All articles by Ieuan Hughes – Page 8
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Chancellor rejects calls for business rates reform
The UK government has resisted pressure from retailers and industry bodies to reform business rates, with the chancellor responding to calls from a group of influential MPs.
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Food-to-go makeover fuels footfall at Nisa forecourt
A Nisa Local forecourt in West Yorkshire, which opened earlier this year, has reported increased footfall after launching its own bespoke food-to-go offering.
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Chelmsford Star Co-op reopens Duke St store after major refit
Chelmsford Star Co-operative has re-opened its Duke Street convenience store in Chelmsford, following a major refit which has transformed the site.
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Tesco discount chain could launch within months, reports suggest
Tesco is set to launch a new discount chain to rival the discounters Aldi and Lidl with new sites expected to launch as early as September, according to reports.
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Sainsbury's Q1 results boosted by convenience and online
Sainsbury’s has reported a 0.2% rise in like-for-like sales in its first quarterly results for 2018, including healthy sales growth in its Local convenience stores and online business.
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Fresh food price inflation slows as overall deflation eases
Fresh food price inflation slowed marginally to 0.9% in June, with overall shop price deflation easing by 0.6% when compared to figures in May, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen shop price index.
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Central England Co-op rolls out new in-store security measures
Central England Co-op has revealed plans to roll-out a range of measures to deter criminals from targeting its c-stores and protect its staff during an incident.
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Technology downtime costing retailer sales, research reveals
Retail technology downtime is leaving one in three UK shoppers unable to complete their purchase, costing retailers valuable transactions, according to new research.
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Products In Depth
Welcome to the new ice age
Ready meals, ice cream and meal deals are helping to keep retailers out of the cold when it comes to success in the frozen food category
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Tesco to form strategic alliance with French chain Carrefour
Tesco has announced its intention to enter into a long-term, strategic alliance with French retail chain Carrefour, with the aim of improving quality and choice as well as lowering the price of own-brand products.
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First cut to ATM interchange fee comes into force
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has condemned the decision by ATM network Link to reduce the interchange fee for cash machine operators, with the first cut coming into force on Sunday (July 1st).
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Subway partners with Just Eat for new delivery service
Subway has announced a trial of a new delivery service with Just Eat, which will allow customers to order Subway food using the Just Eat app and website.
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Nisa's MADL launches birthday competition for small charities
Nisa has launched its biggest ever charity competition offering prizes of £10,000 to 10 small charities, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Making a Difference Locally charity.
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Booker restricts sale of some drinks due to CO₂ shortages
Booker Wholesale has imposed restrictions on the sale of some drinks, including beer and cider, in response to the recent CO₂ shortages affecting the UK supply chain.
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MPs back parliamentary motion on tackling shop theft
MPs have supported a parliamentary call for the government to tackle shop theft and recognise the seriousness of the crime.
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Pilot scheme in Leeds looks to tackle on-the-go recycling
Retailers and manufactures have join forces in a bid to improve the recycling of on-the-go food and drink under a new pilot partnership in Leeds.
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Nisa retailers place orders for Co-op's own-label range
Nisa retailers have started placing orders for the Co-op Group’s own label range, which will be introduced into independent stores over the next few weeks.
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Scottish Bill to protect shopworkers gains MSP support
The Scottish Labour Party’s proposed Bill to protect shopworkers, including the creation of new offences for shop theft and assault of a retail worker, has achieved the required support from MSPs to be introduced in front of the Scottish Parliament.
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CO₂ shortages causing suppliers to 'cancel promotional activity'
C-Store understands that some suppliers are cancelling their promotional activity with retailers in response to the recent CO₂ shortage in northern Europe, which is impacting supply in the UK.
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15,000 cigarettes seized in illegal tobacco raids
Nearly 15,000 cigarettes and more than nine kilograms of hand-rolling tobacco have been seized by Warwickshire Police and Border Force, following raids on stores carried out by Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service.