News – Page 8
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News32 arrested in UK’s largest ever crackdown on organised shoplifting gangs
Convenience Store was present for a raid on a vape store in south-east London as part of the two-day stint
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NewsCentral London retailers join chorus calling for rate reform with new campaign
Heart of London Business Alliance calls on Government to ‘fix’ business rates
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NewsCrackdown on illicit tobacco and vapes leads to store closures
Trading Standards teams across the UK have cracked down on stores selling illicit tobacco and vape products
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NewsThe Wholesale Group sets out £5bn turnover ambition
The Wholesale Group eyes turnover of £5bn as its annual conference closes
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NewsBRC responds to second reading of Crime and Policing Bill
Second reading of Crime and Policing Bill cautiously welcomed by the BRC
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NewsParfetts’ online sales pass 50% as digital ordering is embraced by retailers
Parfetts has passed a milestone in its digital growth, with online orders accounting for half its sales
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Features and analysisResponsible Retailing Week: Selling energy drinks
The government is proposing a ban on selling high-caffeine energy drinks to children in order to “protect their physical and mental health”
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NewsBAT and Channel Islands Co-op trial age estimation technology
British American Tobacco (BAT) has partnered with The Channel Islands Co-operative Society Limited (Channel Islands Coop) and digital identity solutions provider Yoti to introduce facial age estimation technology in Coop stores
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NewsIndependent retailers fined for failing to pay National Minimum Wage
The government fined almost individual 500 companies for not paying workers the minimum wage, including several convenience store operators
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NewsPioneering Sussex Police scheme tags its first two shoplifters
Details released on Sussex Police’s first tags on two prolific shoplifters
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NewsCo-op doubles staff paid leave for pregnancy loss from five to ten days
Co-op has strengthened its sector-leading support for all parents, partners, and intended parents
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NewsCo-op Wholesale partners add to urgent call for business rates reform
Co-op Wholesale retailers back calls for business rates reform
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NewsClaudia Winkleman to be Ambassador-in-Chief for The National Lottery
Allwyn has engaged Claudia Winkleman as its first Ambassador-in-Chief of The National Lottery
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Features and analysisWhat if…. I want to sell fireworks?
How you should prepare your store before selling fireworks
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NewsCo-op Wholesale names Martin Swadling as new customer director
Co-op Wholesale has appointed Martin Swadling, formerly of Booker, as its new customer director
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NewsShropshire shoplifter given CBO banning him from 14 stores including Co-op and Spar
A man has been given a CBO banning him from 14 Shropshire shops
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NewsIGD market report author says “convenience retailers must look to the future”
New IGD report suggests measured growth for the convenience retail channel right up to 2030
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NewsProlific shop thieves to be tagged in UK-first pilot
Sussex Police has become the first UK force to electronically tag shoplifters
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NewsForecourt Trader of the Year Awards 2025 winners revealed
Spar Parkfoot’s David Charman was crowned Forecourt Trader of the Year
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NewsIllegal tobacco factory producing 1.5 million cigarettes daily shut down by HMRC
One of Northern Ireland’s largest illegal tobacco factories has been dismantled