All News articles – Page 115
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NewsTwo men arrested following armed robbery at Leeds c-store
Two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a convenience store in Leeds.
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NewsUnited Wholesale Grocers buys Blakemore Gateshead depot
Landmark member United Wholesale Grocers has purchased the A.F. Blakemore depot in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, less than two months after AFB announced its intention to sell its wholesale division.
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NewsAuthorities target bank holiday illicit trade opportunities
Market operators and enforcement agencies are pulling together to crack down on the sale of illicit products being sold in UK markets and car-boot sales ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
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NewsFood industry fails to hit first-year sugar reduction target
The food industry, including retailers, manufacturers and restaurant chains, has failed to hit the government’s 5% sugar-reduction target for the first year of its plan to reduce childhood obesity.
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NewsChelmsford Star Co-op profits down amid "challenging times"
Chelmsford Star Co-op has announced a year-on-year increase of 6.6% in gross takings but pre-tax profits declined by 28.5% amid “challenging times” for the high street.
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NewsM&S slows Simply Food growth amid clothing store closures
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to continue opening new Simply Food sites despite scaling back the expansion programme and increasing the number of Clothing stores it plans to close to more than 100 by 2022.
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NewsTesco to remove 'Best Before' dates from fruit & veg lines
Tesco is to remove ‘Best Before’ dates from nearly 70 fruit and vegetable lines in an effort to reduce food waste.
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NewsMPs consider separate inquiry into Asda-Sainsbury's merger
MPs are likely to launch an inquiry into the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda, separate to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation.
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News'Track and trace' tobacco legislation to impact retailers
Tobacco retailers will have to apply for unique codes before they will be able to order tobacco stock under new ’track and trace’ tobacco controls, designed to help curb the illicit trade.
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NewsBest-one signs up 125 stores in first four months of 2018
Best-one has announced it recruited 125 stores in the first four months of the year.
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NewsACS raises plastic tax concerns with Treasury
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the government not to tax retailers when considering measures to reduce single use plastics.
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NewsCMA opens investigation into Sainsbury's-Asda merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally opened its investigation into the proposed Sainsbury’s-Asda merger.
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NewsRetailers report trading woes one year after plain packaging
Retailers are reporting a double-whammy of falling footfall and rising crime almost one year on from the introduction of plain packaging and ban on small tobacco packs.
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News'No ID, no sale' policy advised for voluntary energy drinks bans
Serve Legal, a leading ID testing company for age-restricted products, has advised retailers who have implemented a voluntary ban on the sale of energy drinks to under 16s to operate a ‘no ID, no sale’ policy.
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NewsCo-op launches national fresh food redistribution scheme
The Co-op Group is launching a national food redistribution scheme to help eliminate food waste and support the thousands of small charities and community groups which operate near to its stores.
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NewsPayPoint partners with Link in 'cash over the counter' trial
PayPoint is partnering with Link, the UK’s largest cash machine network, to pilot a new “cash over the counter” withdrawal service in an effort to improve access to cash.
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NewsLottery retailer celebrates £2.2m raised for good causes
An independent retailer from Glasgow is celebrating his store’s National Lottery customers, who have raised more than £2.2m for good causes since the lottery’s launch in 1994.
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NewsRetailers warned to up their game on under-age online sales
Retailers who offer online ordering and delivery services are being warned to up their game on under-aged sales prevention.
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NewsLondon Nisa store transformed following 'Future Evolution' refit
A central London c-store has seen turnover double after converting to Nisa’s Future Evolution format.
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NewsEat 17 targets plastic reduction with raft of in-store measures
Eat 17 has introduced a number of measures in its Bishop’s Stortford store to reduce plastic wastage.