News – Page 116
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Features and analysisHow I use technology to keep my staff safe
Bassett Retail has invested in technology to help tackle crime in its stores
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Features and analysisSpar stores dress up for local carnival
Family-run Spar stores in Wiltshire honed their sense of community spirit as they recently took to the streets dressed up as ‘Spar-tacas’
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Features and analysisBPF calls for empty rates relief extension
The British Property Federation (BPF) has urged the Government to extend the period of business rates relief for empty properties, following a new analysis into shop vacancies.
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Features and analysisUnited Wholesale Grocers Limited chairman Mohammad Ramzan passes away
Mohammad Ramzan passed away suddenly at his residence in Pakistan on Wednesday 27 September
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Features and analysisRamesh Shingadia appointed chair of Association of Convenience Stores board
Ramesh Shingadia, Phil Ponsonby of Midcounties Co-operative, Colm Johnson of Booker and Maria Eaton of MFG have taken leadership roles on the ACS board
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Features and analysisRetailer fined over £2500 for selling vape to a child
The director of a convenience store in Bicester has been ordered to pay over £2500 for selling an e-cigarette to a 15-year-old.
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Features and analysisACS calls for measures to tackle rise in vacant properties
ACS urges the government to take action amid the rise in empty properties
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Features and analysisBooker helps raise £147,050 for Fairtrade
Booker’s partnership with Fairtrade has helped raised £147,050 in Fairtrade Premium over the past 12 months
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Features and analysisRetailers blame government for 12,000 'lost' apprenticeships
The BRC is pushing for the Apprenticeship Levy to be reformed
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Features and analysisSGF and Elfbar fund new vape recycling bins
SGF and Elfbar have launched a pilot programme to encourage responsible disposal of single-use vaping products.
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Features and analysisHow have customers' cupboard essentials changed over time?
British households now fill their cupboards with food staples that were relatively unknown in the 1980s.
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Features and analysisStrict new anti-smoking legislation may be in the works for the UK
The government is rumoured to be considering strict new anti-smoking measures
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Features and analysisSuperdrug to stop selling single-use vapes
Superdrug is to stop selling single-use vapes due to environmental concerns
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Features and analysisIndependent British Vape Trade Association launches new campaign
The Independent British Vape Trade Association (IBVTA) has launched a six-month campaign in an attempt to clear the air of confusion surrounding vaping
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Features and analysisSpar partners with FareShare to donate one million meals
Spar has partnered with FareShare in a new campaign to provide meals to neighbourhoods that need it the most.
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Features and analysisUsdaw urges protection for shopworkers
Usdaw has repeated its appeal to protect shopworkers following a rise in retail crime
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Features and analysisSouth Yorkshire Police seize £9,000 of illicit produce
An operation by the South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and Rotherham Council’s Trading Standards has led to the seizure of illegal products worth more than £9,000
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Features and analysisMedway Shell store donates £500 to local pride festival
Shell Medway in Kent has donated £500 to Medway Pride CIC through Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally (MADL) Pride Pot scheme
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Features and analysisHorizon compensation package criticised by subpostmasters
The government is offering £600,000 in compensation to every postmaster whose conviction relied on Horizon evidence and has now been overturned
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Features and analysisRetailers call for government help to tackle rise in shoplifting
The Federation of Independent Retailers and the British Independent Retailers Association have written to the government appealing for support against crime