News – Page 43
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Interviews and ProfilesScottish wholesalers recognised for innovation and more at SWA awards
Scotland’s wholesalers have been recognised and rewarded by the industry at the Achievers Awards.
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Features and analysisLincolnshire operation seizes ‘biggest retail haul’ of illicit cigarettes and vapes yet
More than 90,000 cigarettes, 300 vapes and 10kg of tobacco have been seized from seven stores in Lincolnshire
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Features and analysisFood store sales volumes grew strongly in January 2025, ONS reports
ONS data suggests a rise in people staying in has lead to much improved figures on December
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Features and analysisJust a week left to fill in the ACS annual colleague survey online and win
Deadline to complete the Association of Convenience Stores’ annual Colleague Survey is a week today
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Features and analysisMan who smashed wine bottle over shopworker’s head jailed for over 15 years
Zach Porter also held a screwdriver to the ribs of another shopworker
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Features and analysisScottish retailers fall victim to fake £20 Bank of England notes
The counterfeit notes pass UV note checkers, said What Every Wants in Hamilton
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Features and analysisGovernment issues guidance for retail business rates relief for 2025/26
The government has published guidance setting out the eligibility criteria for the scheme
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Features and analysisNational Yodel award for an Isle of Wight store
A Cowes convenience store sits top of 7,000 stores across the country as Yodel’s Store of the Quarter
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Features and analysisHave your say on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Campaign group We Vape is surveying retailers in a bid to hammer home to the government the potential impact of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill
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Features and analysisMore details on government’s youth vaping study revealed
As first reported yesterday, the government is setting out on a study of the impacts of vaping on the young
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Features and analysisParfetts teams with PepsiCo to bring the heat in convenience with fiery exclusive snack
Pepsico’s convenience-exclusive Doritos Dinamita sees stores across the UK celebrating the lunch with activations
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Features and analysisTrade bodies applaud government’s £62m youth vaping study
The government has announced a 10-year study to investigate the long-term health effects of youth vaping
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Features and analysisSwindon store’s rat infestation leads to closure and £30k fine
A court has fined a shopkeeper just under £30k after discovering his store was home to countless rats
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Features and analysisIllegal cigarette and vape crackdown sees 68 Lincolnshire stores served closure orders
More than 670,000 illicit cigarettes were removed from the streets of Lincolnshire last year
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Features and analysisNisa Local Endymion Street donates £1,000 to City of Hull Street Angels
A Hull-based initiative dedicated to keeping the city’s streets safe at weekends has received a boost from MADL
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco, vapes and cigarettes found across Nottingham in undercover stings
Test purchasing in the city found 25 illegal products including counterfeit tobacco and high puff-count vapes
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Features and analysis79% of Brits plan to keep using physical cash this year
New survey of 2,000 UK adults reveals Brits’ plans for spending and saving in 2025
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Features and analysisCircana category analysis: Beer and Cider
The latest analysis from Circana examines the beer and cider category in convenience in terms of value sales and market share
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Features and analysisSpar NI to support Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal
Spar NI is encouraging a show of support to the charity that provides vital end of life care for thousands
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Features and analysisNisa acquires ex-Morrisons Brogan Cook as delivery lead
Cook will spearhead the implementation and mobilisation of corporate customer projects, for the wholesale arm of Co-op