News – Page 64
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Features and analysisPoundland reports 11% drop in store violence and reduction in theft after body camera pilot
Body cameras have now been deployed in 177 of its ‘highest-risk’ stores
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Features and analysisPGNJ Group celebrates MADL milestone with £20k Glasgow Children’s Hospital donation
Scottish retailer PGNJ Group has reached a big milestone in its ongoing support for Glasgow charities
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Features and analysisCountryside Alliance warns MPs rural high streets and stores need more protection
Closures of rural high street shops, Post Offices and banks are a consequence - and cause - of the ‘rural premium’
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Features and analysisFunding to strengthen neighbourhood policing doubles to £200m
The additional funding has been welcomed by the Co-op and Usdaw
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Features and analysisNew alcohol duty increases - what you need to know
New higher alcohol duties - as promised at the budget - came into force this weekend
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Features and analysisIndie retailers support South London shoplifting crackdown
Neighbourhood officers in Lambeth carried out a targeted sting at a Co-op store
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Features and analysisFranchise & fascia report 2025: convenience by numbers
A break down of the store numbers, type as well as membership costs and minimum contract terms
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Features and analysisConvenience and wholesale pioneer Dudley Ramsden passes away
Dudley Ramsden, one of the innovators of the UK convenience and wholesale sector, has passed away at the age of 81
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Features and analysisVape licensing scheme could contribute £50m to combat underage vaping and illegal sales
The scheme received broad support from MPs in the latest Tobacco and Vapes Bill committee debate
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Features and analysis£10k worth of tobacco stolen in one night at Plymouth store theft
Police in the city need help investigating a huge tobacco theft which took place in a Premier store last week
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Features and analysisACS responds to ONS figures showing shocking rise in shop theft
The ACS has responded to the publication of the latest crime figures from the Office for National Statistics
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Features and analysisAF Blakemore reports increased efficiencies despite dip in sales
AF Blakemore has just announced its results for the 2023/24 financial year
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Features and analysisHow a year of legislative changes is weighing down independent retailers
A single-use vape ban, a hike in employee wages and no more volume promotions on High in Fat, Sugar or Salt (HFSS) foods. That’s just a few legislative hurdles independent retailers face in 2025. But what’s the real damage behind shop doors when the government imposes several legislative changes within a year?
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Features and analysisCash usage surges as UK withdrawals rise for third consecutive year
The UK is witnessing a continued resurgence in cash usage, as revealed by a new report from Nationwide Building Society
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Features and analysisRetail crime spiralling out of control costing retailers £4.2 billion a year
Retail violence and abuse increased over 50% to more than 2,000 incidents a day, the BRC reports in its annual report
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Features and analysisACS’s Rural Shop Report 2025 shows rural retailers provide vital community support
The latest ACS report celebrates what local stores do in smaller, more isolated communities
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Features and analysisPaypoint on target to continue growth through 2025 and beyond
Paypoint has issued a trading update for the last quarter of 2024
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Features and analysisNisa’s Making a Difference Locally supported over 360,000 people in 2024
Nisa’s MADL charity has touched the lives of over 360,000 people in a year
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Features and analysisCTSI offers free online course on vape ban for retailers
Chartered Trading Standards Institute offering free course for vape retailers
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Features and analysisFood Standards Agency results show stores nationwide scoring zero
Analysis this month has revealed how many stores don’t meet requirements