News – Page 105
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Features and analysisBank closures see post office cash transactions hit 10-month peak
The Post Office claims people are reliant on cash to manage their budgets
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Features and analysisParfetts summer trade festival returns for 2023
Taking place between now and 15 July, Parfest 2023 will be at its eight depots (Aintree, Anfield, Birmingham, Halifax, Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Somercoates and Stockport)
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Features and analysisBarcode raises £1m for GroceryAid
Barcode Festival 2023 featured performances by Fatboy Slim and Sugababes
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Features and analysisNisa gains two more Haven Holidays sites as part of deal extension
The retailer’s holiday park convenience estate rose by over 30% in 2022
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Features and analysisTwice as many illegal vapes as counterfeit cigarettes seized in UK
Responsible suppliers are demanding a clampdown on the illicit trade
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Features and analysisForecourt operator MPK switches 17 Londis stores to Nisa
All MPK stores are now dual-branded with Nisa
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Features and analysisJTI appoints new UK general manager
JTI has announced the appointment of Tom Osborne as UK general manager
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Features and analysisRetailers lash out at Frozen Brothers support
Retailers are fed up with the lack of support from Frozen Brothers when machines require repair
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Features and analysisNisa Making a Difference Locally unveils £50,000 charity fund for LGBTQ+ community groups and charities
Nisa retailers can access up to £500 of funding per donation with 100 community groups/events and charities set to benefit from the Pride Pot
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Features and analysisBelshill retailer Abdul Majid wins DRS judicial review case
The independent retailer has won his case against Circularity Scotland’s proposed retailer handling fees
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Features and analysisUK wholesalers to aim for net zero by 2040
The announcement was made at The Federation of Wholesale Distributors’ annual conference
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Features and analysisConvenience customers increasingly driven by value
Rising costs and squeezed budgets are driving convenience shoppers towards the discounters, new data from Lumina Intelligence has shown
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Features and analysisBank card users up c-store visits, while rapid delivery trips dip
Shoppers who pay by card are spending more in c-stores this year due to more frequent visits
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Features and analysisParfetts introduces LED lighting and solar panels at depots
Parfetts has invested in technology to improve its sustainability credentials at its depots
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Features and analysisShop workers’ mental health damaged by cost of living crisis
More than half (52%) of workers in the retail industry have said that the rising cost-of-living is impacting their mental health
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Features and analysisKieran Hemsworth appointed new chief executive of GroceryAid
Hemsworth will take up the role on 4 September taking over from Steve Barnes
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Features and analysisUnitas teams with EchoPay for new payment options
Unitas Wholesale has partnered with EchoPay to provide members and retailers with a more secure and easier payment service
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Features and analysisHFSS legislation planned for Wales in 2025
New HFSS laws are expected to be introduced in 2024 and rolled out across Wales by 2025
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Features and analysisHMRC seizes 10.8m cigarettes at Belfast Port
The cigarettes are worth around £5.3m in unpaid taxes
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Features and analysis£10,000 of illicit tobacco and vape products seized in Preston
Illicit cigarettes, counterfeit hand rolling tobacco and disposable vapes, worth over £10,000, have been seized from two stores in Preston