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NewsBakery outlets compete for larger slice of food-to-go pie
Bakeries are becoming an increasing force to be reckoned with on British high streets, having recorded the strongest growth in on-premise business among British quick-service restaurant (QSR) channels in the past year, new data from the NPD Group reveals.
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NewsIndependent retailers’ investment plans fall to seven-year low
Fewer than 10% of independent retailers are planning to invest in their business in the future, according to the Association of Convenience Stores, marking the lowest figure since it began its Voice of Local Shops Survey in 2012.
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NewsYouth vaping rate remains low, new YouGov research reveals
Vaping remains uncommon among young people and is not acting as a gateway to youth smoking, new YouGov research commissioned by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) suggests.
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NewsJW Filshill-supplied retailers to benefit from new distribution centre
Scottish wholesaler JW Filshill is set to move to a new, purpose-built distribution centre, facilitating greater value and an extended chilled offer for its retail customers.
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NewsPublic urged to ditch plastic on National Refill Day
The UK public are being encouraged to put their words in to action on National Refill Day today (Wednesday), as a new poll published to mark the occasion revealed that three-quarters of respondents think single-use plastic should be socially unacceptable.
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NewsCertas Energy expands forecourt estate to 35 sites
Fuel supplier Certas Energy has announced the addition of two Welsh forecourts to its growing portfolio of sites.
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NewsFlavoured vape products linked to higher tobacco quit rates
Mint, menthol and other non-tobacco flavoured vaping products are more effective than tobacco flavours at helping adult smokers to quit combustible cigarettes, research commissioned by vaping brand Juul has shown.
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NewsCo-op Group signs new coffee shop concession deal
The Co-operative Group has announced a new coffee shop concession in 10 stores, after signing a deal with Churchill Catering.
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NewsMost c-store owners have cut hours since latest NLW rise, poll reveals
Nearly three in four (72%) independent c-store retailers have reduced the number of paid working hours in their business since the latest National Living Wage increase in April, according to the Association of Convenience Stores’ annual NLW survey.
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NewsPayPoint updates Collect+ app to enable remote smartphone scanning
PayPoint has added a new function to its Collect+ StoreScan app to enable retailers to scan any parcel anywhere in store.
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NewsMedia appeal prompts arrests in connection with Notts store robbery
Three men have been arrested in connection with a knife-wielding armed robbery at a convenience store in Nottinghamshire following a media appeal.
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NewsOpportunity to win share of plastic-conscious shoppers highlighted
A new YouGov survey has highlighted the opportunity for stores to win market share among “increasingly plastic waste-conscious shoppers”.
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NewsCourt of Appeal increases sentence for violent c-store robber
A man who repeatedly stabbed a police officer and threatened two female store workers during a knife-wielding armed robbery at a Premier store in Wigan has had his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal.
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NewsTesco sales boosted by Booker’s like-for-like 3.1% growth
Tesco has announced a 3.1% increase in like-for-like sales across Booker in the 13 weeks to 25 May, despite a slowdown in the group’s underlying UK sales growth.
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NewsMorrisons and Amazon to expand same-day delivery service
Morrisons and Amazon have announced plans to expand their same-day online grocery delivery service.
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NewsMinisters confirm more frequent business rates revaluations
Business rate revaluations will increase to every three years from the current five years, with the next revaluation brought forward a year to 2021, under new legislation introduced this week.
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NewsLidl set to open 40 new stores in South East
Lidl has announced plans to open 40 new stores the South East of England as part of a £500m investment.
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NewsNew support service launched for victims of retail crime
Grocery industry charity GroceryAid has launched a new service to provide professional counselling support to retail colleagues in the aftermath of an accident, robbery or assault in the workplace.
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NewsIT glitches highlight importance of access to cash, says Which?
Consumer organisation Which? is calling for access to cash to be protected, after one in seven people in the UK were left unable to use their card due to an outage in the last year.
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NewsHigh street stores step up under-age knife sales prevention
High street retailers are demonstrating an improved commitment to clamp down on under-aged knife sales, new age-check audit data from Serve Legal suggests.