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NewsCrime against retailers and wholesalers continues to rise
Workers in the retail and wholesale industries continue to suffer from the highest levels of crime out of all key business sectors, with retailers who experience crime being targeted more often than in previous years, new Home Office data shows.
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NewsConvenience stores offer “highly attractive investment opportunities”
Convenience stores and petrol filling stations currently offer “highly attractive investment opportunities”, according to a new report on alternative investments in the UK.
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NewsUK to suspend tobacco Track and Trace system in no-deal Brexit
The UK’s newly-implemented Track and Trace system for tobacco products will be suspended in the event of a no-deal Brexit, HMRC confirmed on Wednesday.
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NewsChancellor allocates £241m for high street regeneration next year
The government will invest £241m in regenerating the UK’s high streets in the next financial year, the chancellor announced in today’s (Wednesday) spending review.
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NewsScotland confirms plans to restrict in-store promotions of HFSS products
The Scottish government has confirmed it will move ahead with plans to restrict displays of high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) products at checkouts and crack down on promotions next year.
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NewsCentral England Co-op expands ‘Carefully Crafted’ local range
Central England Co-op has launched its new Carefully Crafted range of local products to a second store as part of a roll out to an initial 20 stores.
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NewsWeymouth retailer hails impact of new in-store dessert bar
Dave Hiscutt, manager of Londis Westham Road in Weymouth, has hailed the impact of a dessert and waffle bar installed in his town centre store over the summer.
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NewsC-store retailers keep calm in face of Brexit fears
Independent retailers are doing their best to “keep calm and carry on” in the face of mounting uncertainty over the impact of Brexit on the food supply chain and their businesses.
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NewsShoppers fear food shortages as Brexit deadline looms
Two thirds of shoppers (61%) expect there to be food shortages as a result of Brexit, an online survey of 1,000 consumers conducted by HIM has found.
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NewsFilshill grows turnover in “challenging” independent retail market
Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill has reported a turnover increase of 7.3% to £155 million in the year ending January 31, 2019, up from £145m the previous year.
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NewsPayPoint announces Amazon delivery pick-up partnership
Consumers will be able to collect their Amazon orders from more than 500 PayPoint retailers, as part of a new partnership with Amazon Hub Counter.
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NewsSpar and Scottish FA extend women’s football partnership deal
Spar has announced a new partnership with the Scottish FA, which will see further support for girls’ and women’s grassroots football across the nation.
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NewsA.F. Blakemore & Son announces improved annual results
Spar wholesaler and retailer AF Blakemore & Son is “energised and ready for the year ahead”, after a year of investment and reorganisation.
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NewsHenderson Technology devises food waste reduction app for c-stores
Henderson Technology has announced a new partnership with Gander, which will bring the world’s first real-time food waste reduction app to Northern Ireland.
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NewsLink commits to new free ATMs on UK high streets
Link has pledged to install free-to-use cash machines on UK high streets threatened with the loss of an ATM or Post Office, in a bid to protect free access to cash.
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NewsFirst self-checkout installed for Nisa’s Evolution epos system
A family-run Nisa store in Wiltshire has become the first to install self-checkout (SCO) tills using Nisa’s Evolution EPOS system.
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NewsLink urged to scrap fee cut and secure Scottish access to cash
Link must cancel the next planned cut in interchange fees for cash machine operators, in a bid to secure long-term access to cash, the Scottish Affairs Committee’s new report on Access to Financial Services says.
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NewsRetailers still failing to halt knife sales to minors, new data reveals
Retailers are still not doing enough to stop the sale of knives to under 18s, new data commissioned by National Trading Standards and funded by the Home Office has revealed.
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NewsMan jailed following three c-store robberies in South West
A man who robbed three convenience stores in Plymouth and Cornwall with a knife has been jailed for eight years.