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Local range fuels Lincolnshire Co-op’s seasonal sales boost
Lincolnshire Co-op has announced a 7.2% rise in food store sales over the festive period from 14 December to 4 January, driven in part by the popularity of its Love Local range.
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Fresh focus drives festive sales rise at Spar UK
Spar has reported a 2.6% hike in like-for-like retail sales over the Christmas period.
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Greggs launches fast food delivery service with Just Eat
Bakery chain Greggs has teamed up with Just Eat to offer a new and exclusive fast food delivery service, following a trial last year.
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MSPs urged to protect Scottish stores by maintaining uniform rates
Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) are being urged to protect small business owners by maintaining the Uniform Business Rate and voting against an amendment which would allow local authorities to set their own rates and impose additional levies and supplements.
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ACS joins forces with Alzheimer’s Society in dementia campaign
The ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has launched a campaign in collaboration with Alzheimer’s Society to help convenience retailers better understand and support customers living with dementia.
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Scottish One Stop retailer helps win reprieve from “crippling” roadworks
A One Stop franchisee in West Lothian has helped pressurise a gas company into pausing roadworks that were crippling her business.
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UK high street footfall declined by -3.5% in December
High street footfall declined by -3.5% in the UK in December, according to new Springboard data.
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Amount of sugar sold in soft drinks drops by -29%, study reveals
The total amount of sugar sold in soft drinks in the UK dropped by -29% between 2015-2018, according to new research demonstrating how public health improvements can be “consistent with successful business practices”.
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Southern Co-op launches £100,000 fund aimed at reducing retail crime
The Southern Co-op has launched a £100,000 Safer Neighborhood Fund aimed at reducing retail crime.
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Jamie Davison heads up new recruitment drive for Costcutter
Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) is embarking on a major recruitment drive focused on explaining the key benefits of joining the symbol group through member and shopper testimonials.
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Appleby Westward reports 5.6% like-for-like rise in festive sales
South West Spar distributor Appleby Westward has announced a 5.6% increase in like-for-like wholesale sales over the two-week Christmas and new year trading period.
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US bans cartridge-based flavoured e-liquids to combat teenage usage
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a ban on the manufacture and sale of a wide range of flavoured e-liquids - including fruit and mint - for use in pod or cartridge vaping devices, in a bid to drive down the US “epidemic” of teenage usage.
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Police appeal for witnesses to “distressing” c-store robbery in Bedford
Bedfordshire Police are appealing for witnesses to a “very distressing” convenience store robbery in Bedford, in which a staff member was in fear of his life.
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Booker sales grow “strongly” over past 19 weeks, Tesco reveals
Booker’s like-for-like sales increased by 4.1% in the 19 weeks to 4 January despite a “subdued” market, according to Tesco’s third quarter and Christmas trading statement.
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Retail industry suffers “worst year on record” as overall sales decline
Last year was the “worst on record” for the retail sector, according to the latest BRC and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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Nisa-supplied Co-op bacon sku named least salty among supermarkets
A Co-op own brand bacon sku has been named the least salty of all supermarket bacon products in a hard-hitting new study accusing manufacturers of putting “profits before the health of the nation”.
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Greggs reports “exceptional year” on back of vegan sausage roll and core range
Greggs has reported a 13.5% rise in total sales in the year ending 28 December 2019, driven by strong demand across its traditional ranges and the “huge popularity” of its vegan sausage roll.
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JTI pulls more gantries from retailers convicted of selling illicit tobacco
Three further c-store retailers convicted of selling illicit tobacco have had their store gantries removed by JTI.
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Sainsbury’s festive sales down but convenience thrives on Christmas Eve
Sainsbury’s has reported a 0.7% decline in like-for-like retail sales (excluding fuel) over the 15 weeks to 4 January 2020, but its c-stores enjoyed their second best-performing Christmas Eve.
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Nisa’s Making A Difference Locally charity raises £850,000 in 2019
Nisa retailers helped raise almost £850,000 for charities last year, through the group’s Making a Difference Locally (MADL) initiative.