News – Page 233
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NewsRecycling reward schemes rolled out across Leeds city centre
Recycling reward schemes have been rolled out across Leeds city centre as part of a major six-month trial to improve rates of recycling on the go.
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NewsMajor retailers unite in drive to boost vegetable consumption
Most of the UK’s major supermarkets and discounters have joined forces to help improve the UK’s declining vegetable consumption.
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NewsPremier retailer Dan Cocks launches digital loyalty scheme
Premier retailer Dan Cocks has introduced a digital loyalty scheme in partnership with Swippi, in his rural Devon store.
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NewsFirst Londis retailer adopts Ubamarket shopping app
High-profile Londis retailer Steve Bassett has partnered with Ubamarket to launch the company’s shopping app in his Southampton store, allowing customers to scan and pay for products using their phones.
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NewsWaitrose trials new 'While You're Away' delivery service
Waitrose & Partners has launched a trial of a new service that will allow the supermarket chain to deliver groceries inside homes and put them away while customers are out.
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NewsHistoric Co-op building converted into Nisa store
A new Nisa store in the small Leicestershire town of Earl Shilton has opened on the site of a former Co-operative building, following a two year family-run project.
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Features and analysisGet smarter with statistics
More and more retailers are investing in epos, but the majority are failing to use this smart technology to analyse data and save money.
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NewsBRC steps up calls for business rates reform
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has stepped up its call for the government to reform business rates after new official data highlighted the decline in total shop numbers across the UK.
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NewsJTI launches new campaign against illicit tobacco
JTI is calling on retailers to join the fight against the illicit tobacco trade as part of a new nationwide campaign called ’Don’t Be Complicit In Illicit’.
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NewsATM network must be protected, ACS tells review
The nation’s ATM network must be retained to meet the demand for cash as a form of payment, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has told the Access to Cash Review.
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NewsShop prices rise for second month in a row
After five years of deflation, shop prices increased for the second consecutive month, latest data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Shop Price Index shows.
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Features and analysisHey big spender
As Tesco rolls out its latest bargain basement format, Jack’s, there are other retailers who are setting their sights on a more upmarket future.
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NewsTesco announces strong UK and Booker first half results
Tesco has announced a 2.3% increase in UK like-for-like sales, combined with a 14.7% hike in Booker like for likes, in its first half interim trading results.
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NewsCostcutter sales fall highlights cost of P&H tie-up
Accounts filed for Costcutter’s parent company the Bibby Line Group (BLG) show that sales at the symbol group declined to £512m in year to 31 December 2017, down from £628m in the previous year.
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NewsC-store retailers back parties' focus on high streets
Retailers have broadly welcomed the two main political parties’ new strategies for saving the high street, with action on ATMs, business rates and a digital services tax among the proposals capturing imaginations.
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NewsMFG gets approval to complete MRH takeover
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has been given the go ahead to complete its merger with MRH, with the condition it offloads nearly 40 sites.
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NewsIndustry bodies urge retailers to follow food allergy guidance
C-store retailers have been urged to follow guidance relating to food allergy labelling following a high-profile Pret A Manger case, in which teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperousel died after suffering an allergic reaction to one of the retailer’s sandwiches.
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NewsAldi plans to open 130 new stores over the next two years
Aldi has announced plans to open 130 new stores between 2019 and 2020, alongside a £300m investment in its existing network of stores and regional distribution centres.
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NewsCo-op extends free taxi home service for shoppers
The Co-operative Group is extending its free taxi home service for shoppers to 12 stores by the end of the year.
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda merger could harm competition in 463 areas
The proposed merger of Asda and Sainsbury’s could lead to a “substantial lessening of competition” in 463 local areas, according to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).