News – Page 214
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Features and analysisTechnology: Reaching the digital customer
With smartphones an integral part of consumers’ lives, convenience retailers need to find new ways of engaging with their shoppers digitally, and a new suite of apps could be just the thing to bring their stores up to date
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NewsC-store retailers keep calm in face of Brexit fears
Independent retailers are doing their best to “keep calm and carry on” in the face of mounting uncertainty over the impact of Brexit on the food supply chain and their businesses.
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NewsShoppers fear food shortages as Brexit deadline looms
Two thirds of shoppers (61%) expect there to be food shortages as a result of Brexit, an online survey of 1,000 consumers conducted by HIM has found.
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NewsFilshill grows turnover in “challenging” independent retail market
Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill has reported a turnover increase of 7.3% to £155 million in the year ending January 31, 2019, up from £145m the previous year.
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NewsPayPoint announces Amazon delivery pick-up partnership
Consumers will be able to collect their Amazon orders from more than 500 PayPoint retailers, as part of a new partnership with Amazon Hub Counter.
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NewsSpar and Scottish FA extend women’s football partnership deal
Spar has announced a new partnership with the Scottish FA, which will see further support for girls’ and women’s grassroots football across the nation.
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NewsA.F. Blakemore & Son announces improved annual results
Spar wholesaler and retailer AF Blakemore & Son is “energised and ready for the year ahead”, after a year of investment and reorganisation.
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NewsHenderson Technology devises food waste reduction app for c-stores
Henderson Technology has announced a new partnership with Gander, which will bring the world’s first real-time food waste reduction app to Northern Ireland.
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NewsLink commits to new free ATMs on UK high streets
Link has pledged to install free-to-use cash machines on UK high streets threatened with the loss of an ATM or Post Office, in a bid to protect free access to cash.
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NewsFirst self-checkout installed for Nisa’s Evolution epos system
A family-run Nisa store in Wiltshire has become the first to install self-checkout (SCO) tills using Nisa’s Evolution EPOS system.
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NewsLink urged to scrap fee cut and secure Scottish access to cash
Link must cancel the next planned cut in interchange fees for cash machine operators, in a bid to secure long-term access to cash, the Scottish Affairs Committee’s new report on Access to Financial Services says.
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NewsRetailers still failing to halt knife sales to minors, new data reveals
Retailers are still not doing enough to stop the sale of knives to under 18s, new data commissioned by National Trading Standards and funded by the Home Office has revealed.
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NewsMan jailed following three c-store robberies in South West
A man who robbed three convenience stores in Plymouth and Cornwall with a knife has been jailed for eight years.
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NewsOrders of vegan takeaways up by nearly 400% in two years
Orders of vegan takeaways have soared by nearly 400% over the last two years, according to research from the British Takeaway Campaign.
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NewsShop prices in fastest rate of decline in 14 months, data reveals
Weak consumer spend and strong competition pushed shop prices down in August, while food inflation eased slightly, according to new data.
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NewsWitness appeal following Surrey Costcutter ATM explosion
Police are appealing for information after an external cash machine was blown up at a Costcutter store in Surrey.
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NewsTrade bodies urge MPs to publish business rates inquiry
The Association of Convenience Stores has joined leading business organisations in calling for MPs on the Treasury Select Committee to publish the final report of their business rates inquiry before the Autumn Budget.
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NewsStore worker injured during Hampshire aggravated burglary
Police are urging witnesses to come forward after a store owner was injured during an armed robbery at a convenience store in Hampshire.
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NewsScottish retailers pay tribute to former SGF boss John Drummond
Retailers have paid tribute to former Scottish Grocers Federation chief executive John Drummond, who passed away suddenly last week at his home in Dundee at the age of 72.