News – Page 144
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Features and analysisSouthern Co-op lends support to Christmas appeal
As part of this year’s Southern Co-op Mission Christmas appeal, staff have raised money and gift donations for children
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Features and analysisScottish retailers sign up to local card promotion
Scotmid, Spar Scotland and One O One Retail have signed up for the Scotland Loves Local Gift Card initiative
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Features and analysisYork store putting shopper safety first with self-checkouts
A Nisa retailer in York is prioritising the safety of its shoppers and staff this winter by expanding its self-serve till area
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Features and analysisGetir delivers festive joy in its first Christmas campaign
Getir has unveiled its latest campaign celebrating the brand’s first-ever festive season in the UK
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Features and analysisNumber of people vaping in the UK rises to highest-ever level
6.4% of the population were reported to have used e-cigarettes
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Features and analysisBooker drivers to strike on Christmas Eve due to pay dispute
Around 1,500 stores are expected to be impacted by the strike action
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Features and analysisDRS delay plea made to Scottish government
The Scottish government has been urged to delay the implementation of the Deposit Return Scheme until September 2023
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Features and analysisSpar Scotland and Rollover donate to Marie Curie
The retailer group and hot dog supplier are working closely with the end of life charity
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Features and analysisParfetts celebrates Go Local retailers at awards ceremony
The awards recognised all that retailers had done for their communities during the pandemic
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Features and analysisRetailers urged to report their experiences of crime
The ACS Crime Report 2021 revealed that 89% of shopworkers experienced verbal abuse over the past year.
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Features and analysisScarborough community hub receives funding through Nisa’s MADL campaign
Scarborough’s Queen Street Methodist Central Hall has benefitted from a donation of £2,500 following a nomination from local retailer, the Proudfoot group
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Features and analysisFresh food future for Nisa Belshill
Tapping into the resurgence of food to go, a Nisa store in Glasgow has moved the focus away from groceries and onto fresh food for now
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Features and analysis10,000 One Stop colleagues are ‘Dementia Friends’
One Stop has announced that 10,000 of its colleagues are now ‘dementia friends’
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Features and analysisSpar stores hit by IT outage
More than 300 Spar stores were affected by the outage with some forced to close temporarily
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Features and analysisHow to attract and keep staff at your store
Recruitment is proving to be a struggle for convenience, with store owners finding it difficult to both attract and retain staff. We look at what top retailers are doing to get the right people
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Features and analysisKickstart Scheme improvements suggested to government
The ACS has put forward suggestions as to how the Kickstart Scheme could be improved
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Features and analysisKeystore spread festive cheer to local food banks and children’s nurseries
KeyStore is encouraging retailers to support their local food bank in the run-up to Christmas
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Features and analysisCharity skydive in memory of Raj Aggarwal raises £4,000
Avtar Sidhu is to carry out a skydive to raise money for charity in honour of Raj Aggarwal
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Features and analysisAmendment to Crime Bill welcomed by retail industry
An amendment to introduce tougher penalties for crimes against shopworkers has been tabled to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
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NewsCashback Without Purchase scheme to double by the end of 2021
PayPoint’s Counter Cash service is to be rolled out to 2,000 retailers by the end of the year.