All articles by Robin Mannering – Page 44
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NewsP&H chief operating officer Helen Buck resigns
Palmer & Harvey has accepted the resignation of chief operating officer Helen Buck, who has stepped down for personal reasons.
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NewsGuy Warner extends Budgens contract and opens new store
High-profile retailer Guy Warner has extended his contract with Budgens for another three years after opening a sixth store in the Cotswolds.
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NewsScotmid Co-operative posts profit boost as turnover falls
Scotmid Co-operative has announced a 3.7% rise in annual trading profit to £5.7m, although turnover fell by 3.2% to £371m.
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NewsRetailer sells Budgens store to Midcounties
Independent retailer Vic Grewal has sold his Budgens store in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, to the Midcounties Co-op, who outbid Sainsbury’s at the 11th hour.
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News70% of symbols enjoy double digit summer growth
Some 70% of symbol retailers experience a 10%-plus sales uplift during the summer, according to exclusive research by HIM Research & Consulting.
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NewsTesco returns to annual profit as quarterly sales grow
Tesco has announced “significant progress” in its performance after returning to annual profit and quarterly sales growth.
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NewsNisa delivers new wholesale fresh produce service
Nisa says its new wholesale fresh produce service has resulted in a 17% rise in category sales volume since its launch last month.
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NewsHigh-profile retailer Paul Stone opens seventh Spar store
Spar retailer Paul Stone has opened his seventh store - and the first outside Manchester - in the town of Marple, near Stockport.
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NewsACS Summit attracts retailing experts
Some of the industry’s leading retailers, suppliers and experts will be providing insight and analysis of the future of the sector at this year’s ACS Summit on 19 April.
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NewsNational Living Wage comes into force
Retailers are now required to pay employees aged 25 and over £7.20 per hour under the National Living Wage (NLW), which came into force today.
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NewsBooker posts 2.5% drop in Q4 like-for-like sales
Booker has posted a 2.5% drop in like-for-like sales for the fourth quarter, but total sales including Budgens and Londis rose by 10.6%.
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NewsSGF to meet Police Scotland over Glasgow retail crime
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation is set to meet with Police Scotland following the murder of Asad Shah and other recent assaults on retailers in Glasgow.
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NewsIndependent c-stores growing at faster-than-average rate
Independent convenience stores saw a net increase of 173 units (+3.49%) last year, surpassing the overall rate of growth for independent shops (0.18%), according to the Local Data Company.
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NewsCommunity rallies around murdered store owner's family
More than £90,000 has been raised for the family of a Glasgow c-store owner who was fatally stabbed last Thursday evening in what is being treated as a religiously-motivated attack.
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NewsMinisters urge stores to engage with police
Ministers have urged retailers to do more to report crime and lobby their Police and Crime Commissioners ahead of the PCC elections on 5 May, as new figures reveal that crime against local shops is costing an estimated £122m.
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Features and analysisCostcutter Ellon, Aberdeenshire
The adage ‘it never rains but it pours’ is a fitting description of Derek Ritchie’s past few years at his Costcutter in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. But he has come through the storm, an achievement winning him the CRA Best Large Store award.
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NewsMcLeish Inverurie crowned UK's best convenience store
McLeish Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, has been crowned the UK’s best convenience store at the 2016 Convenience Retail Awards, the prestigious national awards run by Convenience Store and The Grocer.
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NewsBudget: Business rate relief threshold rises to £15,000
The chancellor has announced a series of business rate reforms including raising the rate relief threshold from £6,000 to £15,000.
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NewsRetailers play their part in Sunday trading defeat
Retailers played a key role in defeating the government on Sunday trading last week and highlighted the value of political engagement, according to leading players in the campaign.
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NewsChartman Group acquires 10th store in South West
Spar operator the Chartman Group has acquired the Lydford Service Station and forecourt store in Somerset, its 10th site in the South West.