All News articles – Page 129
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NewsDiscounter B&M announces strong Q3 like-for-like sales
Fast-growing discounter B&M has announced a 12.9% increase in like-for-like third quarter sales across its 569 UK stores.
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NewsSouthern Co-op announces 6% Christmas sales growth
The Southern Co-operative has reported a 6% increase in like-for-like sales for the three-week Christmas period ending 6 January 2018.
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NewsACS welcomes government action on plastic waste
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed plans, announced today, to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste in the UK by 2042.
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NewsBooker reports 3.8% rise in total like-for-like sales
The Booker Group has announced a rise in total like-for-like sales of 3.8%, during the 16 weeks to December 29 2017.
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NewsRetailers back healthy snacking for children
The provision of quality, affordable low calorie products for children is climbing up the convenience retailing agenda….
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NewsGovernment to extend 5p plastic bag levy to small stores
The government is expected to announce an extension to the 5p charge on plastic bags in England to small retailers, as part of new environmental plans.
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NewsTeenager charged with murder of London c-store worker
Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with the murder of a convenience store worker in north London who refused to sell a group of teenagers cigarette papers.
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NewsTesco leads festive growth among big four supermarkets
Tesco led festive sales growth among the big four supermarkets in the 12 weeks ending 31 December 2017, but the Co-op Group suffered a decline in sales, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s latest figures.
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op enjoys strong Christmas sales
Lincolnshire Co-op has announced a 7% increase in like-for-like sales during the three-week Christmas period with the society’s Love Local range performing particularly well.
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NewsFood drives retail sales growth in December
Like-for-like food sales increased by 2.6% during the three months to December, while total sales exceeded the 12-month average, according to the latest BRC–KPMG sales monitor.
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NewsSpar pilots training scheme to cover sexual misconduct
Spar is this month piloting a training scheme to cover sexual misconduct in the workplace.
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NewsMcColl's fined for accidents outside Welsh store
A £600,000 fine was imposed on convenience store operator Martin McColl Limited for a series of accidents that occurred outside its store in Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan in January 2016.
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NewsFresh food prices up by 2% in December
Fresh food inflation increased to 2.0% year on year in December, as overall shop prices continued to decline, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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NewsMPs call for 25p levy on disposable coffee cups
MPs have called on the government to introduce a 25p levy on disposable coffee cups to “kick start a revolution in recycling”.
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NewsNisa launches new year healthy living campaign
Nisa has launched a healthy living marketing campaign that will run in-store and online until 21 January.
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NewsWaitrose to ban sale of energy drinks to under-16s
Waitriose has become the first UK supermarket to ban the sales of energy drinks to under-16s, following concerns from health officials about high levels of sugar and caffeine affecting children’s wellbeing.
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NewsMount Elgon challenge to raise funds for Farm Africa
Thirteen leading figures in the food industry will walk an unexplored route across an extinct volcano straddling the Uganda-Kenya border this January, to raise funds for Farm Africa.
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NewsWilliam Reed acquires Pro-Retail trademark
C-Store publisher William Reed has acquired the trademark Pro-Retail from the Palmer & Harvey (P&H) administrators for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsAldi sales top £10bn for the first time in 2017
Discounter chain Aldi has reported sales in excess of £10bn for the first time in 2017, boosted by record Christmas trading.
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NewsNisa enjoys Christmas sales boom in wake of P&H collapse
Nisa Retail has announced a 17.7% increase in sales in the 10-week Christmas period after picking up new customers in the wake of the Palmer & Harvey collapse.