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News‘Post Office in a Box’ concept trialled to ensure community presence
A new ‘Post Office in a Box’ concept is being trialled by the Post Office in five locations across the UK, with the aim of ensuring its services are made available where there is an “urgent need”.
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NewsMP secures time for new bill to protect shopworkers from violence and abuse
Alex Norris MP has successfully secured parliamentary time to consider new legislation to protect shopworkers.
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NewsLucozade Ribena Suntory spearheads c-store sustainability project
Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) has joined forces with Energy Saving Trust in a new project aimed at helping independent c-store retailers identify how they can become more sustainable.
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NewsCoronavirus: ACS issues advice as stores continue to adapt to outbreak
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has issued advice for retailers and colleagues on the impact of the coronavirus, as local retailers continue to adapt to the growing health crisis in order to meet their communities’ requirements.
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NewsWork on Hisbe’s second store starts following crowd-funding drive
The team behind ethical supermarket Hisbe are hopeful that their second store on Portland Road in Worthing will open for business by June, after they secured the £450,000 they needed through a crowd-funding campaign.
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NewsNational Convenience Show postponed until September due to coronavirus
The UK Food Shows, including the National Convenience Show and the Farm Shop & Deli Show, have been postponed due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsBudget: Business rates temporarily abolished amid coronavirus outbreak
Shops with a ratable value of less than £51,000 will have their business rates “abolished” in the coming financial year, as part of a package of measures to help support businesses through the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
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NewsGrocery Aid Ball raises over £700k
This year’s Grocery Aid ball raised nearly three quarters of a million pounds for the industry’s charity, which provides a range of vital benefits for colleagues who have fallen on hard times or rely on others for contact or support.
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NewsSouthern Co-op expands franchise estate with 12 new stores in a year
Twelve new stores opened under the Southern Co-op’s franchise programme in 2019, with further sites in the pipeline.
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NewsFood waste app Gander drives up sales of reduced-priced items in NI
The introduction of food waste app Gander in Northern Ireland has resulted in a 45% increase in sales of reduced-price food in the country, according to the app’s founders.
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NewsIndependents boost community support as UK coronavirus cases increase
Convenience retailers are stepping up efforts to support local communities in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, which is continuing to spread across the UK and the wider world.
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NewsTesco to sell Thailand and Malaysia operations to “focus the business”
Tesco has agreed to sell its operations in Thailand and Malaysia for approximately £8.2bn, in a move that will “further simplify and focus the business”.
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NewsC-stores faced 50,000-plus incidents of violence over past year
The number of incidents of violence in UK convenience stores was estimated at more than 50,000 over the last year, of which one in four resulted in injury, according to the Association of Convenience Stores’ 2020 Crime Report.
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NewsSouth West Spar group buys Dan Cocks’ former Premier store
Fast-growing Spar group Wessex Retail has acquired Whitstone Village Stores near Holsworthy, Devon, from former Premier retailer Dan Cocks.
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NewsIncidents of violence and abuse against shopworkers up 9%
Incidents of violence and abuse against shopworkers have risen to 424 each day, up 9% on last year, according to the British Retail Consortium’s latest annual crime survey.
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NewsPublic Health England rues smokers’ “false fears” over vaping
Public Health England (PHE) has voiced its concerns that the US lung disease outbreak has affected smokers’ views on e-cigarettes in the UK, as it reiterates its advice that vaping is much less harmful than smoking.
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NewsFuel mission drives just 19% of forecourt visits, research reveals
The UK forecourt market has evolved to such an extent that only 19% of shoppers cite fuel as their main reason for visiting, according to new research predicting 3.8% sales growth within forecourt c-stores in 2020.
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NewsSainsbury’s supply deal a hit at new Simply Fresh store
Simply Fresh’s Sainsbury’s-supplied convenience store in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, has received a “phenomenal” reaction from its customers, according to the symbol group’s creative director Davinder Jheeta.
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NewsBudget: Chancellor under increasing pressure to deliver rates reform
The Chancellor is under increasing pressure to push ahead with business rates reform in the 11 March Budget, following the intervention of organisations representing thousands of businesses.
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NewsConsultation on mandatory introduction of E10 fuel grade announced
The Department for Transport is consulting on plans to require fuel retailers to offer the E10 fuel grade from 2021, as part of the government’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme.