News – Page 228
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NewsNew Simply Fresh ceo Tim Chalk outlines vision for brand
New Simply Fresh ceo Tim Chalk believes the brand has the right model to realise the industry’s “massive potential” to offer a better convenience store experience to UK neighbourhoods.
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NewsKey progress in Track and Trace tobacco rules as deadline looms
Plans to launch a new Track and Trace system to help stem the flow of illicit tobacco products are progressing, now that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has appointed the UK’s ID Issuer.
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NewsLondon retailer scoops £10,000 Camelot prize
London retailer Kulwant Bhatia has won Camelot’s Site, Stock, Sell £10,000 quarterly prize draw.
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NewsUK consumers seeking more sustainable packaging, poll finds
Over half (55%) of UK consumers are purchasing more products in environmentally-friendly packaging, according to new research.
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NewsAppleby Westward reports 4.39% rise in like-for-like sales
Appleby Westward, the South West Spar distributor, has reported a like-for-like sales rise of 4.39% for the 2018 financial year and recruited 27 new Spar stores.
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NewsIndependent c-stores falling behind on food to go, says HIM
Independent convenience stores are missing out on the food to go category, according to new HIM research.
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NewsCo-op Group set to open 12 new stores across London
The Co-op Group is set to open 12 new stores across London in the next 30 days, following a £9m investment.
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NewsPCC calls for more police recognition of business crime
Staffordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has underlined the “critical importance” of business crime protection and called for more recognition of the effects of retail crime.
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NewsSandwiches lead out-of-home bakery purchases in grocery
Around 20% of total bakery items eaten out-of-home are purchased form a convenience store or supermarket, with sandwiches and wraps leading the way, according to MCA research.
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NewsSimply Fresh appoints former 7-Eleven chief Tim Chalk as ceo
Simply Fresh has appointed Tim Chalk, former ceo of 7-Eleven Hong Kong & Macau, as its new chief executive.
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NewsUnitas Wholesale promises efficient and effective future
Unitas Wholesale is aiming to be first choice business partner for suppliers in the independent sector with a future strategy based on being the most efficient and effective route to market.
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NewsSoft drinks levy raises £153.8m since April, HMRC reveals
The soft drinks levy has raised £153.8m in tax since its introduction in April, according to new government statistics.
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NewsHigh street grocery spend predicted to rise this Christmas
Good news is forecast for the high street this Christmas as grocery spending is predicted increase from 0.2% to 3.0% year on year (YoY).
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NewsMillennials driving demand for low alcohol beer, says Carlsberg
Consumers across the UK believe that low or no alcohol beer is becoming more socially acceptable, with millennials most likely to enjoy it, according to Carlsberg UK’s The Low Alcohol Beer Survey.
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NewsSupermarkets failing to enforce voluntary energy drinks ban
The UK’s big four supermarkets are still selling high-caffeine energy drinks to children, despite having signed up to a voluntary ban on sales to under 16s earlier this year.
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NewsSainsbury's stocks edible insects in UK supermarket first
Sainsbury’s has become the first UK supermarket to start selling edible insects in a bid to capitalise on the growing trend towards sustainable protein-packed food sources.
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NewsBudgens recruits 70 new stores and expands into the North
Budgens is in “great shape” after recruiting 70 stores in the past year and expanding in to 12 new counties, according to brand director Mike Baker.
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NewsCo-op Group rolls out compostable carrier bags
The Co-op Group is this week rolling out new compostable carrier bags in an attempt to cut down on single-use plastics.
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NewsCJ Lang looks to the future with new energy
CJ Lang is approaching the future with increased pace and energy under a new management team to turn the perennial “sleeping giant” into a more dynamic and successful operator in the Scottish convenience market.
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NewsCosta extends loyalty scheme to Costa Express machines
Costa Coffee has extended its Coffee Club loyalty programme to Costa Express machines across the UK.