News – Page 243
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NewsIllicit tobacco retailer to pay £61,000 or face further jail time
A retailer, jailed for concealing a vast haul of illicit tobacco in a number of secret caches throughout his Wolverhampton store, has been ordered to pay back £61,000 or face another year behind bars.
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NewsSubway partners with Just Eat for new delivery service
Subway has announced a trial of a new delivery service with Just Eat, which will allow customers to order Subway food using the Just Eat app and website.
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NewsPayPoint forges partnership with digital banking service
PayPoint has signed a deal with the UK digital banking service Tide that will enable its small business customers to deposit cash directly into their Tide accounts at any of PayPoint’s 29,000 retailers nationwide.
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association appoints new chief executive
The Scottish Wholesale Association has appointed experienced wholesale executive and retailer Colin Smith as its new chief executive.
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NewsNisa's MADL launches birthday competition for small charities
Nisa has launched its biggest ever charity competition offering prizes of £10,000 to 10 small charities, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Making a Difference Locally charity.
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NewsScottish government launches DRS consultation
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on its proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), giving retailers the opportunity to voice their views on how the initiative should take shape.
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NewsBooker restricts sale of some drinks due to CO₂ shortages
Booker Wholesale has imposed restrictions on the sale of some drinks, including beer and cider, in response to the recent CO₂ shortages affecting the UK supply chain.
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NewsPost Office to buy Payzone's bill payments business
The Post Office is set to acquire Payzone’s bill payments transaction business, subject to approval by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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NewsCo-op to acquire four city centre Waitrose convenience stores
The John Lewis Partnership is disposing of the stores as it pursues a new business strategy focusing on “differentiation, not scale”.
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NewsCosta Express drives up overall sales of coffee chain
Costa UK has announced a 2.0% drop in like-for-like first quarter sales as a result of low footfall “in traditional shopping locations”, although new Express coffee machines in c-stores helped drive up total sales.
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NewsMPs back parliamentary motion on tackling shop theft
MPs have supported a parliamentary call for the government to tackle shop theft and recognise the seriousness of the crime.
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Features and analysisRemote control
Thanks to an increasing number of new technologies, you no longer need to be in-store to run a successful business. Retailers talk about how they use remote retailing to their advantage.
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NewsPilot scheme in Leeds looks to tackle on-the-go recycling
Retailers and manufactures have join forces in a bid to improve the recycling of on-the-go food and drink under a new pilot partnership in Leeds.
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NewsStores enjoy winning World Cup and warm weather sales
Convenience store sales across the country are being kicked into double digit growth thanks to the Fifa World Cup and warm summer weather.
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NewsNisa retailers place orders for Co-op's own-label range
Nisa retailers have started placing orders for the Co-op Group’s own label range, which will be introduced into independent stores over the next few weeks.
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NewsMinisters to consult on confectionery display controls
The government will soon launch an official consultation on banning stores from displaying confectionery and other “unhealthy” foods at till points, aisle ends and store entrances, as part of its updated Childhood Obesity Plan.
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NewsScottish Bill to protect shopworkers gains MSP support
The Scottish Labour Party’s proposed Bill to protect shopworkers, including the creation of new offences for shop theft and assault of a retail worker, has achieved the required support from MSPs to be introduced in front of the Scottish Parliament.
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NewsCO₂ shortages causing suppliers to 'cancel promotional activity'
C-Store understands that some suppliers are cancelling their promotional activity with retailers in response to the recent CO₂ shortage in northern Europe, which is impacting supply in the UK.
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News15,000 cigarettes seized in illegal tobacco raids
Nearly 15,000 cigarettes and more than nine kilograms of hand-rolling tobacco have been seized by Warwickshire Police and Border Force, following raids on stores carried out by Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service.
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NewsIllicit tobacco campaign generates hundreds of tip offs
Hundreds of people have come forward with illicit tobacco tip offs since the launch of a new local authority-funded campaign in the North East of England.