News – Page 249
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NewsBargain Booze stores report improvement in stock levels
Conviviality-affiliated retailers are reporting that stock levels have stabilised, just under one month after Conviviality’s Retail arm was acquired by Bestway.
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NewsNisa's MADL charity partners with Small Charity Coalition
Nisa has announced that its Making a Difference Locally (MADL) charity and the Small Charities Coalition have agreed a two-year partnership.
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NewsTobacco retailers 'missing out' on valuable sales and profits
Over half of convenience stores could missing out on more profitable tobacco sales, new research by the Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK Limited (STG UK) suggests.
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NewsFresh food price inflation up 0.9% amid overall deflation
Fresh food price inflation rose by 0.9% last month, reversing three months of consecutive slowdown, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen shop price index.
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NewsYorkshire family business adds sixth site to portfolio
Forecourt operator Jos Richardson & Son has purchased its sixth site in Middleton, North Yorkshire.
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NewsChangeable weather disrupts April grocery spend
The unpredictable spring weather has been blamed for disrupting grocery spend in the four weeks to April 21, according to Nielsen retail data.
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NewsNo need to panic over data laws, store owners told
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is urging small businesses “not to panic” less than one month prior to the implementation of hard-hitting new data protection laws.
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NewsSainsbury's/ Asda merger: what the commentators say
Retailers and industry experts share their reaction to the news that Sainsbury’s and Asda are planning to merger their businesses.
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NewsSainsbury’s confirms plans to merge with rival Asda
Sainsbury’s has confirmed its intention to merge with supermarket rival Asda.
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NewsScottish retailers ready for Minimum Unit Pricing
Independent retailers in Scotland have said they are well prepared for new minimum unit pricing (MUP) legislation, which comes into force this week.
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NewsATM stolen in ram-raid at Norfolk convenience store
A Norfolk retailer has praised the community’s response after his store’s ATM was stolen during a night-time ram-raid.
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NewsOnline remains "very small part" of UK grocery market
Online grocery remains a “very small part” of the UK grocery market and its market share is growing at a pedestrian rate, according to new Nielsen analysis.
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NewsIncidents of shoplifting up 8%, official figures reveal
The number of shoplifting crimes recorded by police in England and Wales rose once again last year, according to the latest Office for National Statistics report.
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NewsRetail jobs continue to fall in face of rising costs
The number of people employed in the retail industry continued to fall in the first quarter of the year, as rising employment costs kept margins under pressure.
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NewsBlakemore Retail reopens Rotherham Spar store
Blakemore Retail has relocated its Spar Thurcroft store to a new build site on Green Arbour Road in Rotherham.
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NewsUK supermarkets join pact to tackle plastic pollution
The UK’s leading supermarkets and discounters have signed up to a world-first pact to reduce plastic pollution.
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NewsScotmid blames profit fall on "avalanche of cost challenges"
Scotmid Co-operative has announced a 9.4% drop in annual trading profit to £4.8m, which it attributed to an “avalanche of cost challenges”.
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NewsManager jailed for robbery of own store in Wales
A shift manager for a convenience store in Usk, Wales, has been jailed for taking part in a staged robbery of her own store.
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NewsMatch made in heaven: Stores prepare for royal wedding
Convenience store retailers are gearing up for a super Saturday of sales when the royal wedding of HRH Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is followed by the FA Cup Final on 19 May.
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NewsSGF urges Scottish Parliament to make banks business-friendly
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation is urging the Scottish Parliament to put pressure on banks to reconsider the needs of independent retailers and other small businesses.