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NewsCoronavirus: ACS tells MPs of the vital role played by “essential” local shops
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has highlighting the vital role that local shops have played in feeding communities in its evidence to two Parliamentary Inquiries into the impact of coronavirus.
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Scotmid Co-op grows sales and profits in “challenging” year
Scotmid Co-op grew its trading profit by 5.7% to £5.6m in the year ended 25 January 2020, the society has announced.
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Coronavirus: Shop workers score highly in special edition of Top Trumps card game
Shop workers play a staring roll in a brand new edition of the Top Trumps card game honouring the key workers who are supporting the nation amid the coronavirus epidemic.
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Coronavirus: Stores support VE Day celebrations despite virus lockdown
Convenience stores across the country are supporting community efforts to mark the 75th Victory In Europe (VE) Day on 8 May, when the Second World War came to an end in Europe.
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Local shops making 600,000 home deliveries per week says ACS
Local shops in the UK are now making more than 600,000 grocery deliveries a week, according to the Association of Convenience Stores.
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Simply Fresh expands home delivery options with Deliveroo deal
Simply Fresh has started working with Deliveroo to expand the options for home delivery from member stores.
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Spar wholesaler James Hall donates £250,000 to local NHS hospital
Spar wholesaler and retailer James Hall & Co has donated £250,000 to the Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire.
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Post Office launches shortfall compensation scheme for former Horizon postmasters
The Post Office today (1 May 2020) announced the launch of a claims scheme for current and former postmasters who believe they have experienced shortfalls related to previous versions of its epos system Horizon.
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Marston Moretaine food store marks Captain Tom's 100th birthday
Captain Tom Moore’s local shop has been decorated in his honour to mark the legendary fundraiser’s 100th birthday today.
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Philip Morris ‘buy back’ scheme for menthol cigarettes to open following ban
Retailers will soon be able to register for Philip Morris Limited’s new ‘Buy-Back’ scheme, being introduced as a result of the ban on menthol and capsule cigarettes on 20 May.
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Coronavirus: In-store card payments soar at expense of cash
Cash payments have plummeted in convenience stores since lockdown began, as shoppers favour contactless payments and make the most of the new higher £45 limit introduced at the start of April.
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Coronavirus: GroceryAid launches new fund to support workers through outbreak
Industry charity GroceryAid has launched a new £1.5m fund to help grocery colleagues deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Convenience and online share of sales reach record levels, says Nielsen
The share of grocery sales made at convenience stores reached a new high of 30% in the four weeks ending 18 April, according to Nielsen.
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Co-op to work with IRI on new data platform for suppliers
The Co-op has agreed a new data project with IRI to give suppliers greater insight into shopper trends and promotional strategies through both society-owned stores and independent outlets supplied by Nisa.
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The Future of Tobacco webinar open for registrations
Changes in the tobacco and vape category both in the short term and in the future will be discussed by an expert panel in a free-to-air online webinar next week.
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Spar names new brand and marketing director
Spar UK has appointed Suzanne Dover as its new brand and marketing director.
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NFRN writes to competition authority about Cardtronics rate cut
The Federation of Independent Retailers’ (NFRN’s) National President Stuart Reddish has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concerning “significant unilateral reductions in ATM transaction fees paid to retailers by Cardtronics”, under the guise of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Demand for home delivery starting to stabilise following lockdown surge
Six weeks into a UK-wide lockdown, convenience retailers offering home deliveries say that demand for their services appears to have stabilised.
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Product quality fastest-growing shopper need
Product quality, particularly for fresh food, has grown in importance for consumers during the lockdown period, according to HIM & MCA Insight’s Channel Pulse findings.
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Coronavirus: Government confirms c-store workers with symptoms can get tested
Essential workers in England, including convenience store employees, are now eligible for coronavirus testing if they have symptoms or live with someone who has symptoms.
