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NewsMan charged in connection with armed robbery at Scunthorpe c-store
A man has been charged following a knife-wielding armed robbery at a c-store in North Lincolnshire.
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NewsNisa to lure retailers with incentives on Independents’ Day
Independent retailers will be offered financial incentives to join Nisa on 4 July, to mark the group’s support for Independents’ Day UK.
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NewsTeenager murdered at west London convenience store
A murder investigation has been launched after a teenager was fatally stabbed at a convenience store in west London.
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NewsNew Charter seeks to improve workplace behaviour
Members of the retail and wholesaling community are being invited to sign up to a new Charter which seeks to promote higher standards of behaviour in the workplace.
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NewsBestway Retail “100% stabilised” and reviewing store estate
Bargain Booze owner Bestway Retail is conducting a “root and branch” review of all its franchise and company-owned estate to inform a mission-led approach to store formats in the future, according to chief retail officer Andy Cresswell.
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NewsConvenience store staff paying the price of retail crime
The emotional well-being of convenience store staff is being put at risk by the ever-present threat of crime and seemingly worsening levels of verbal abuse linked to age-related sales, retailers claim.
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NewsParfetts reports North East sales boost and Go Local expansion
Parfetts has announced a 28% increase in turnover at its Middlesbrough depot in the past six months as it continues to expand in the North East.
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NewsOwn label sales rise by 42.5% at Nisa stores
Sales of own-label have soared at Nisa outlets in the past year, with one in four products sold through Nisa now an own label one.
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NewsFood-to-go retailers face new allergen labelling laws
Retailers who prepare and package foods in-store for direct sale to customers will soon have to comply with new allergen labelling laws.
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NewsCrime falls at Budgens store after installing Facewatch technology
A family-run Budgens store in Buckinghamshire has seen a 25% reduction in crime since installing new Facewatch facial recognition technology.
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NewsSupermarket sales growth slows to +0.4% in June, Nielsen reveals
Grocery spend continued to slow in June, as sales increased by just +0.4% on the previous month due to the ‘monsoon’ weather experienced by the UK, according to Nielsen research.
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NewsMan arrested following Premier robbery in Nottinghamshire
A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery at a Premier store in Nottinghamshire.
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NewsSainsbury’s reacts to customer trends with 'UK's first' meat-free butchers
Sainsbury’s opened what it claims was the UK’s first meat-free butchers last week in response to a surge in sales of plant-based products.
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NewsRevenue losses to illicit beer plummet since alcohol registration scheme
The amount of beer sold without duty being paid has fallen by 30% since the introduction of the Alcohol Wholesale Registration Scheme (AWRS) in 2017.
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NewsMUP linked to drop in Scottish alcohol sales but c-stores buoyant
Minimum Unit Pricing has contributed to the lowest alcohol sales per adult in Scotland since 1994, according to the Scottish government, but independent retailers are reporting higher margins since the legislation was introduced last year.
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NewsGang jailed for carrying out 11 ATM attacks across South of England
A gang of three men have been jailed for carrying out 11 ATM ram-raids across Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire last year.
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NewsUK illicit tobacco market declines, official data suggests
The UK’s combined illicit tobacco market appears to have contracted in recent years, new HMRC data for 2017/18 suggests.
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NewsTesco hints at upmarket convenience store concept
Tesco has dropped a strong hint that it is developing a new, more upmarket convenience store format.
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NewsCo-op Group calls for stronger protection for shop workers
The Co-op Group has thrown its weight behind calls for stronger protection for shop workers, as new figures revealed its staff were subjected to 2,500 incidents of verbal abuse and anti-social behaviour over the past three months.
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NewsConvenience to grow quicker than grocery market despite discounter expansion
The convenience sector is likely to increase its share of the total UK grocery market in the next five years, but at a slower growth rate than that achieved by online sales or the discounters, according to the latest forecasts from IGD.