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NewsNew Family Shopper opens in Ashton Under Lyne
Mos Patel is celebrating a successful first weeks’ trading at his new Family Shopper on Broadoak Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne.
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NewsStores unconcerned by “ineffective” soft drinks levy
Convenience store retailers do not believe that higher prices for sugar-added soft drinks would prompt a decline in sales.
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NewsSpend through bargain stores grows by 17% to hit £5bn
Spend through bargain stores soared by 17% to £5bn in the past year as stores expanded into new categories including fruit and vegetables and packaged groceries, new Nielsen retail performance data reveals.
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NewsNisa deals drive triple digit growth on fresh
Nisa has announced a triple digit year-on-year uplift in sales on a number of its Heritage fresh produce lines.
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NewsConvicted illicit tobacco retailer has gantry removed
A Grimsby retailer convicted of possessing illegal tobacco has had his tobacco gantry removed by Imperial Tobacco.
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NewsGlasgow shoppers treated to bigDL app giveaways
Shoppers in Glasgow have been treated to thousands of giveaways and competitions as the bigDL app gears up for its full launch.
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NewsNisa facing six-figure loss from My Local collapse
Nisa is out of pocket to the tune of £8m as a result of the collapse of My Local, an update to creditors from administrators KPMG has revealed
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NewsLocal shops celebrate golden Olympic gains
Convenience retailers across the country joined Mo Farah and Sir Bradley Wiggins in making impressive gains this August, as Olympic Games fever swept the nation.
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NewsReturn of Great British Bake Off set to heat up store sales
The Great British Bake Off is back on TV screens tonight, presenting retailers with another key opportunity to engage shoppers and cook up addition sales.
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NewsContactless card payments already above 2015 total
Contactless card payment has been growing in popularity at an accelerated rate according to new figures from the UK Card Association, with transactions in the UK in 2016 already more than in the whole of last year.
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NewsPremier celebrates 3,300th store to join the symbol
Premier has announced that it has reached the over 3,300 Premier stores across the UK, after recruiting 330 new members into the group during the last financial year.
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NewsGCSE results day prompts underage sales warning
Retailers are being urged to be extra vigilant this Thursday (August 25) as students celebrating their GCSE results attempt to buy alcohol underage or by proxy.
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NewsThere's still time to enter Sales Assistant of The Year 2016
Still not entered your stellar staff into the 2016 Sales Assistant of the Year awards? Don’t fret, the entry deadline has been extended by one more week, until 25 August.
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NewsCo-operative Group acquires two more stores from My Local
The Co-operative Group has announced the acquisition of two further convenience stores from My Local, taking the total to eight.
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NewsCouncils seek new powers to tackle roadworks misery
Councils in England and Wales are demanding tough new powers to curb roadwork disruption on small businesses.
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NewsBlakemore Retail opens flagship Spar store
Blakemore Retail has opened a state of the art Spar forecourt store in Laceby, North East Lincolnshire.
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NewsBudget cuts force trading standards to stop vital work
Budget pressures are forcing a number of trading standards services across Great Britain to axe vital work on counterfeit and intellectual property crime, along with age restricted sales.
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NewsAldi boosts fruit and veg sales by 19% this summer
Aldi has announced that sales of fresh fruit and vegetables at its stores across the UK were up by 19% year-on-year for the months May to July.
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NewsSoft drinks tax takes centre stage in new obesity plan
A tax on sugary soft drinks forms the heart of the government’s long-awaited Childhood Obesity Strategy, which was published this morning.
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NewsRoyal Voluntary Service shops achieve healthcare standard
Royal Voluntary Service, the older people’s charity, has become the first hospital retailer to achieve the Scottish Grocers Federation Healthcare Retail Standard (HRS).