News – Page 39
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Features and analysisCentral Co-op launches benefit to help colleagues save on bills
Central Co-op launches colleague benefit in partnership with smart assistant Nous to simplify household bill management
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Features and analysisTrading Standards to bolster street presence with new £10m boost
The additional funding would support the recruitment of an additional 80 apprentice enforcement officers
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Features and analysisProgress update on redress for postmasters subject to bankruptcy orders
Government issues a report on postmaster redress for those subject to bankruptcy after Horizon IT scandal
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Features and analysisIllegal cigarette selling shopkeeper jailed for over three years
A retailer who sold illegal cigarettes in three counties has been sentenced to 3 years and 8 months in prison and ordered to pay £20,000 in costs
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Features and analysisNisa retailers raise £4,270 for Leeds charity on World Down Syndrome Day
Nisa retailers have joined forces to raise an impressive £4,270 for Leeds charity Sunshine and Smiles
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Features and analysisSGF Go Local Programme wins ScotGov approval until May 2026
The SGF’s project to promote locally sourced Scottish produce enters phase six, with 158 stores flying the Go Local banner
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Features and analysisA pilot aimed at tackling illegal vapes delivers “positive change”
A Local Vape Action plan pilot in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, has led to a decrease in offences throughout the town
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Features and analysisAllwyn present plaque to Cardiff retailer for supporting local community
Lottery organiser Allwyn has recognised the work of a Cardiff-based retailer
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Features and analysisAllwyn urges National Lottery retailers to make the most of this bumper jackpot weekend
A EuroMillions £166m jackpot and a Lotto £11.6m Must Be Won draw are happening this weekend
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Features and analysisWomen at board level in wholesale drops to lowest record ever
Food and Drink Wholesale UK (FWD) and its initiative Women in Wholesale are urging businesses to drive change by creating more female role models
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Features and analysisHorizon victim issues High Court proceedings against Post Office and Fujistu
Lee Castleton has issued High Court proceedings against Post Office and Fujistu for their part in the Horizon scandal
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Features and analysisTrust and Gander to unveil partnership
Payment solution provider Trust and online inventory platform Gander are unveiling a strategic partnership
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Features and analysisWhere are London’s illegal vape hotspots?
In 2024 illegal vape seizures in London boroughs doubled to over half a million compared to the previous year
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Features and analysisCo-op and Uber Eats announce new three-year partnership renewal
Co-op and Uber Eats have announced a three-year partnership renewal including extending delivery collaboration
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Features and analysisFive ways convenience stores can maximise sales with biscuits on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day spending increased by 4.4% last year according to researchers Mintel, with six in ten consumers now purchasing for the occasion
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Features and analysisTwo week countdown as retailers brace for wage increases
The industry has two weeks to prepare for the increases in the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage set to roll out from 1 April 2025
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Features and analysisGander to support Food Waste Action Week urging us to buy loose fruit and veg
Gander is supporting Love Food Hate Waste’s Food Waste Action Week running until 23 March
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Features and analysisWhat’s happening at the National Convenience Show?
The National Convenience Show will look at how retailers can increase basket spend and shopper loyalty
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Features and analysisGovernment warned against under-estimating scale of illicit tobacco trade
The Institute of Economic Affair said the government’s estimates of the size of the illicit tobacco trade were ‘laughable’
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Features and analysisCouncils unprepared for retailer licensing scheme to sell tobacco, vapes and nicotine
Research conducted by the Express found that 92% of councils had not started preparing for the new licensing scheme