News – Page 5
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NewsEssex Police now using app to stay alert for shoplifters
Essex Police has announced it’s now using an app to specifically tackle retail crime
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NewsMajor operation disrupts illegal tobacco and vape trade in Essex
More than £75,000 of illegal tobacco and vapes have been seized in Essex as part of a major operation targeting high street retailers
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NewsShopAi Launches new AI platform, TalkPack, as HFSS regulations approach
ShopAI’s new TalkPack turns packaging into useful customer digital metrics
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NewsProlific Sussex Champagne shoplifter jailed
Sussex Police have convicted a man who stole almost £3k of alcohol and more from numerous stores
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News924 arrested in UK’s largest crackdown on high street business crime
More than 920 people have been arrested in a major operation targeting criminal activity linked to high street businesses across the UK
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NewsRetail Trust urges shoppers to share ‘smiles of respect’
The Retail Trust’s Let’s Respect Retail is a national movement to ‘bring humanity back to the high street’
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NewsNew NIQ data shows till sales slowing as Black Friday and Christmas approach
Sales slow as UK shoppers hold back ahead of Black Friday and Christmas deals
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NewsPremium own label sales set to hit record £1bn in December
Premium own label sales will hit record £1bn this December as cost-conscious shoppers seek affordable Christmas treats, predicts Wordpanel
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NewsJW Filshill strengthens marketing team with appointment of Katie Dempster
Scottish wholesaler adds Katie Dempster to its marketing team
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NewsLeading independent retailer Sue Nithyanandan remembered by convenience sector
The convenience industry mourns the loss of Sue Nithyanandan, owner of Costcutter Epsom, who passed away on 8 November following an illness
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NewsMet Police arrest over 140 people in week-long London crackdown
The Met has made more than 140 arrests during a crackdown on crime in the West End
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NewsRespect for Shop Workers Week: 71% face verbal abuse from customers
More than seven in ten retail workers experienced verbal abuse from customers in the last year, according to new figures from Usdaw
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NewsRetail association backs national campaign to protect shop workers
As Respect for Shop Workers Week begins, Bira is joining with Usdaw to promote the cause
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NewsSnappy Group bolsters board with former Ocado executive Vineta Bajaj
New senior executive at Snappy comes as tech reshapes UK convenience retail
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NewsPolice and retailers unite for Safer Business Action Week
Police forces, Business Crime Reduction Partnerships and retailers across the UK are joining forces for Safer Business Action Week (10-16 October)
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NewsACS warns against including glass in Welsh deposit return scheme
The Association of Convenience Stores has urged the Welsh Government to exclude glass from its proposed deposit return scheme, warning it would make the system “unnecessarily expensive” and create supply chain issues across the Wales-England border.
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NewsInPost reports record UK quarter with parcel volumes tripling
InPost has delivered a record-breaking quarter in the UK with parcel volumes tripling year-on-year to 80.2m, while domestic revenue surged 307% as the company’s out-of-home network expanded to over 17,000 points
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NewsMike Fitton on retirement and why indie retailers were the ‘best part of his career’
Industry veteran Mike Fitton is retiring after almost five decades working in retail
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NewsPremier Foods, Greencore and more sign up to IGD’s new plan for net zero
IGD marks anniversary of A Net Zero Transition Plan with new Food Supply Chain Sustainability Framework
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NewsSpar Scotland’s Spin into Spring digital activation to bring rewards to shoppers
Spar Scotland is gearing up to launch an exclusive digital activation starting in Spring 2026