All News articles – Page 131
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NewsHeat Not Burn tobacco is 'less harmful' than cigarettes
Heat Not Burn (HNB) tobacco products pose less of a health risk to smokers than conventional cigarettes, an advisory panel to the government has confirmed
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NewsNo buyers found for former P&H van sales division
No takers have emerged for the van sales division of collapsed wholesaler Palmer & Harvey, and so the business will be wound down by the administrators
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NewsShell UK selects Booker as its new supply partner
Booker has signed a new three-year deal to supply Shell UK stores nationally
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NewsCMA studying Henderson purchase of McColl's stores
The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has served an enforcement order on Northern Ireland Spar retailer and distributor Henderson, putting the group’s acquisition of five stores from McColl’s on temporary hold
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NewsCostcutter contingency plans start rolling into action
Costcutter maintains it has put measures in place to help retailers’ short-term cash flow issues by setting up direct accounts with wholesalers, billed through their normal Costcutter account
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NewsCo-op partners with Fareshare to donate 100,000 Christmas meals
The Co-operative Group has announced it will provide 100,000 meals to vulnerable people in the run-up to Christmas, through its partnership with food redistribution charity Fareshare UK.
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NewsPlastic bottle levy 'could make millions' for charity
A proposed levy on single-use plastic bottles alone could generate around £1.75m a day for good causes, the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) claims.
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NewsNew data protection rules to hit stores next year
Retailers have just over five months before they need to be compliant with hard-hitting new data protection regulations or face steep fines.
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NewsEros Retail opens two new Greens-branded stores
Scotland-based Eros Retail has launched two new Greens-branded stores in Fife and Dundee.
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NewsShopper purchasing confidence at lowest level since 2015
Shopper purchasing confidence has dropped to its lowest level since the second quarter of 2015, according to new Nielsen data.
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NewsRate cut 'will not' prompt significant fall in free ATMs
Plans to cut interchange rates by 20% will not result in an immediate significant decline in free-to-use cash machine numbers, Link claims
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NewsFestive shoppers pick promos over loyalty, study finds
Festive shoppers are increasingly ditching loyalty in favour of promotional offers when doing their grocery shopping.
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NewsFirst EuroMillions HotPicks retailer winner revealed
The first independent retailer to land a £5,000 prize as part of Camelot’s EuroMillions HotPicks incentive has been revealed
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NewsRising food prices drive sales growth in November
Total food sales jumped 4% during the three months to November, the highest 12 month average since March 2013.
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NewsMCA food-to-go conference to highlight latest market trends
The MCA food-to-go conference 2018 will address how convenience stores and other outlets can capitalise on the burgeoning food-to-go market.
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NewsSmart scanner device drives footfall to local stores
A tiny new device which promises to help small stores fight back against the e-commerce giants has launched in the UK.
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NewsNisa makes return to supplying Costcutter stores
Nisa has signed a short-term agreement to supply Costcutter stores, following last week’s collapse of Palmer & Harvey (P&H) into administration.
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NewsCollectPlus now available in 7,000 stores across the UK
Parcel delivery service CollectPlus is now available in 7,000 stores across the UK, according to brand operator PayPoint.
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NewsSpar retailer club drives sales for South West members
South West Spar stores that have signed up to Appleby Westward’s Retailer Club - which offers rebates on own brand and free-from products - have seen an average sales uplift of 36% since its launch in August.
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NewsNisa agrees short-term deal to supply smaller McColl's stores
Nisa has agreed a new short-term supply contract with McColl’s Retail Group to cover the McColl’s stores that were previously supplied by Palmer and Harvey, which went into administration last week