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NewsJTI launches new campaign against illicit tobacco
JTI is calling on retailers to join the fight against the illicit tobacco trade as part of a new nationwide campaign called ’Don’t Be Complicit In Illicit’.
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NewsATM network must be protected, ACS tells review
The nation’s ATM network must be retained to meet the demand for cash as a form of payment, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has told the Access to Cash Review.
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NewsShop prices rise for second month in a row
After five years of deflation, shop prices increased for the second consecutive month, latest data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Shop Price Index shows.
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NewsSales Assistant of the Year awards now open
Entries are now open for the Sales Assistant of the Year Awards, which are promising to be bigger and better than ever, with a new and exciting format for 2019.
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NewsTesco announces strong UK and Booker first half results
Tesco has announced a 2.3% increase in UK like-for-like sales, combined with a 14.7% hike in Booker like for likes, in its first half interim trading results.
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NewsCostcutter sales fall highlights cost of P&H tie-up
Accounts filed for Costcutter’s parent company the Bibby Line Group (BLG) show that sales at the symbol group declined to £512m in year to 31 December 2017, down from £628m in the previous year.
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NewsC-store retailers back parties' focus on high streets
Retailers have broadly welcomed the two main political parties’ new strategies for saving the high street, with action on ATMs, business rates and a digital services tax among the proposals capturing imaginations.
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NewsMFG gets approval to complete MRH takeover
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has been given the go ahead to complete its merger with MRH, with the condition it offloads nearly 40 sites.
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NewsIndustry bodies urge retailers to follow food allergy guidance
C-store retailers have been urged to follow guidance relating to food allergy labelling following a high-profile Pret A Manger case, in which teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperousel died after suffering an allergic reaction to one of the retailer’s sandwiches.
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NewsAldi plans to open 130 new stores over the next two years
Aldi has announced plans to open 130 new stores between 2019 and 2020, alongside a £300m investment in its existing network of stores and regional distribution centres.
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NewsCo-op extends free taxi home service for shoppers
The Co-operative Group is extending its free taxi home service for shoppers to 12 stores by the end of the year.
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda merger could harm competition in 463 areas
The proposed merger of Asda and Sainsbury’s could lead to a “substantial lessening of competition” in 463 local areas, according to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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NewsNew guidance helps stores tackle alcohol proxy purchasing
Retailers now have access to new guidance designed to help them tackle the proxy purchasing of alcohol.
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NewsTesco to trial Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles
Tesco is set to trial a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles in a number of stores across the UK as part of its commitment to eliminating single use plastic.
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NewsBlakemore Retail announces "pioneering" fresh meat trial
Blakemore Retail is trialling “a pioneering fresh foods concept,” in three of its Spar stores with the help of value fresh meat and food-to-go retailer the Crawshaws Group.
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NewsQuarter of smokers believe vaping is as harmful as tobacco
Almost a quarter of smokers in Great Britain (GB) still wrongly believe that vaping is as harmful, or more harmful, as smoking, a new survey has revealed.
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NewsScotland urged to leave small stores out of recycling scheme
Small Scottish stores of under 3,000 sq ft should be exempt from government plans to launch a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for beverage containers.
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NewsLabour vows to ban ATM charges and save high streets
Labour has pledged to ban ATM charges under a five-point plan to save the UK’s high streets.
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NewsCJ Lang appoints Stephen Brown as head of food to go
Scottish Spar retailer and distributor CJ Lang & Son has appointed Stephen Brown, formerly of Scotmid Co-operative, as head of food to go.
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NewsOnline FMCG sales growing four times faster than offline
Global online sales of FMCG products are growing four times faster than offline sales, with the UK leading the European pack, according to a new Nielsen report.