Extra, Llanelli
As a cash & carry accountant, Venu Mittapally was used to dealing with large sums of money. Now as a Lifestyle Extra retailer, he’s spent £55,000 on a store refit in the Welsh town of Llanelli.
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Own brand vs brand
Retailers report that they are cutting back on brands and instead devoting more space to own label. C-Store investigates what’s driving this change and how shoppers have been persuaded that branded isn’t always best.
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ACS welcomes intervention on ATM interchange fees
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed government action on changes to ATM interchange fees.
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New lottery games set to drive sales for retailers
Camelot UK has announced that it will launch a new EuroMillions HotPicks game and introduce a Tuesday Thunderball draw in January next year.
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Fresh food price increases slow down in November
Fresh food inflation fell sharply last month, as retailers tried to shield customers from rising costs and a depreciation in the value of the pound.
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Forecourt operator Gulf launches Christmas promotion
Gulf has launched a brand new promotion called ‘The Big Christmas Giveaway’.
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Booths considering offers after 170 years of trading
Northern supermarket chain Booths, known as the ’Waitrose of the North’, has been put up for sales after 170 years of trading under the same family.
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UK retail to be among worst performers in 2018, says study
UK retail sales are expected to be undermined by weaker consumer sentiment and rising prices in 2018, according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Retailers consider impact of latest rise in wage costs
Retailers have started to explore how they will absorb rising staff costs after the chancellor’s decision to increase the National Living Wage (NLW) to £7.83 next April.
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Co-op signs contracts with 20 local breweries in Scotland
The Co-operative Group has signed contracts with 20 local breweries to supply its Scottish food stores as part of the group’s commitment to supporting small, local producers.
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Bestway Foundation makes £100,000 donation to NSPCC
The Bestway Foundation has donated a massive £100,000 to the NSPCC, he UK’s leading children’s’ charity
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Budget: Government commits to promoting PO banking services
The government will encourage the Post Office to raise public awareness of its banking services available across its network, according to this week’s Budget documents.
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'Inconvenience of recyclable coffee cups' deters shoppers
Too many customers are put off using recyclable cups because they feel it reduces the convenience of having takeaway coffee, according to an industry expert.
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Items worth £3.2bn stolen via self-checkout, research finds
Shopping items worth a total of £3.2bn are stolen through self-service checkouts every year, according to new research.