All News articles – Page 155
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NewsThousands of c-store staff abused daily for requesting ID
New research suggests that almost 6,000 convenience store workers experience verbal or physical abuse on a daily basis as a result of asking customers for ID to purchase age-restricted products.
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NewsHorizon 'victims' get green light to pursue legal action
Representatives of subpostmasters who have lost funds or their businesses due to accounting discrepancies have been given the green light to pursue a legal claim against Post Office Limited.
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NewsNew Costcutter Shopper First store specialises in food to go
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has branched out its Shopper First rebranding programme to a third store, in Lincolnshire focussed around its food to go offer.
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NewsOne Stop to become Scottish Grocers Federation member
One Stop has announced that it is to become a member of the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF).
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NewsTesco fined £129m for false accounting practices
Tesco has been fined £129m by the Serious Fraud Office over false accounting practices between February and September 2014.
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NewsDiscount chain 99p Stores enters administration
High street discount chain 99p Stores has entered administration less than two years after being bought by Poundland.
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NewsC-stores’ investment levels plummet ahead of cost rises
Investment in the convenience sector fell by nearly 50% over the last quarter as retailers prepared for approaching cost increases relating to business rates and employment.
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NewsMinisters urged to take action on discounting of unhealthy foods
MPs have called on the government to do more to restrict deep discounting and price promotions on the sale of unhealthy food and drink.
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NewsIndustry bodies outline trade priorities post Brexit
A coalition of bodies representing the food supply chain have issued a joint statement to government departments highlighting core objectives and priorities for UK trade policy post Brexit.
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NewsNew £1 coin set to enter circulation
Next Tuesday (28 March) the new £1 coin comes into circulation, but retailers will be able to accept both coins until 15 October 2017.
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NewsSouth West Spar multiple tops Serve Legal audit
Gillett’s Callington, the South West Spar multiple, has come out top in mainland England in a recent audit from Serve Legal.
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NewsRetail sales rise belies underlying downward trend
Retail sales volumes increased by 3.7% in February compared to the previous year, although quarterly sales fell at their fastest rate in seven years, according to official figures.
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NewsInflation exceeds Bank of England's 2% target
Inflation measured by the Office for National Statistics’ Consumer Prices Index surged from 1.8% in January to 2.3% last month – above the Bank of England’s 2% target.
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NewsTobacco giants in "refinancing" discussions with P&H
JTI and Imperial have confirmed they are in talks with Palmer & Harvey (P&H) following reports that the tobacco giants are considering buying a stake in the wholesaler.
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NewsRetailers reiterate opposition to bottle return scheme
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) have written to the Scottish government, representing convenience retailers across the UK, to highlight concerns over plans to introduce a bottle return scheme.
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NewsEat 17 set to double estate with three new stores
Spar retailer Eat 17 could be on the verge of doubling its estate if it does not encounter hitches in the planning process.
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NewsHMRC dismisses calls to delay Making Tax Digital
The Association of Convenience Stores’ pleas for more time before convenience retailers are forced to comply with the government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme have landed on receptive ears.
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NewsMotor Fuel Group buys High Noon Stores forecourt site
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has snapped up the latest High Noon Stores site while the administrator of the collapsed c-store business also expects to conclude the sale of the final two outlets “within the next week or so”, C-Store has learned.
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NewsMullan's Spar in Armagh crowned UK's best c-store
Mullan’s Spar in Armagh, Northern Ireland, has won the top accolade at the 2017 Convenience Retail Awards, the prestigious national awards run by Convenience Store and The Grocer.
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NewsCrimestoppers and ACS renew partnership
Crimestoppers has renewed its seven-year partnership with the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) in a bid to confront the estimated £232m annual cost of offences to the sector.