All News articles – Page 25
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Central England Co-op launches crackdown on staff abuse
The Central England Co-op has linked up with police forces to launch a new campaign warning people that verbal and physical threats towards workers will ‘not be tolerated’.
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Post Office and Payzone networks in exclusive British Gas bill payments deal
Payzone Bill Payments Limited, part of Post Office Group, is to become the exclusive bill payments provider for British Gas.
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General Election: Lib Dems pledge to scrap business rates
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to scrap business rates and replace the tax with a new commercial landowner levy.
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Jailed ATM thieves ordered to repay more than £200,000 each
Three men jailed for more than 30 years last year for their part in a string of attacks on convenience store ATMs across Leicestershire and neighbouring counties have now been issued with confiscation orders totalling more than £200,000 each.
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General Election: Conservatives pledge measures to help small businesses
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a series of measures to help small businesses, including reforming business rates and increasing the Employment Allowance, if re-elected on December 12.
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Government announces 100% rate relief for flood-affected businesses
Business owners who have been significantly affected by recent flooding will be eligible for 100% business rates relief for at least the next three months, the government announced today (Friday).
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C-store retailers reflect on 25 years of National Lottery sales
C-store retailers have reflected on the impact of the National Lottery to their businesses since its launch 25 years ago.
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Budgens retailer opens educational vape store-within-store
Independent retailer Sid Sidhu has opened an innovative, educationally-led vape store within his St John’s Budgens shop in Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
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National Lottery ticket sales hit record high 25 years after launch
National Lottery ticket sales hit a record £3.92bn in the six months to 28 September 2019, up 13.5% on the same period last year.
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Co-op store withdraws ‘exploited’ free Costa offer to emergency services
A Co-op Group forecourt store in Worthing has withdrawn its free Costa coffee offer to emergency services personnel after the “show of appreciation was taken advantage of”.
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GroceryAid available to support flood-affected industry colleagues
Industry charity GroceryAid has reiterated its support for grocery colleagues affected by the recent flooding.
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Costcutter introduces audio messaging technology to boost store footfall
Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) has launched audio messaging technology to help drive store visits.
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Bakery foodservice helping to “drive traffic to UK high streets”
Bakery-related foodservice visits have increased three years in a row and are helping to drive traffic to the UK’s high streets, according to the NPD Group.
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General Election: BRC sets out retail priorities for next government
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has set out a list of key changes which it claims would help the next government to better support the UK’s retail industry.
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ACS calls for DRS clarity in Scottish Parliament evidence session
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the Scottish government to ensure the proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is “workable” for local shops, while giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament.
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One Stop celebrates opening of 200th franchise store
The 200th One Stop franchise store has opened nearly six years after the official programme launch in January 2014.
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Early festive sales fail to sparkle for big four supermarkets
The UK’s supermarkets have had a sluggish start to the festive period with grocery sales growth slowing to just 1.1% in the last four weeks, latest total till data from Nielsen reveals.
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Bestway Retail poised to leverage key demographic mapping data
Bestway Retail has completed its UK-wide demographic mapping exercise, allowing its franchise and symbol group retailers to leverage key insights into which ranges, promotions and operational models offer the best fit for specific postcode locations.
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Average store worker abused 21 times a year, survey reveals
The average shop worker is verbally abused, threatened or assaulted more than 21 times a year – or almost once a fortnight - interim figures from Usdaw’s Freedom from Fear survey of over 4,000 retail staff have revealed.
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Yorkshire c-stores providing vital home delivery services to flood-hit residents
Convenience stores in Yorkshire have been providing a vital home delivery lifeline to customers affected by the ongoing flooding.