All News articles – Page 153
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NewsCo-op targets Wales with 12 new c-stores and refits
The Co-op has announced a £16m programme of food store openings and refits in Wales this year.
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NewsMidcounties Co-op store teams up with local businesses
A market town co-operative food store has linked with local businesses in a bid to encourage residents to shop locally and support the community.
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NewsSharp drop in consumer confidence in disposable income
UK consumers’ confidence in their disposable income has fallen to its lowest level in more than two years, new research reveals.
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NewsGang jailed for blowing up ATMs across UK
Seven men have been handed jail sentences for blowing up ATMs at stores across the UK and stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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NewsStarbucks UK now dominated by franchised or licensed sites
Starbucks sites in the UK are now dominated by franchised or licensed outlets, which soared in number by more than 100 in the year ending 2 October 2016, amid the closure or sale of dozens of company-owned sites.
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NewsCentral Convenience Stores continues to expand
Central Convenience Stores has acquired its 116th store after snapping up a forecourt site in North Devon.
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NewsScotmid announces rise in turnover amid profit decline
Scotmid Co-operative has reported a 1.4% rise in annual turnover although trading profit dropped by 7% on the back of increases in the National Living Wage.
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NewsHMRC fails 1,300 alcohol wholesalers under AWRS
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) has reiterated the criminal implications of retailers buying alcohol from rogue traders after HMRC rejected more than 1,300 applicants for the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS).
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News'Nanny State Store' mocks excessive regulations
Unbranded chocolate bars that warn “chocolate may kill you” and cans of fizzy drinks with health warning triangles on them: this could be where convenience retailing is heading because of the “nanny state”, a libertarian group and consumer activism body have warned.
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NewsEthically-motivated shopping growing in importance
Ethically-motivated shopping is an increasingly important growth market that is expected to become a major retailing trend in the near future, a new report from global real estate advisor Colliers International claims.
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NewsC-store retailers highlight General Election priorities
Convenience store operators have highlighted key issues they want the new government to resolve after the General Election on 8 June.
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NewsGeneral Election: Don't use NLW as bargaining tool, warns ACS
The Association of Convenience Stores has urged political parties not to use the minimum wage as a bargaining tool ahead of the surprise General Election on 8 June.
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NewsIndependent retailers crack Easter trading
Convenience store retailers are reporting a successful weekend of Easter trading, with sales of chocolate eggs particularly buoyant.
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NewsDigital screens prove a hit for convenience store owners
Leading c-store retailers are singing the praises of digital media screens, ahead of a national roll-out by one of the main providers.
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NewsConfectionery wholesaler Innovative Bites buys Hancocks
Innovative Bites, the importer and wholesaler of American grocery and confectionery products, has announced the acquisition of Hancocks, the UK’s leading supplier of wholesale sweets.
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NewsThe Co-op launches food redistribution scheme
The Co-op has announced it will be launching a new wide-reaching food redistribution scheme this week, supporting 2,500 good causes in towns and villages in postal areas where it has stores.
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NewsFamily-run Spar store reopens following £1m refit
The Connolly family’s Spar store in Tidworth, Wiltshire, has reopened following a £1m redevelopment project.
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NewsGovernment considering launch of bottle deposit return scheme
The government is mulling the launch of a deposit return scheme for bottles and cans despite an outcry from convenience stores all over the UK.
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NewsHenderson Group announces record financial year
Henderson Group, owner of Spar, Eurospar and Vivo in Northern Ireland, trumpeted a record financial year at its wholesale conference in Seville Spain, last weekend.
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NewsTesco-Booker: Lewis outlines opportunities for independents
Tesco has shed further light on the “mixture of opportunities” that its proposed £3.7bn acquisition of Booker will present, including the possibility of enhanced financial services and click and collect for independent retailers.