News – Page 229
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NewsCamelot reveals lottery sales rise following review
National Lottery ticket sales are up 5.4% on the first half of 2017/18, Camelot’s half year results for 2018/19 show.
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NewsWrap paves the way for assault on plastic waste
The UK’s leading supermarkets, discounters and producers now have a clear framework for reducing the scourge of plastic waste, following the launch of Wrap’s UK Plastics Pact Roadmap to 2025.
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NewsUK shoppers prioritise eco-friendly packaged products
Almost three-quarters (73%) of British shoppers prefer to buy products with environmentally-friendly packaging, according to IRI’s European Shopper Insights Survey.
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NewsHMRC clamps down on illicit tobacco sellers on Facebook
The net is closing in on criminals who sell illicit tobacco via social media sites such as Facebook, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned.
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NewsACS urges greater protection for shop workers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on the government to introduce new protections for shop workers in the UK.
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NewsStore fined £10,304 for selling a £4 pack of razor blades
A pharmacy has just been fined £8,000 with £2,304 costs for selling a packet of five Wilkinson Sword razor blades to a boy who admitted he was only 15 years of age.
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NewsPolice cuts put convenience stores at frontline of crime
The personal safety of retailers across the country is being put at risk as stores trade against a backdrop of rising crime and a slide in police funding, store owners have warned.
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NewsPremium grocers drive supermarket sales slowdown
Supermarket sales slowed in October 2018 compared to the same time last year, with premium grocers Waitrose (-1.3%) and Marks & Spencer (-1.2%) recording a marked decline in sales, according to Nielsen data.
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NewsThornton's Budgens outlines plastic-free vision
Budgens retailer Andrew Thornton believes his Belsize Park store will be “virtually” plastic-free within three years and has challenged retailers and manufacturers to follow suit in his vision to reduce plastic packaging.
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Features and analysisBeating hearts
Created by their people for their people, community-owned shops offer a distinctive and increasingly successful retail proposition capitalising on local engagement.
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NewsSpar managing director Debbie Robinson to step down
Debbie Robinson is stepping down as Spar’s managing director to take the helm of the Central England Co-operative, after current chief executive Martyn Cheatle retires in May 2019.
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NewsRates no longer apply to external ATMs following court ruling
Retailers will no longer have to pay business rates for ATMs outside their shops, following a court ruling.
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NewsMPs to debate petition calling for plastic-free supermarket options
Parliament will today (Monday) debate a petition calling for supermarkets to be required to offer a plastic-free packaging option for all their fruit and vegetables.
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NewsStore closures "dramatically" outstripping openings
The pace of store closures “dramatically outstripped openings” in the first half of 2018, with a net 151 convenience stores disappearing from the UK’s top 500 high streets, according to Local Data Company (LDC) data.
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NewsFood-to-go value in convenience forecast to grow 21.4% by 2023
The food-to-go sector in the convenience channel is set to grow by 21.4% to £3.4bn in value by 2023, according to new IGD research.
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NewsRetailer's gantry removed after illicit tobacco sales conviction
A Blackburn-based retailer has had his gantry removed by Imperial after being convicted for possession of counterfeit tobacco.
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NewsThornton’s Budgens introduces innovative plastic-free zones
High-profile Budgens retailer Andrew Thornton has introduced dedicated plastic-free zones for more than 1,700 products in his Belsize Park store, North London.
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NewsConvenience drives Sainsbury's like-for-like sales growth
Sainsbury’s has reported a 4% growth in total convenience sales, helping to drive a 0.6% increase in overall like-for-like grocery sales in the six months to 22 September.
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NewsTougher action urged as illicit tobacco sales hit 'crisis point'
Far greater street level action on illicit tobacco is sorely needed to help protect the profits of responsible retailers.
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NewsPublic confidence in the police declining, say MPs
Funding for police forces is down by nearly a fifth (19%) since 2010-11, with public confidence in the police “declining”, according to MPs.