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Coronavirus: Proactive independent retailers hail community support
Independent retailers have hailed their local communities for assisting them in their efforts to meet the needs of elderly and vulnerable people.
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Coronavirus: Suppliers outline efforts to meet “staggering demand”
Wholesalers and c-store distributors have revealed how they are managing “staggering” demand from grocery shoppers amid the coronavirus pandemic, while paying tribute to retailers and store staff.
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Robot delivery service expands in Milton Keynes following sales success
Robot delivery company Starship Technologies has expanded its robot delivery service to central Milton Keynes, following two years of successful trade in a number of suburbs.
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Coronavirus: Chancellor announces range of measures to help businesses
The chancellor has announced a series of measures to support small businesses during the coronavirus outbreak, including an “unprecedented” government-backed loan scheme and a 12-month business rate holiday for all shops.
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Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme delayed until July 2022
Scotland has delayed the implementation of its Deposit Return Scheme until July 2022 due to fears over the impact of the coronavirus.
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Convenience stores step up support as coronavirus takes hold
Independent retailers are playing to their strengths, going the extra mile to support local shoppers with a wide range of new services, essential stock and assistance as the coronavirus crisis worsens.
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‘Post Office in a Box’ concept trialled to ensure community presence
A new ‘Post Office in a Box’ concept is being trialled by the Post Office in five locations across the UK, with the aim of ensuring its services are made available where there is an “urgent need”.
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MP secures time for new bill to protect shopworkers from violence and abuse
Alex Norris MP has successfully secured parliamentary time to consider new legislation to protect shopworkers.
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Shortlist announced for Convenience Awards 2020
Stores and individuals across the country have been recognised for their excellence in the shortlist for the inaugural Convenience Awards, released this week.
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Lucozade Ribena Suntory spearheads c-store sustainability project
Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) has joined forces with Energy Saving Trust in a new project aimed at helping independent c-store retailers identify how they can become more sustainable.
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Coronavirus: ACS issues advice as stores continue to adapt to outbreak
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has issued advice for retailers and colleagues on the impact of the coronavirus, as local retailers continue to adapt to the growing health crisis in order to meet their communities’ requirements.
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Work on Hisbe’s second store starts following crowd-funding drive
The team behind ethical supermarket Hisbe are hopeful that their second store on Portland Road in Worthing will open for business by June, after they secured the £450,000 they needed through a crowd-funding campaign.
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National Convenience Show postponed until September due to coronavirus
The UK Food Shows, including the National Convenience Show and the Farm Shop & Deli Show, have been postponed due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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Budget: Business rates temporarily abolished amid coronavirus outbreak
Shops with a ratable value of less than £51,000 will have their business rates “abolished” in the coming financial year, as part of a package of measures to help support businesses through the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
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Grocery Aid Ball raises over £700k
This year’s Grocery Aid ball raised nearly three quarters of a million pounds for the industry’s charity, which provides a range of vital benefits for colleagues who have fallen on hard times or rely on others for contact or support.
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Southern Co-op expands franchise estate with 12 new stores in a year
Twelve new stores opened under the Southern Co-op’s franchise programme in 2019, with further sites in the pipeline.
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Food waste app Gander drives up sales of reduced-priced items in NI
The introduction of food waste app Gander in Northern Ireland has resulted in a 45% increase in sales of reduced-price food in the country, according to the app’s founders.
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Independents boost community support as UK coronavirus cases increase
Convenience retailers are stepping up efforts to support local communities in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, which is continuing to spread across the UK and the wider world.
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Tesco to sell Thailand and Malaysia operations to “focus the business”
Tesco has agreed to sell its operations in Thailand and Malaysia for approximately £8.2bn, in a move that will “further simplify and focus the business”.
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C-stores faced 50,000-plus incidents of violence over past year
The number of incidents of violence in UK convenience stores was estimated at more than 50,000 over the last year, of which one in four resulted in injury, according to the Association of Convenience Stores’ 2020 Crime Report.