News – Page 189
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NewsCostcutter introduces audio messaging technology to boost store footfall
Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) has launched audio messaging technology to help drive store visits.
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NewsBakery foodservice helping to “drive traffic to UK high streets”
Bakery-related foodservice visits have increased three years in a row and are helping to drive traffic to the UK’s high streets, according to the NPD Group.
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NewsGeneral Election: BRC sets out retail priorities for next government
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has set out a list of key changes which it claims would help the next government to better support the UK’s retail industry.
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Features and analysisFood safety training: Putting you in safe hands
With numerous convenience business models now centred around food to go, food safety training has become an even greater priority.
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NewsACS calls for DRS clarity in Scottish Parliament evidence session
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the Scottish government to ensure the proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is “workable” for local shops, while giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament.
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NewsOne Stop celebrates opening of 200th franchise store
The 200th One Stop franchise store has opened nearly six years after the official programme launch in January 2014.
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Features and analysisCBD: Liquid gold for c-stores?
Interest in CBD and its apparent health benefits is soaring, spawning a plethora of products containing the oil. C-Store looks at this rising star and what you need to know about stocking it.
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NewsEarly festive sales fail to sparkle for big four supermarkets
The UK’s supermarkets have had a sluggish start to the festive period with grocery sales growth slowing to just 1.1% in the last four weeks, latest total till data from Nielsen reveals.
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NewsBestway Retail poised to leverage key demographic mapping data
Bestway Retail has completed its UK-wide demographic mapping exercise, allowing its franchise and symbol group retailers to leverage key insights into which ranges, promotions and operational models offer the best fit for specific postcode locations.
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NewsAverage store worker abused 21 times a year, survey reveals
The average shop worker is verbally abused, threatened or assaulted more than 21 times a year – or almost once a fortnight - interim figures from Usdaw’s Freedom from Fear survey of over 4,000 retail staff have revealed.
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NewsYorkshire c-stores providing vital home delivery services to flood-hit residents
Convenience stores in Yorkshire have been providing a vital home delivery lifeline to customers affected by the ongoing flooding.
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NewsRetailers challenge suppliers to devise plastic-free packaging
The Co-op Group has challenged suppliers in the food to go category to work with the retailer to devise new forms of packaging allowing shoppers to eat on the go without utilising single-use plastic.
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NewsACS raises Track and Trace concerns with the European Commission
A list of key retailer concerns with the UK’s newly-implemented Track and Trace system for tobacco products has been raised with the European Commission (EC).
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NewsOwners of four-site Ansell Village Stores group sell up to retire
Independent retailers Steve and Carolyn Ansell, owners of the four-store Ansell Village Stores business, are selling up and retiring after almost two decades in convenience retail.
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NewsSainsbury’s half year results reveal profits slide
Profits at Sainsbury’s have tumbled in the first half of its new financial year.
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NewsWorkplace safety Charter launched with backing of ACS
A new Charter aimed at making workplaces safer for employers and employees has launched with the backing of the Association of Convenience Stores.
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NewsMarks & Spencer food sales growth “outperforming the market”
Marks & Spencer has announced a 0.9% rise in like-for-like half year food sales, with a “marked improvement” in the second quarter, driven by price reductions across high volume lines.
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NewsHome Office minister commits to review of £200 shop theft threshold
Home Office minister Kit Malthouse has committed to a review of the £200 threshold for the police prosecuting shop theft offences after the General Election.
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NewsDavid’s Kitchen opens third store with on licence and coffee shop
Scottish c-store retailer David’s Kitchen has opened a third site, in Kirkcaldy, with its customary focus on food service and an in-store coffee shop.
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NewsHarvest Energy signs fuel network agreement with Total
Forecourt operator Harvest Energy has signed a fuel network agreement with multinational energy company Total.