News – Page 204
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NewsConvenience store staff paying the price of retail crime
The emotional well-being of convenience store staff is being put at risk by the ever-present threat of crime and seemingly worsening levels of verbal abuse linked to age-related sales, retailers claim.
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NewsParfetts reports North East sales boost and Go Local expansion
Parfetts has announced a 28% increase in turnover at its Middlesbrough depot in the past six months as it continues to expand in the North East.
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NewsOwn label sales rise by 42.5% at Nisa stores
Sales of own-label have soared at Nisa outlets in the past year, with one in four products sold through Nisa now an own label one.
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NewsFood-to-go retailers face new allergen labelling laws
Retailers who prepare and package foods in-store for direct sale to customers will soon have to comply with new allergen labelling laws.
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NewsCrime falls at Budgens store after installing Facewatch technology
A family-run Budgens store in Buckinghamshire has seen a 25% reduction in crime since installing new Facewatch facial recognition technology.
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NewsSupermarket sales growth slows to +0.4% in June, Nielsen reveals
Grocery spend continued to slow in June, as sales increased by just +0.4% on the previous month due to the ‘monsoon’ weather experienced by the UK, according to Nielsen research.
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NewsMan arrested following Premier robbery in Nottinghamshire
A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery at a Premier store in Nottinghamshire.
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NewsSainsbury’s reacts to customer trends with 'UK's first' meat-free butchers
Sainsbury’s opened what it claims was the UK’s first meat-free butchers last week in response to a surge in sales of plant-based products.
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NewsRevenue losses to illicit beer plummet since alcohol registration scheme
The amount of beer sold without duty being paid has fallen by 30% since the introduction of the Alcohol Wholesale Registration Scheme (AWRS) in 2017.
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NewsMUP linked to drop in Scottish alcohol sales but c-stores buoyant
Minimum Unit Pricing has contributed to the lowest alcohol sales per adult in Scotland since 1994, according to the Scottish government, but independent retailers are reporting higher margins since the legislation was introduced last year.
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NewsGang jailed for carrying out 11 ATM attacks across South of England
A gang of three men have been jailed for carrying out 11 ATM ram-raids across Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire last year.
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NewsUK illicit tobacco market declines, official data suggests
The UK’s combined illicit tobacco market appears to have contracted in recent years, new HMRC data for 2017/18 suggests.
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NewsTesco hints at upmarket convenience store concept
Tesco has dropped a strong hint that it is developing a new, more upmarket convenience store format.
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NewsCo-op Group calls for stronger protection for shop workers
The Co-op Group has thrown its weight behind calls for stronger protection for shop workers, as new figures revealed its staff were subjected to 2,500 incidents of verbal abuse and anti-social behaviour over the past three months.
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NewsConvenience to grow quicker than grocery market despite discounter expansion
The convenience sector is likely to increase its share of the total UK grocery market in the next five years, but at a slower growth rate than that achieved by online sales or the discounters, according to the latest forecasts from IGD.
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NewsBakery outlets compete for larger slice of food-to-go pie
Bakeries are becoming an increasing force to be reckoned with on British high streets, having recorded the strongest growth in on-premise business among British quick-service restaurant (QSR) channels in the past year, new data from the NPD Group reveals.
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NewsIndependent retailers’ investment plans fall to seven-year low
Fewer than 10% of independent retailers are planning to invest in their business in the future, according to the Association of Convenience Stores, marking the lowest figure since it began its Voice of Local Shops Survey in 2012.
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NewsYouth vaping rate remains low, new YouGov research reveals
Vaping remains uncommon among young people and is not acting as a gateway to youth smoking, new YouGov research commissioned by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) suggests.
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NewsJW Filshill-supplied retailers to benefit from new distribution centre
Scottish wholesaler JW Filshill is set to move to a new, purpose-built distribution centre, facilitating greater value and an extended chilled offer for its retail customers.
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NewsPublic urged to ditch plastic on National Refill Day
The UK public are being encouraged to put their words in to action on National Refill Day today (Wednesday), as a new poll published to mark the occasion revealed that three-quarters of respondents think single-use plastic should be socially unacceptable.