News – Page 218
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NewsACS backs plastic bag charge extension without red tape
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has backed the government proposals extend the plastic bag charge in England to all retailers with fewer than 250 employees.
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NewsWest Midlands store worker injured in armed attack
Police are investigating an incident in the West Midlands in which a female convenience store worker was attacked by masked men armed with baseball bats.
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NewsMost retailers unprepared for new digital tax rules
With less than six weeks to go until the introduction of new rules governing how small businesses must submit their tax updates, only one in four convenience store retailers know what they need to do to comply, a new survey by the Association of Convenience Stores has revealed.
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NewsNisa Extra store introduces Vegware packaging
A Nisa Extra store in Northern Ireland has introduced 100% recyclable Vegware packaging for its own brand fresh food and meal solutions.
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NewsLeeds University opens new Co-op franchise store
Leeds University Union (LUU) has opened its new Co-op franchise store, the first of its kind on a university campus.
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NewsMan jailed following violent armed robbery in Aberdeen store
A man has been jailed for six years following a violent armed robbery at a Nisa Local store in Aberdeen.
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NewsScottish government publishes analysis of DRS consultation
The Scottish government has published an analysis of its consultation into a Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland, with calls for convenience stores to be exempt prominent among retailers’ responses.
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NewsSpar retailer first to stock Ridiculously Rich cake unit
Conrad Davies’ Spar Market store in Pwllheli, Wales, has become the first retail outlet in the country to launch the new Ridiculously Rich self-serve units from The Apprentice winner Alana Spencer.
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NewsMPs call on ministers to urgently assess high street taxes
A group of MPs has called on the government to “level the playing field” for high street retailers by cutting business rates and raising taxes on online retailers.
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NewsRetail bodies warn of 'no deal' price hikes and shortages
Leaving the EU without a deal could see the price of some of the most commonly bought fruit, vegetables, meat and fish rise by up to 45%, leading retail bodies in the UK, Northern Ireland and Ireland have warned.
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NewsMajor retailers back new food waste innovation
Five of the UK’s largest grocery retailers have given the green light to a new ‘chill to freeze’ innovation designed to reduce food waste and get quality surplus produce into the hands of low-income shoppers who need it most.
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NewsSainsbury's and Asda merger thrown into doubt
The proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda is in jeopardy after phase two of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) investigation provisionally found “extensive competition concerns.”
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NewsDominic Taylor steps down as PayPoint chief executive
Dominic Taylor is stepping down from his role as chief executive of PayPoint and director of the board.
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NewsWaitrose invests in energy-saving chiller technology
Waitrose is set to introduce new energy-saving shelf design in an attempt to make its store chillers more efficient.
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NewsPolice investigate 90-second ATM ram raid in open store
West Midlands Police are investigating an armed ATM ram raid at a convenience store in Birmingham that lasted just 90 seconds.
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NewsStaff threatened during Morecambe store armed robbery
Lancashire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses following a gun-wielding armed robbery at a Supersaver store in Morecambe.
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NewsSussex convenience store ATM ram-raid caught on CCTV
Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses after an ATM ram-raid at a convenience store near Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex, was caught on CCTV.
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NewsMan jailed after Essex store worker "swatted away" gun in robbery
A man has been jailed for six-and-a-half years in total following an attempted armed robbery at a convenience store in Clacton.
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NewsC-stores forced to accept empty bottles in DRS proposal
The UK government has launched its long-awaited consultation into a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers, which could force small shops to accept empty drinks cans and bottles for recycling.
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NewsMcColl’s profits fall following supply chain disruption
McColl’s Retail Group has announced an 8.1% increase in total revenue in the year ending 25 November 2018, but supply chain disruption was blamed for a drop in pre-tax profit to £7.9m.