All News articles – Page 363
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Communities come together to help
Retailers and communities are banding together to overcome the damage caused by the riots. Andrew Thornton of Budgens in Crouch End launched an appeal for bedding, clothes, toys and unused toiletries to help those left homeless by the...
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A Nisa future for the People’s Supermarket
The People's Supermarket has taken an important step towards national expansion after joining Nisa last week.
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Shaken store owners face aftermath of riots
Retailers around the country are counting the cost of the violence and looting
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Labour rounds on Tesco domination
Labour has urged the government to stand up to Tesco in a scathing attack on the “almighty conglomerate”.
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Nisa announces TV return
Nisa is to reappear on TV following the success of its first ever national television campaign at the beginning of the year.
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Sweet Charity launches emergency fund for riot-affected c-stores
Sweet Charity has created an emergency fund to help convenience retailers affected by this week’s riots.
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Subway eyes convenience expansion
Subway has revealed ambitious plans to treble the number of outlets it has within “non traditional” sites such as convenience stores in the next five years.
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More grants available to help tackle crime
The government has announced £14m-worth of funding to help communities combat crime and antisocial behaviour. Announced by crime prevention minister Baroness Browning, the Community Action Against Crime Innovation Fund has been allocated...
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Staff injured in Booker cash and carry raid
Staff at Booker's Sunbury depot in Surrey are recovering after a brutal raid in which several employees sustained head injuries. Four masked men smashed their way into the depot on the afternoon of Saturday July 23, before threatening and...
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NewsStore’s community efforts are rewarded
Independent retailers Vince and Dennis Maloney are rejoicing after their Budgens store in Ascot, Berkshire, was crowned Small Company of The Year at the prestigious Business in The Community Awards. It is the first time in the awards' 14-year...
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Warning as thieves target van drivers
Van drivers are being urged to be vigilant following a rise in the number of reported incidents of diesel theft. Police across the country are responding to greater numbers of the thefts, in which thieves force open fuel caps to siphon...
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Unwanted red tape gets the snip
Retailers have welcomed the government's announcement that a number of retail regulations will be scrapped or simplified. The proposals are the first results from the Red Tape Challenge, a public consultation which asked businesses and...
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NewsHMRC smokes out illicit tobacco trade
Increased efforts to crack down on the UK's illicit tobacco traders proved effective last month, with a number of high-profile seizures reported. In Walsall, near Birmingham, HM Revenue & Customs officers uncovered an "Aladdin's cave"...
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Small village wins big parking row
Retailers in Claygate, Surrey, are celebrating a "fantastic victory" after their potent campaign forced Surrey County Council to make a u-turn on metered parking plans. Claygate will now be excluded from the Surrey-wide parking charging...
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NewsBritish Gas sparks small business fury
British Gas has come under fire from retailers and the energy regulator for its treatment of small business customers.
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Consumers opposed to plain packaging
Adult consumers are largely against the introduction of plain standardised tobacco packaging, the European Commission's public consultation on the upcoming revision of the Tobacco Products Directive has revealed. The public consultation...
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Sainsbury’s Local given green light
Retailers in Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire, fear for their futures after the council decided to allow Sainsbury’s to open a store in the area, despite warnings that it would result in business closures. Wycombe District Council had…
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NewsCamelot in golden ticket giveaway
Gold-star National Lottery retailers will be in with the chance of winning Olympic Games tickets from next month in the latest Camelot retailer incentive scheme. The Rewards+ programme will assess retailers for excellent in-store...
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Good news as HND Sunday sales return
News retailers have expressed relief that the void left by the News of the World is being filled. The tabloid's demise initially hit home news delivery (HND), with many customers failing to order another Sunday newspaper (Convenience...
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NewsYouth smoking at its lowest level yet
The need for further regulation surrounding the sale of tobacco in shops has been undermined yet again after a government-sponsored survey showed that smoking among young people had fallen to an all-time low.