News – Page 247
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NewsRetailer's gantry removed after illicit tobacco sales conviction
A Blackburn-based retailer has had his gantry removed by Imperial after being convicted for possession of counterfeit tobacco.
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NewsThornton’s Budgens introduces innovative plastic-free zones
High-profile Budgens retailer Andrew Thornton has introduced dedicated plastic-free zones for more than 1,700 products in his Belsize Park store, North London.
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NewsConvenience drives Sainsbury's like-for-like sales growth
Sainsbury’s has reported a 4% growth in total convenience sales, helping to drive a 0.6% increase in overall like-for-like grocery sales in the six months to 22 September.
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NewsTougher action urged as illicit tobacco sales hit 'crisis point'
Far greater street level action on illicit tobacco is sorely needed to help protect the profits of responsible retailers.
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NewsPublic confidence in the police declining, say MPs
Funding for police forces is down by nearly a fifth (19%) since 2010-11, with public confidence in the police “declining”, according to MPs.
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NewsRetailer pays tribute to long-standing staff member
Spar retailer Raj Aggarwal has paid tribute to long-standing staff member Teresa Burke, who died suddenly yesterday.
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NewsMarks & Spencer reports food sales decline
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has reported a 2.9% decline in like-for-like food sales in its latest half year results.
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NewsCo-op Group agrees terms for new £45m distribution depot
The Co-op Group has agreed terms for a new £45m distribution depot in Bedfordshire.
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NewsM&S introduces recycled plastic shopping bags
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched a new shopping bag made using recycled plastic in an attempt to help prevent waste and reduce poverty.
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NewsPolice chief slammed over "ill-informed" fuel theft comments
A leading independent forecourt retailer has slammed a police chief’s “ill-informed” suggestion that drivers should be made to pay for fuel in advance to prevent theft.
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NewsSpar revamps water bottle range to cut plastic use
Spar has announced it is revamping its water bottle range in a bid to reduce single-use plastics.
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NewsCentral England Co-op launches new security measures
Central England Co-op has launched a range of new security measures in an effort to combat crime.
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NewsOver half of consumers eat vegetarian or meat-free foods
A majority (56%) of UK adult consumers ate vegetarian or meat-free foods in the last six months to July 2018, an increase from the 50% who had eaten these foods in the six months to March 2017, new Mintel research suggests.
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Features and analysisHalloween gallery
Retailers and their staff have gone to a whole new level to make sure their stores show off their spooky side this Halloween.
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News'Major behavioural change' since Blue Planet plastic warning
Nearly nine in 10 (88%) people who watched the final episode of Blue Planet II have changed their behaviour when it comes to single use plastic consumption, new Waitrose research suggests.
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NewsBlakemore meat trial to continue despite Crawshaws collapse
A trial partnership between Blakemore Retail and Crawshaws will continue to run, despite the fact that the value-priced fresh meat and food to go retailer has been placed into administration.
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NewsUnitas Wholesale created from merger of Landmark and Today's
The merger of wholesale buying groups Landmark Wholesale and Today’s Wholesale Services completed yesterday, creating Unitas Wholesale Ltd.
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NewsBudget: Retailers prepare for National Living Wage rise
Independent retailers contacted by C-Store will turn to technology and reduced staff hours in response to the latest National Living Wage rise.
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NewsBudget: Government to introduce tax on plastic packaging
The government will introduce a tax on the production and import of plastic packaging in the UK from April 2022.
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NewsBudget: C-stores welcome rates cut for '90% of independent shops'
News that the government will take significant steps to ease the business rates burden on small shops has been broadly cheered by the convenience store industry.