News – Page 245
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NewsACS urges government to delay Making Tax Digital until 2020
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has backed a House of Lords committee report calling for the implementation of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT to be delayed.
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NewsRoyal Mail unveils festive competition for small businesses
Royal Mail has launched a festive competition for small businesses across the UK, with a chance to win £1,000.
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NewsCosta Coffee launches contactless reusable cup
Costa Coffee has launched the UK’s first contactless reusable coffee cup.
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Features and analysisFine margins
Operating costs are increasing at an unrelenting pace, leaving retailers with little choice but to boost margins just to stand still. Here C-Store looks at how store owners and their symbol groups are working together to maximise the potential return from every shopping visit.
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NewsIndustry trade groups warn against "chaotic" no-deal Brexit
The convenience and wider grocery industry is warning of the “disruptive” and “damaging” consequences of a no-deal Brexit.
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NewsNew Simply Fresh ceo Tim Chalk outlines vision for brand
New Simply Fresh ceo Tim Chalk believes the brand has the right model to realise the industry’s “massive potential” to offer a better convenience store experience to UK neighbourhoods.
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NewsKey progress in Track and Trace tobacco rules as deadline looms
Plans to launch a new Track and Trace system to help stem the flow of illicit tobacco products are progressing, now that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has appointed the UK’s ID Issuer.
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NewsLondon retailer scoops £10,000 Camelot prize
London retailer Kulwant Bhatia has won Camelot’s Site, Stock, Sell £10,000 quarterly prize draw.
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NewsUK consumers seeking more sustainable packaging, poll finds
Over half (55%) of UK consumers are purchasing more products in environmentally-friendly packaging, according to new research.
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NewsAppleby Westward reports 4.39% rise in like-for-like sales
Appleby Westward, the South West Spar distributor, has reported a like-for-like sales rise of 4.39% for the 2018 financial year and recruited 27 new Spar stores.
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NewsIndependent c-stores falling behind on food to go, says HIM
Independent convenience stores are missing out on the food to go category, according to new HIM research.
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NewsCo-op Group set to open 12 new stores across London
The Co-op Group is set to open 12 new stores across London in the next 30 days, following a £9m investment.
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NewsPCC calls for more police recognition of business crime
Staffordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has underlined the “critical importance” of business crime protection and called for more recognition of the effects of retail crime.
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NewsSandwiches lead out-of-home bakery purchases in grocery
Around 20% of total bakery items eaten out-of-home are purchased form a convenience store or supermarket, with sandwiches and wraps leading the way, according to MCA research.
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NewsSimply Fresh appoints former 7-Eleven chief Tim Chalk as ceo
Simply Fresh has appointed Tim Chalk, former ceo of 7-Eleven Hong Kong & Macau, as its new chief executive.
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NewsUnitas Wholesale promises efficient and effective future
Unitas Wholesale is aiming to be first choice business partner for suppliers in the independent sector with a future strategy based on being the most efficient and effective route to market.
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NewsSoft drinks levy raises £153.8m since April, HMRC reveals
The soft drinks levy has raised £153.8m in tax since its introduction in April, according to new government statistics.
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NewsHigh street grocery spend predicted to rise this Christmas
Good news is forecast for the high street this Christmas as grocery spending is predicted increase from 0.2% to 3.0% year on year (YoY).
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NewsMillennials driving demand for low alcohol beer, says Carlsberg
Consumers across the UK believe that low or no alcohol beer is becoming more socially acceptable, with millennials most likely to enjoy it, according to Carlsberg UK’s The Low Alcohol Beer Survey.
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NewsSupermarkets failing to enforce voluntary energy drinks ban
The UK’s big four supermarkets are still selling high-caffeine energy drinks to children, despite having signed up to a voluntary ban on sales to under 16s earlier this year.