News – Page 11
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NewsVape retailer VPZ announces huge UK investment programme
Vape retailer VPZ announces multi-million-pound investment plan boosting jobs and stores
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NewsPost Office deal with banks commences providing high streets access to cash until 2030
The Post Office has announced its latest partnership with banks, Banking Framework 4
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NewsResearch vindicates retailers’ warnings after ‘misdirected’ pub rate relief news
New university research backs up Bira’s claims the Government’s new pub rate plan won’t help high streets
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NewsIGD advises retailers to prepare before AI transforms shopping
A more autonomous form of AI could mark big changes for retail, IGD warns
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NewsONS shop theft figures show ‘significant gap’ in police recording, says ACS
New ONS data reveals shop theft rose 5% to 519,381 incidents
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NewsGovernment confirms £7m boost to smash retail crime gangs
Retailers will benefit from a major crackdown on organised crime gangs following a £7m government investment aimed at dismantling criminal networks through intelligence-led policing and targeted operations
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NewsSoft drinks industry warns new rules could have major consequences
British Soft Drinks Association issues a warning about new rules for soft drinks
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NewsPayPoint reports ‘significant progress’ in third key quarter
PayPoint reports significant progress in its third quarter, with record parcel transaction growth of 6.7%
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NewsTwo-year sentence handed to store owner selling £69k of illicit tobacco in Darlington
A suspended sentence of two years has been handed to the owner of Darlington’s Bazar Store
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NewsDanone calls for consistent definition of ‘healthy food’ to end confusion
Danone is urging policymakers and industry to work towards providing consumers with a clear definition of ‘healthy food’
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NewsRetailers welcome reforms to restore visible neighbourhood policing
Retailers have “strongly welcomed” reforms aimed at restoring visible neighbourhood policing
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NewsSoft drinks and food to go key growth areas for convenience
Soft drinks and food to go were the growth categories for convenience during the last quarter of 2025, with energy drinks seeing a significant rise in basket share, new research has revealed
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NewsEarly January’s shop inflation figures prompt a warning from the BRC
British Retail Consortium says inflation’s peak may well still lie ahead
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NewsLocal shops neglected by Government as rates support confined to pubs
Shops condemn Government’s decision to limit support to pubs as dismissive of their contributions to the economy
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NewsSWA sets out priorities for government ahead of May’s Holyrood election
The Scottish Wholesale Association has set out its key priorities with elections just 100 days away
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NewsScottish co-operatives take centre stage in drive to double sector’s size
Roundtable held in New Lanark to hear experiences from the co-operative and mutuals sector
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NewsDMO becomes Exchange for Change in new identity for new DRS
UK DMO has unveiled its trading name for the upcoming DRS as Exchange for Change
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NewsFootball icon Ian Wright heads up new M&S campaign targeting grassroots football
M&S has announced the launch of its new national initiative, Eat Well Play Well Grassroots Edition
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NewsOurCoop launches as UK’s largest independent co-operative society
A new society formed through the merger of Central Co-op, Midcounties and Chelmsford Star has launched
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News'It’s hard to make money!' - retailer Siva Thievanayagam on a potentially grim 2026
Nisa retailer Siva Thievanayagam says 2026 is shaping up to be one of his toughest years ever