News – Page 70
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Features and analysisConvenience retailers must be price savvy as channel is forecast to hit £43.2bn
Food and grocery spending in UK convenience stores is projected to reach £43.2bn by 2028
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Features and analysisSecurity officer blackmailed by known prolific shoplifter
A security officer - who cannot be named - found themself at the mercy of a known local shoplifter who threatened to expose them after recognising them on a dating app
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Features and analysis‘It’s important retailers learn from shop theft’: Frontline security officer shares experiences of retail crime
An anonymous security officer reveals the dangerous reality that lies behind the uniform, and how retail workers must act together against the wave of brazen thefts
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Features and analysisLatvian authorities take down huge illicit cigarette factory
Latvian State Police and the Border Guard have dismantled a criminal network involved in illegal tobacco production
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Features and analysisWestminster store must close after contravening its alcohol licence conditions
Convenience store caught selling alcohol outside of legal hours to undercover detectives has lost its alcohol licence
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Product NewsSpar North of England meal deal upgrades improve value and range
Major upgrades have been made to Spar North of England’s range of meal deals
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Features and analysisScrooge is alive and kicking at Reach, Fed says after price increases
Independent retailers condemn newspaper publisher Reach for using the festive period to try to sneak through cover price rises
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Features and analysis8.2m vapes thrown away every week
Material Focus research found the number of vapes thrown away or incorrectly recycled has risen to 8.2m per week
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Features and analysisMost retailers would prefer raising legal age for smoking to 21 over complete ban
Majority of retailers would prefer raising minimum legal age of purchase to 21 rather than a generational smoking ban
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Features and analysisReporting crime and sharing good-quality evidence is crucial in 2025
Reporting every crime and providing good-quality evidence is vital in addressing retail crime in 2025, says Sussex PCC Katy Bourne
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Features and analysisParfetts increases South West presence with new appointment
Parfetts has appointed Duncan Jelfs as its new regional business manager, with a focus on the South West
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Features and analysisFairtrade Foundation responds to coffee price surge
Fairtrade Foundation explains why higher coffee prices don’t solve the sector’s problem
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Features and analysisCCEP to donates meals to FareShare with Coca-Cola Zero Sugar wholesale orders
CCEP is launching an initiative in partnership with wholesalers to donate the equivalent of up to 300,000 meals to FareShare
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Features and analysisMars Petcare reports growing bond between pets and owners to be a growth opportunity
Mars Petcare is spotlighting the evolving relationship between pets and owners with findings from the world’s largest pet parent study
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Features and analysisTop Products survey from The Grocer and NIQ reveals home cooking as the largest influencer on grocery
New data released today from The Grocer and analysts NIQ in its Top Products survey has been unveiled
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Features and analysisEast of England Co-op names Andy Rigby as new CEO
Rigby joined the company in 2022 as chief operations officer
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Features and analysis93 members of organised crime groups arrested over £4m worth of retail theft
Work to tackle organised retail crime gathers pace as 93 arrests from organised crime groups are made in seven months
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Features and analysisCCTV image of man suspected of convenience store assault in Merseyside
Detectives have issued CCTV images of a man who could have information that may assist with their enquiries following assault at convenience store in Leasowe
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Features and analysisPrime Minister answers direct question on Labour’s reaction to retail crime
The question was raised at Prime Minister’s Questions in parliament
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Features and analysisThree Wiltshire stores served with closure orders following illegal tobacco sales
The businesses have been served with closure notices following seizures of illegal tobacco and vapes