News – Page 235
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NewsConsumer confidence "stoic" despite Brexit uncertainty
Consumer confidence is “stoic” despite a slowdown in overall growth and “concerns about the impact of Brexit uncertainty”, according to GFK’s long-running index.
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NewsTwo men deny axe-wielding armed robbery spree
Two men have pleaded not guilty to carrying out axe-wielding attacks at a Costcutter store and two petrol stations in Chatteris and March, Cambridgeshire, in January.
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NewsM&S announces £750m food delivery deal with Ocado
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has announced an online delivery joint venture with Ocado to bring M&S food to internet shoppers for the first time.
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NewsShop price inflation hits six-year high, data reveals
Shop price inflation increased to the highest rate since March 2013 in February, according to new data.
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NewsACS calls on government to protect rural c-stores
The government is being urged to ensure a level playing field for the UK’s rural convenience stores, whose owners invested over £271m in providing essential services over the past year.
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NewsStore worker injured during West Yorkshire robbery
Police are appealing for witnesses after a store worker was cut during an armed robbery at a convenience store in West Yorkshire.
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NewsACS backs plastic bag charge extension without red tape
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has backed the government proposals extend the plastic bag charge in England to all retailers with fewer than 250 employees.
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NewsWest Midlands store worker injured in armed attack
Police are investigating an incident in the West Midlands in which a female convenience store worker was attacked by masked men armed with baseball bats.
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NewsMost retailers unprepared for new digital tax rules
With less than six weeks to go until the introduction of new rules governing how small businesses must submit their tax updates, only one in four convenience store retailers know what they need to do to comply, a new survey by the Association of Convenience Stores has revealed.
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NewsNisa Extra store introduces Vegware packaging
A Nisa Extra store in Northern Ireland has introduced 100% recyclable Vegware packaging for its own brand fresh food and meal solutions.
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NewsLeeds University opens new Co-op franchise store
Leeds University Union (LUU) has opened its new Co-op franchise store, the first of its kind on a university campus.
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NewsMan jailed following violent armed robbery in Aberdeen store
A man has been jailed for six years following a violent armed robbery at a Nisa Local store in Aberdeen.
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NewsScottish government publishes analysis of DRS consultation
The Scottish government has published an analysis of its consultation into a Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland, with calls for convenience stores to be exempt prominent among retailers’ responses.
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NewsSpar retailer first to stock Ridiculously Rich cake unit
Conrad Davies’ Spar Market store in Pwllheli, Wales, has become the first retail outlet in the country to launch the new Ridiculously Rich self-serve units from The Apprentice winner Alana Spencer.
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NewsMPs call on ministers to urgently assess high street taxes
A group of MPs has called on the government to “level the playing field” for high street retailers by cutting business rates and raising taxes on online retailers.
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NewsRetail bodies warn of 'no deal' price hikes and shortages
Leaving the EU without a deal could see the price of some of the most commonly bought fruit, vegetables, meat and fish rise by up to 45%, leading retail bodies in the UK, Northern Ireland and Ireland have warned.
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NewsMajor retailers back new food waste innovation
Five of the UK’s largest grocery retailers have given the green light to a new ‘chill to freeze’ innovation designed to reduce food waste and get quality surplus produce into the hands of low-income shoppers who need it most.
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NewsSainsbury's and Asda merger thrown into doubt
The proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda is in jeopardy after phase two of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) investigation provisionally found “extensive competition concerns.”
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NewsDominic Taylor steps down as PayPoint chief executive
Dominic Taylor is stepping down from his role as chief executive of PayPoint and director of the board.
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NewsWaitrose invests in energy-saving chiller technology
Waitrose is set to introduce new energy-saving shelf design in an attempt to make its store chillers more efficient.