All News articles – Page 158
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NewsPM vows "relief" for businesses hit hardest by rate rises
Ministers are looking at how to help businesses hit hardest by April’s change to business rates, the prime minister confirmed today, as pressure mounts on the government to take action.
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NewsRetailers unite with authorities to target UK forecourt theft
Convenience stores are targeting fuel theft on the UK’s forecourts in a joint assault with the Home Office, police and the wider fuel industry.
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NewsACS urges government to extend digital tax timeframes
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the government to extend timeframes for transferring business tax accounting onto digital platforms, ahead of its Making Tax Digital (MTD) proposal.
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NewsAsda posts Q4 sales loss but rate of decline slows
Asda has announced a 2.9% decline in like-for-like sales in the fourth quarter, although the figures mark an improvement on previous quarters.
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NewsUnder Age Sales launches Scottish qualification
Under Age Sales has launched a new qualification in Preventing Under Age Sales in Scotland….
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NewsSpending confidence hits new high despite Brexit anxiety
The UK economy has been named as the nation’s biggest concern in a latest Nielsen survey, despite British consumer spending confidence at its highest level on record.
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NewsUK food and drink exports break £20bn barrier in 2016
Total exports of UK food and drink grew by 10.5% last year to a record figure of more than £20bn, according to new figures.
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NewsWelsh government announces £10m rate relief package
The Welsh Government has announced a £10m fund to help high street retailers who will be adversely affected by the business rates revaluation.
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NewsSimply Fresh committed to N Ireland despite first store closure
Simply Fresh remains committed to growing the brand in Northern Ireland despite the closure of its first store in the province.
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NewsMorrisons campaign aims to increase UK food self-sufficiency
Morrisons has launched a campaign to recruit more than 200 new local suppliers as part of a drive to increase UK self-sufficiency in food production.
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NewsP&H launches 'best in class' transactional website
Palmer & Harvey (P&H) has launched a new transactional website, claiming it sets a new standard in the wholesale industry
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NewsBest-one ranked third best c-store brand in Which? survey
Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Iceland have come out on top in a Which? Supermarket consumer satisfaction survey, while Best One performed strongly in the convenience category.
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NewsBestway Wholesale signs up to alcohol registration scheme
Bestway Wholesale has pledged its support in tackling the illegal trade in alcohol by signing up to the government’s Alcohol Wholesale Registration Scheme.
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NewsUK family spend on eating out reaches five-year high
Families are spending more on eating out than at any time in the past five years (£45.10 per week), while weekly spending on alcohol and tobacco has fallen to below £12 for the first time, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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NewsBusiness rates income predicted to reach £23.8bn by 2018
Business rates income is forecast to rise from £22.4bn in 2015-16 to £23.8bn by 2018, according to figures published by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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NewsAward-winning Hull c-store celebrates 40th anniversary
Wharfedale Premier Convenience in Hull marked its 40th birthday this week with themed in-store celebrations.
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NewsSGF calls for new approach to tackle Scottish "crime wave"
The Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) is exploring a new legislative approach to tackling violent crime against shop staff after it reported that a quarter of convenience stores regularly experience physical and verbal abuse
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NewsSheffield councillors reject Sainsbury's Local application
Campaigners in Crosspool, Sheffield, have seen off a proposed Sainsbury’s Local on the site of a pub designated an “asset of community value”
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NewsFree-from has further potential in convenience, says report
Opportunities abound for c-stores in the free-from market, Euromonitor International has claimed in its latest analysis of the category.
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NewsACS calls for business rates reform in Budget submission
The Association of Convenience Stores has urged the Chancellor to make the business rates system fairer for retailers, in its submission to the Treasury ahead of the Budget 2017.