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NewsBestway Group chief executive Zameer Choudrey appointed to House of Lords
Zameer Choudrey CBE, chief executive of Bestway Group, will be appointed to the House of Lords after receiving a peerage in former Prime Minister Theresa May’s resignation honours list.
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NewsConvenience stores remain resilient in face of new challenges, report finds
The UK convenience sector remains resilient and vital for local shoppers despite numerous growing challenges, the 2019 edition of the ACS Local Shop Report, launched today, has concluded.
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NewsGovernment urged to act as retail staff abuse hits “epidemic proportions”
Violence in the retail sector has reached “epidemic proportions” and is resulting in staff suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder more commonly seen in the armed forces, according to a hard-hitting report calling on the government to urgently protect employees.
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NewsFour people arrested following gun-wielding robbery in County Durham
Four people have been arrested following a gun-wielding armed robbery at a One Stop store in County Durham.
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NewsHunt for armed robbers following incidents at two stores in Cleveland town
Cleveland Police are appealing for witnesses after staff were threatened by armed robbers at two convenience stores in the town of Thornaby in the past week.
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NewsHigh street footfall falls by 1.9% amid ‘increasing consumer caution’
High street footfall declined by 1.9% year-on-year in the four weeks to 24 August 2019, following a 2% decline in August last year, according to new data.
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NewsBrighton store Hisbe adds tea dispensers to plastic-free offer
Ethical Brighton supermarket Hisbe has added tea to the fast-growing range of products it sells loose from dispensers.
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NewsNisa retailer opens innovative Guild Foods Market store following revamp
A Nisa retailer has developed an innovative new store in Guildford, Surrey, with a focus on specialist and local foods, and including a standalone vaping shop.
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NewsCrime against retailers and wholesalers continues to rise
Workers in the retail and wholesale industries continue to suffer from the highest levels of crime out of all key business sectors, with retailers who experience crime being targeted more often than in previous years, new Home Office data shows.
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NewsConvenience stores offer “highly attractive investment opportunities”
Convenience stores and petrol filling stations currently offer “highly attractive investment opportunities”, according to a new report on alternative investments in the UK.
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NewsUK to suspend tobacco Track and Trace system in no-deal Brexit
The UK’s newly-implemented Track and Trace system for tobacco products will be suspended in the event of a no-deal Brexit, HMRC confirmed on Wednesday.
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NewsChancellor allocates £241m for high street regeneration next year
The government will invest £241m in regenerating the UK’s high streets in the next financial year, the chancellor announced in today’s (Wednesday) spending review.
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NewsScotland confirms plans to restrict in-store promotions of HFSS products
The Scottish government has confirmed it will move ahead with plans to restrict displays of high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) products at checkouts and crack down on promotions next year.
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NewsCentral England Co-op expands ‘Carefully Crafted’ local range
Central England Co-op has launched its new Carefully Crafted range of local products to a second store as part of a roll out to an initial 20 stores.
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NewsWeymouth retailer hails impact of new in-store dessert bar
Dave Hiscutt, manager of Londis Westham Road in Weymouth, has hailed the impact of a dessert and waffle bar installed in his town centre store over the summer.
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Features and analysisTechnology: Reaching the digital customer
With smartphones an integral part of consumers’ lives, convenience retailers need to find new ways of engaging with their shoppers digitally, and a new suite of apps could be just the thing to bring their stores up to date
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NewsC-store retailers keep calm in face of Brexit fears
Independent retailers are doing their best to “keep calm and carry on” in the face of mounting uncertainty over the impact of Brexit on the food supply chain and their businesses.
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NewsShoppers fear food shortages as Brexit deadline looms
Two thirds of shoppers (61%) expect there to be food shortages as a result of Brexit, an online survey of 1,000 consumers conducted by HIM has found.
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NewsFilshill grows turnover in “challenging” independent retail market
Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill has reported a turnover increase of 7.3% to £155 million in the year ending January 31, 2019, up from £145m the previous year.