Latest ShopSafe insight and analysis – Page 10
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Features and analysis
Prosecutions secured over illicit tobacco sales
Illicit tobacco and cigarettes were seized in two raids on a store in Lincolnshire
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Features and analysis
Respect for retail staff urged as face covering guidelines change
Customers in stores in England are no longer required to wear face coverings
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Features and analysis
Caution urged over face covering guidance changes
Representatives from the retail industry expressed concern over the changes to face covering guidance
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Features and analysis
Savewell Direct buying group ceases trading
Durham Police is investigating an incident of internal fraud
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Features and analysis
Walsall retailer fined following illicit tobacco discovery
Trading Standards Officers seized 6,000 illegal cigarettes and over 1kg of illicit hand-rolling tobacco
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Features and analysis
Police Scotland steps up to tackle abuse against retail staff
Almost 300 cases of abuse against shop staff in Scotland were reported to police in the first three months of new legislation
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Features and analysis
Stockton store shut down by council following illicit tobacco seizure
More than 200,000 illicit cigarettes were seized from the store and a nearby flat
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Features and analysis
PayPoint expands Covid-19 test partnership with Randox
PayPoint is to make low-cost Covid-19 tests available in more than 10,000 of its sites
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Features and analysis
ACS calls for views on employment in annual colleague survey
The Association of Convenience Stores is calling on people working in local shops to provide their views on employment in the convenience sector
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Features and analysis
Vaping expert partners with Oldham City Council & Geek Bar to tackle counterfeit products
A leading vaping industry expert is working with Oldham city council in Manchester to tackle counterfeit and non-compliant products on behalf of Geek Bar
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Interviews and Profiles
What 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 analysis
Retailer prosecuted for selling counterfeit tobacco in Salford
A businessman has had over £11,000 worth of counterfeit tobacco taken from his premises and has been prosecuted.
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Features and analysis
Major illicit tobacco and cigarette seizure made in Grimsby
Almost 300,000 illicit cigarettes and 2,615 of illicit tobacco have been seized in Grimsby as part of Operation CeCe
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Features and analysis
Southern Co-op lends support to Christmas appeal
As part of this year’s Southern Co-op Mission Christmas appeal, staff have raised money and gift donations for children
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Features and analysis
York store putting shopper safety first with self-checkouts
A Nisa retailer in York is prioritising the safety of its shoppers and staff this winter by expanding its self-serve till area
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Features and analysis
Booker drivers to strike on Christmas Eve due to pay dispute
Around 1,500 stores are expected to be impacted by the strike action
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Features and analysis
Retailers urged to report their experiences of crime
The ACS Crime Report 2021 revealed that 89% of shopworkers experienced verbal abuse over the past year.
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Features and analysis
How to attract and keep staff at your store
Recruitment is proving to be a struggle for convenience, with store owners finding it difficult to both attract and retain staff. We look at what top retailers are doing to get the right people
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Features and analysis
Kickstart Scheme improvements suggested to government
The ACS has put forward suggestions as to how the Kickstart Scheme could be improved
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Opinion
How to deal with staff issues in your business
Richard Inglis discusses how he stays on top of staff issues and what support he uses