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NewsNew guidance helps stores tackle alcohol proxy purchasing
Retailers now have access to new guidance designed to help them tackle the proxy purchasing of alcohol.
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NewsTesco to trial Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles
Tesco is set to trial a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles in a number of stores across the UK as part of its commitment to eliminating single use plastic.
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NewsBlakemore Retail announces "pioneering" fresh meat trial
Blakemore Retail is trialling “a pioneering fresh foods concept,” in three of its Spar stores with the help of value fresh meat and food-to-go retailer the Crawshaws Group.
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NewsScotland urged to leave small stores out of recycling scheme
Small Scottish stores of under 3,000 sq ft should be exempt from government plans to launch a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for beverage containers.
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NewsLabour vows to ban ATM charges and save high streets
Labour has pledged to ban ATM charges under a five-point plan to save the UK’s high streets.
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NewsCJ Lang appoints Stephen Brown as head of food to go
Scottish Spar retailer and distributor CJ Lang & Son has appointed Stephen Brown, formerly of Scotmid Co-operative, as head of food to go.
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NewsOnline FMCG sales growing four times faster than offline
Global online sales of FMCG products are growing four times faster than offline sales, with the UK leading the European pack, according to a new Nielsen report.
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NewsUK's major retailers to step up war on food waste
The UK’s major supermarkets and discounters have signed up to a brand new commitment to drive down the 10 million tonnes of food that is wasted in the UK each year.
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NewsDisplay ban linked to fewer children buying tobacco
The 2015 tobacco display ban may have played an important role in the 17% drop in the number of children buying cigarettes from shops seen between 2010 and 2016.
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NewsHMRC claims success in new approach to tobacco crime
Retailers repeatedly caught selling illicit tobacco faced tax bills and penalties in excess of £11m last year as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) deployed a new approach to punishing the crime.
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NewsCo-op Group bans plastic bags as part of packaging drive
The Co-op Group has announced an end to plastic carrier bags as part of a strategy to ban all single-use own-brand plastic packaging within five years.
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NewsBlakemore Retail opens Insomnia coffee shop at Spar site
Blakemore Retail has opened a new Insomnia coffee shop at the site of its recently-relaunched Spar Thurcroft store in Rotherham.
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NewsFood sales boost Scotmid half year profits by 16%
Scotmid Co-operative delivered a £2.3m trading profit for the 26 weeks ended 28 July 2018, a 16% increase on the same period last year.
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NewsSmall retailers report sales drop in plastic-packaged products
The majority (54%) of small retailers have seen sales of plastic-packaged goods fall over the last six months, as a growing number of customers request package-free products, according to a new survey.
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NewsCentral England Co-op announces strong first half sales
Central England Co-operative has announced a 7% increase in like-for-like sales in its convenience stores in its first half trading results.
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NewsFood sales cooled in August following temperature dip
Cooler conditions prompted food sales to fall in August following the hot weather surge that stores experienced in July, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal.
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NewsImpact of hot summer to push up dairy and bread prices
The impact of the hot summer is expected to propel the price of staple goods such as milk, cheese and bread in the latter months of the year, according to leading pricing analysts.
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Features and analysisLook and learn
Innovative new research has taken a shopper’s eye view to find the most effective displays a retailer can use to create sales in their store.
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Features and analysisC-store & partners
With the food-to-go market booming, partnerships with the likes of Greggs and Subway seem like a sensible move. However, there are retailers electing to go their own way, working with smaller providers to give their store the edge.
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NewsCadnam site marks start of new Southern Co-op franchise
Convenience industry stalwarts Tony Start and Steve Wilkinson have launched a new store franchise programme for the Southern Co-op with the acquisition of a site in the New Forest.