All News articles – Page 257
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NewsStore owner receives suspended jail sentence for illegal sales
A convenience store retailer from Lincolnshire has been landed with a hefty fine and a 12-week suspended prison sentence for selling illicit tobacco.
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NewsCheese: The grate and the good
Consumers have come to expect a diverse choice in cheese, developing a taste for local and unusual varieties alongside family favourites.
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NewsMcColl's Retail Group announces positive sales growth
McColl’s has announced a 1.4% increase in like-for-like sales for the 19-week period to 6 April.
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NewsScottish retailers need more information on independence
Scottish retailers have expressed concern over the lack of information for the independence referendum.
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NewsWorld's oldest Post Office up for sale in Scotland
The world’s oldest Post Office has been put on sale by its owners.
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NewsThe Co-operative Food signs deal to convert 54 pub sites
The Co-operative Food is set to convert 54 pub sites into convenience stores from the Marston’s pub portfolio, after signing a deal with NewRiver Retail.
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into national planning policy
MPs have launched an inquiry into the operation of the National Planning Policy Framework and its impact on town centres.
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NewsParfetts profits hit by "tough economic conditions"
North West wholesaler Parfetts has announced a drop in annual turnover on the back of “tough economic conditions” and the impact of duty fraud.
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NewsConsultation on shop theft sentencing guidelines launched
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on new guidelines for sentencing shop theft offences.
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NewsGovernment gives go-ahead to plain packaging plans
Tobacco products, including cigarettes and roll your own (RYO), will be sold in plain packaging, the government announced today.
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NewsBooker announces another round of positive results
Booker has posted positive results for its last trading quarter, with total sales in the 12 weeks to 28 March up 16.3%
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NewsJersey-based J Mart Limited joins Costcutter
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has recruited Jersey-based retailer J Mart Limited, which operates 18 convenience stores on the Channel island.
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NewsNew CCTV standards guidance launched for businesses
The BSIA has launched guidance for businesses looking to buy CCTV equipment.
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NewsMinimum pricing and e-cig restrictions planned for Wales
The Welsh government has proposed introducing a minimum price for alcohol of 50p per unit and restricting the use of e-cigarettes in public places.
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NewsBudgens Henfield, West Sussex
C-Store visited David Knight earlier this year to film the refit of his Henfield store - and the finished article.
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NewsOverhead tobacco gantry boosts sales for pioneering store
A convenience store in Biddulph, Staffordshire, has become the first to install a new overhead cigarette dispenser.
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NewsBargain Booze expands into Kent with new store launch
A former Budgens in Ramsgate has launched as Kent’s first Bargain Booze store as part of Conviviality Retail’s UK expansion strategy.
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NewsLondis retailer Sunder Sandher to make One Stop switch
High-profile Londis retailer and former C-Store columnist Sunder Sandher is the latest independent retailer to sign up to the One Stop franchise package, he has announced.
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NewsE-cigarette usage by minors under the spotlight
Just over 12% of 14 to 17 year olds have tried an electronic cigarette, new research has revealed.
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NewsMidcounties Co-operative reports growth in food business
The Midcounties Co-operative has announced a 1.1% sales growth in its food business to £603m.