News – Page 267
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NewsScotmid blames profit fall on "avalanche of cost challenges"
Scotmid Co-operative has announced a 9.4% drop in annual trading profit to £4.8m, which it attributed to an “avalanche of cost challenges”.
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NewsManager jailed for robbery of own store in Wales
A shift manager for a convenience store in Usk, Wales, has been jailed for taking part in a staged robbery of her own store.
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NewsMatch made in heaven: Stores prepare for royal wedding
Convenience store retailers are gearing up for a super Saturday of sales when the royal wedding of HRH Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is followed by the FA Cup Final on 19 May.
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NewsSGF urges Scottish Parliament to make banks business-friendly
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation is urging the Scottish Parliament to put pressure on banks to reconsider the needs of independent retailers and other small businesses.
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NewsCo-op Group opens store on Coronation Street set
The Co-operative group has opened a new store on TV programme Coronation Street, following a lucrative product placement deal.
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NewsACS asks retailers to respond to NLW survey ahead of deadline
Retailers have until 4 May to respond to the Association of Convenience Stores’ (ACS) 2018 National Living Wage survey.
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NewsUK coffee shop chain set to ban disposable cups
A UK coffee shop chain is set to pioneer a ban on disposable coffee cups and require customers to drink from a reusable cup.
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NewsScottish retailer introduces own fizzy slush brand
Scottish retailer Harris Aslam has launched his own slush brand and installed new machines in four of his Nisa-supplied stores.
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NewsCo-op Group's takeover of Nisa gets unconditional approval
The UK’s competition authority has granted unconditional approval of the Co-op Group’s acquisition of Nisa, with the deal set to complete around 8 May.
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NewsIndependents will benefit from Tesco merger, Booker pledges
Booker’s managing director of retail, Steve Fox, has assured retailers they will benefit from the “£2.5bn opportunity” of the wholesaler’s merger with Tesco.
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NewsCo-op Group builds on successful Lego toy trial
The Co-operative Group is rolling out Lego and Hasbro toys to a further 50 of its large stores, after a hugely successful trial.
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NewsACS backs proposed bill to protect Scottish shop workers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has backed a proposed bill designed to protect shop workers from violence with the creation of new offences.
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NewsSainsbury's introduces electric cargo bike delivery service
Sainsbury’s has announced it is trialling the UK’s first electric cargo bike grocery delivery service.
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NewsTobacco-smuggling retailer jailed for five years
A retailer from Hull, Yorkshire, who was caught with more than one million illicit cigarettes stashed in self-storage containers, has been jailed for five years.
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NewsToday's Group launches 'Save More Sell More’ initiative
The Today’s Group has launched a ’Save More Sell More’ initiative to help independent member wholesalers and retailers to understand the Today’s business.
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NewsPlastic straws to be outlawed as part of waste crackdown
The government plans to ban the sale of plastic straws and drink stirrers as part of its crackdown on avoidable plastic waste.
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NewsCosta Coffee aims to recycle 500 million disposable cups per year
Costa Coffee has announced that it wants to start a ’cup recycling revolution’ by recycling the same volume of disposable cups as it sells by 2020.
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NewsFormer Waitrose boss calls for workplace happiness revolution
Mark Price, a former minister and managing director of Waitrose, has challenged retailers to prioritise workplace happiness in order to boost productivity and profit.
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NewsMüller food service delivery operation placed under review
Müller Milk & Ingredients has launched a review into its food service delivery operation, which supplies fresh milk and other products to 3,000 non-residential customers in England and Wales.
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Features and analysisHappy staff, happy store
Looking after your employees’ wellbeing can have a hugely positive impact, not just on the individual, but on the business as a whole.