Latest ShopSafe insight and analysis – Page 17
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Features and analysis
More customers wearing face coverings in stores
Better adherence to face covering guidance amongst customers has been reported in the convenience channel.
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Dear Jac
Customers confused over face covering guidance
Jac hears from a customer about face covering experiences.
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Features and analysis
Better protection demanded for shop workers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for tougher sentencing to address attacks against shop workers.
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Features and analysis
Abuse against shop workers rises during pandemic
USDAW research has found that 88% of shop workers suffered verbal abuse during 2020.
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Opinion
What does the Amazon Fresh opening mean for UK convenience?
Professor of Marketing at Surrey University and convenience sector expert Sabine Benoit looks at the fallout of Amazon Fresh.
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Features and analysis
Scottish retailers urged to report all crimes
The Scottish retail sector has launched a new campaign urging store owners and staff to report all crimes.
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Features and analysis
ACS urges tougher sanctions on illicit tobacco
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for tougher enforcement, citing the detrimental impact that the illicit trade has on legitimate retailers.
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Features and analysis
Budget 2021: What does it mean for you?
The Business Rates holiday was extended until June 2021 as part of this year’s Budget.
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Interviews and Profiles
Major technology upgrade completed by One Stop
One Stop has rolled out a major technology update across its entire estate, enhancing its Epos, wifi and ordering systems. The team behind the changes spoke to ConvenienceStore.co.uk about the upgrades made.
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Interviews and Profiles
Fury at lenient sentence for shopworker attack
A suspended sentence and fine for an attack on a shopworker has led to anger from the store manager.
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Features and analysis
Rural shops providing lifeline to communities during Covid-19
The importance of rural shops to their communities has been highlighted in new research published by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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Features and analysis
Listen to the debut episode of the Convenience Mix podcast
A new podcast brought to you by ConvenienceStore.co.uk, The Grocer and Lumina Intelligence lifts the lid on the convenience sector.
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Podcast
The Legacies of Lockdown: The Convenience Mix Podcast
Welcome to The Convenience Mix, a brand-new four-weekly podcast dedicated to the UK convenience retail market
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Dear Jac
What if my staff catch Covid from parcels?
Where do you stand if you want to suspend your parcel service for safety reasons?
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Interviews and Profiles
Ribena Sparkling retailer community initiative returns
Suntory Beverage and Food has donated £380,000 of Ribena Sparkling for retailers to distribute to community groups.
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Opinion
Is technology the answer to protecting shopworkers?
Tom Downes, CEO of Quail Digital, explains how technology can play a pivotal role in the safeguarding of all employees working on the shop floor.
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Features and analysis
Violence against shopworkers highlighted by small business minister
The rising number of incidents of abuse and violence against shopworkers has attracted the attention of government.
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Opinion
What trends will the convenience channel see in 2021?
Lumina Intelligence’s Sarah Coleman talks the megatrends hitting the convenience sector.
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Dear Jac
What’s your policy on face coverings?
Jac Roper hears from another retailer confused about face coverings.
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Features and analysis
Retail industry unites to urge better protection for shopworkers
The CEOs of the leading retail businesses have written to the government calling for more protection from abuse.