All News articles – Page 205
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NewsSales Assistant of the Year 2015: Just hours left to enter
Enter this year’s Sales Assistant of the Year 2015 awards, run by Convenience Store, before it’s too late.
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NewsSpar store whets the appetite with community tasting event
Hundreds of people turned up at a community tasting event on Tuesday, hosted by Julian and Jackie Taylor-Green of Lindford Village Spar, Hampshire.
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NewsProsecco sales outperform Champagne for third year
Prosecco sales have out-sparkled Champagne for the third year in a row as British shoppers continue to buy into it as their favourite fizz.
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NewsBooker adds new products to 'Even Bigger POR' campaign
Booker has added over 200 new lines to its ‘Even Bigger POR’ campaign launched earlier this year.
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NewsHealth report calls for e-cigs to be more widely promoted
Electronic cigarettes are 95% safer than smoking, do not act as a gateway into tobacco, and should be more widely promoted as cessation devices.
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NewsAsda announces worst quarterly sales results
Asda has posted a record 4.7% fall in like-for-like second quarter sales amid the “worst storm in retail history,” according to CEO Andy Clarke.
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NewsMcColl's Retail Group extends bank facilities
McColl’s Retail Group pls has signed an amended £85m revolving credit facility and a £15m accordion which were originally due to expire in July 2018.
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NewsToday's Group introduces new baby care range
Today’s Group is continuing to grow its own label offer with the launch of a new baby care range, including nappies.
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NewsJW Filshill predicts return to growth as profits rise
JW Filshill has announced an increase in pre-tax profits to £1.3m in the year to January 31 - up from £0.8m the previous year - even though turnover fell by 4.4% to £151m.
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NewsE-Lites back on TV with new primetime campaign
E-Lites has returned to TV screens nationwide this month with a new advert in support of new E-Lites Curv.
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NewsThe Southern Co-operative raises funds for Whizz-Kidz
The Southern Co-operative has raised over £15,230 for children’s charity Whizz-Kidz with a week of fundraising events across the business.
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NewsNew fireworks legislation comes into force today
Retailers who sell fireworks must now keep a record of where they sourced them from for 10 years, and change their statutory firework notices.
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NewsLondis offers a £15,000 bonus fund for new recruits
Londis is offering a £15,000 bonus to the first five retailers to join the group in its latest recruitment drive
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NewsRetailers raise vital funds for charity at community fun day
Independent retailer Rocky Sandu and his sister Kiren have raised £1,200 for Cancer Relief as part of a community fun day earlier this month.
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NewsBargain Booze recruitment drive offers free re-brands
Conviviality Retail is launching a new recruitment campaign to incentivise retailers to become Bargain Booze franchisees.
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NewsFresh to Store launches new way for retailers to order
Fresh to Store, the new owner of Kerryfresh, has introduced two new easy ways for retailers to order from its range.
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NewsLobby groups unite against Sunday trading changes
Keep Sunday Special has launched a new campaign against devolving the current Sunday trading laws.
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NewsHigh UK prices force 30% of smokers away from shops
Almost 30% of UK smokers now regularly buy tobacco products from cheaper “non-shop sources” such as from abroad, from friends and family, online, and in pubs.
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NewsGreat British Bake Off to boost home-baking sales in stores
Independent retailers are anticipating a good rise in sales of home-baking ingredients now that The Great British Bake Off is back on TV.
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NewsMusgrave Group cuts UK and Ireland losses during 2014
The Musgrave Group, owner of Budgens and Londis, reduced its losses during 2014