News – Page 169
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NewsCJ Lang expands Click & Collect service in Dundee
Scottish wholesaler CJ Lang & Son is hailing the success of a new Click & Collect service aimed at providing trade customers with a full ambient and selected chilled range.
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NewsCoronavirus to drive 8% growth in convenience sales in 2020
The convenience retail market is expected to see an 8% growth in value sales, driven by changing shopping habits caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsShopping app Jisp goes live in six NFRN member stores
Shopping app Jisp has gone live this week across six independent retail stores as part of its partnership with the Federation of Independent Retailers (NFRN).
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NewsScottish retail sales remain under pressure
Retail sales in Scotland declined by 27.6% in May – -19.2% on a like for like basis – compared with May 2019, according to the SRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.
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NewsBan on plastic straws not yet enforced due to coronavirus
The government has confirmed that the proposed ban on the sale or supply of plastic drinking straws, stirrers and cotton buds has been delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsCo-op Midcounties joins chorus against Sunday trading changes
Co-op Midcounties has added its voice to those calling on the government to abandon proposals to suspend Sunday trading laws in England and Wales.
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NewsWessex Retail grows further with Keynsham store acquisition
Wessex Retail has added to its growing portfolio of stores with the acquisition of the Avon Gold Premier Store in Keynsham, Somerset.
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News“Great alternatives” to menthol cigarettes exist, says PML
Philip Morris Ltd is reassuring retailers that good alternatives to menthol cigarettes are available to them since the ban on menthol and capsule products was implemented on 20 May.
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NewsNew Welcome store a big hit with the locals despite lockdown opening
Independent retailer Richard Dance is enjoying success with his latest store development despite the considerable disadvantage of opening during the lockdown period.
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NewsScottish retailers urge COVID-19 grant scheme extension
The Scottish government’s decision to introduce a shorter deadline for applications to the COVID-19 Small Business Grant Scheme has attracted criticism from the industry.
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NewsSpar retailers outraged by review of Sunday trading hours
Spar retailers have added their voices to those opposing any changes to Sunday trading legislation.
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NewsUnitas Wholesale MD lobbies government over proposed Sunday trading changes
Unitas Wholesale md Darren Goldney has written to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Business Secretary Alok Sharma, asking them to reconsider a potential relaxation of Sunday trading laws for supermarkets in order to protect the future of independent retailers.
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NewsSpar extends vulnerable shopping support to more volunteers
Spar in England and Wales has extended the number of charities it is working with to support volunteers shopping on behalf of vulnerable customers.
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NewsConvenience retailers believe technology is key to future strategy, says study
Convenience retailers are seeing use of technology as a central part of their future strategy, having “come of age” during the virus outbreak, according to a new study.
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NewsGrocery delivery still increasing its share of meals, according to HIM & MCA
Grocery delivery is becoming normal practice for consumers and it will remain strong even after lockdown ends, according to HIM and MCA Insight.
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NewsACS provides guidance to help retailers support carers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has launched new guidance to help retailers support unpaid carers who are helping elderly, ill, or vulnerable friends and relatives.
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NewsPenrith forecourt store refurbished under KeyStore More format
Davidsons Garage in Penrith has become the first forecourt in the north of England to open under the KeyStore More format, supplied by Glasgow wholesaler Filshill.
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NewsConvenience retailers slam “harmful” plans to relax Sunday Trading
Relaxing Sunday Trading laws would issue a body-blow to the UK’s heroic convenience store industry, shifting trade away from the stores which gave their all to support local communities through the darkest days of the coronavirus crisis, retailers claim.
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NewsGovernment considering relaxation of supermarket Sunday hours
The government is considering a relaxation of Sunday Trading laws, allowing the supermarkets to trade for more than the current permitted six hours in England and Wales, according to newspaper reports.
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NewsUber Eats reports huge stimulation in prepared coffee delivery market
Uber Eats has experienced a 149% rise in coffee orders made via its app since the UK went into lockdown in March.