All News articles – Page 202
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NewsPick of the week
Retailer Hitesh Pabari and a supporting crew from Wrigley, C-Store and Keep Britain Tidy took to the streets to spruce up his local community.
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NewsSpar set to launch 12 Deals of Christmas campaign
Spar is set to launch its first ’12 Deals of Christmas’ campaign, offering shoppers promotions and money-off deals every week from October.
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NewsOne Stop to introduce carrier bag charge across estate
One Stop is to introduce a 5p carrier bag charge throughout its English company-owned and franchise store estate, in a bid to avoid confusing shoppers.
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NewsInvestment falls as retailers prepare for National Living Wage
The introduction of next year’s National Living Wage has already dented investment levels in the convenience sector, according to new research by the Association of Convenience Stores.
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NewsLondis announces winner of £50,000 competition
Londis’ £50,000 store development prize has been awarded to retailer Natalie Lightfoot of Solo Convenience Store in Glasgow.
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NewsNearly half of UK shoppers visit Aldi or Lidl
Almost 50% of UK grocery shoppers are now visiting Aldi or Lidl every month as the discounters continue to gain market share at the expense of the multiples, according to new research from Nielsen.
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NewsResponses flood in for Sunday trading consultation
The government has received a “significant number of responses” from a variety of stakeholders to its consultation on devolving Sunday trading powers to councils.
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NewsRetailers feel the pressure of rising business costs
Convenience store retailers are seeing their profits squeezed by rising costs, with concerns that the situation will only get worse with the introduction of the National Living Wage.
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NewsLeading retailer hosts in-store e-cig education sessions
Shoppers have flocked to the first in a new series of electronic cigarette education sessions at the Cheema family’s Malcolm’s store in Coventry - which features a dedicated e-cig gantry.
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NewsMy Local chief Mike Greene outlines new chain's ambitions
The newly-created My Local chain will operate in the space between the independents and multiples, with an emphasis on local and fresh, chief executive Mike Greene has told C-Store.
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NewsLidl to pay staff above recommended Living Wage
Lidl has become the first UK grocery retailer to pay its staff more than the current rate recommended by the Living Wage Foundation.
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NewsPayPoint and SGF create new forum for Scottish retailers
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) and PayPoint have created a Scottish Retailers Forum to enhance communications between PayPoint and retailers.
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NewsCo-operative Food to donate a million meals to charity
The Co-operative Food plans to slash wastage and support disadvantaged people by donating a million meals to food charities in 2016.
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NewsCosts increase for 86% of small business owners
Over the last 12 months 86% of small businesses have seen an increase in their overall business costs, according to the Forum of Private Business.
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NewsOne Stop enhances meal deal offers with frozen option
One Stop has launched a new frozen meal deal in response to consumer demand and the success of its existing lunchtime and evening offers.
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NewsSunday trading: Survey of council chiefs highlights issues
A survey of local authority chief executives has revealed that plans to devolve Sunday trading rules locally would benefit out of town stores over high streets and town centres.
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NewsSunday trading: Proposals fail government's family test
The government has failed to apply the family test to its plans to liberalise Sunday trading regulations, according to research commissioned by the Association of Convenience Stores.
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NewsNisa store achieves 50% sales boost following upgrade
Surrey based Nisa store has achieved a 50% uplift in turnover since converting to Nisa’s new store of the future 2 model.
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NewsApplegreen announces 61.5% UK H1 profit increase
Applegreen plc, the Irish forecourt operator, has announced a 61.5% increase in gross profit to €15.6m in its first half UK results.
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NewsSouthern Co-operative opens new local food store
The Southern Co-operative has opened its new flagship store which majors on fresh local produce.