All articles by Simon Banks – Page 2
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NewsBlakemore Wholesale opens sixth Bmorelocal store
Blakemore Wholesale has opened the first Bmorelocal store in North Wales, bringing its total estate of stores up to six.
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Products In DepthFood to go: Tapping into new territories
With the food to go mission becoming saturated by fierce competition, retailers are looking to new areas to boost sales across categories.
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NewsGuidelines on reducing sugar urge smaller product sizes
Public Health England (PHE) has advised manufacturers to reduce portion sizes under its new guidelines aimed at reducing the amount of sugar that children consume in everyday foods.
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NewsTobacco decline dents Booker's Q4 sales growth
Booker has announced like-for-like sales growth of 0.7% for the fourth quarter, despite a sharp drop in tobacco sales.
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NewsLandmark Wholesale announces John Mills as new md
Landmark Wholesale has announced the appointment of John Mills as its new managing director.
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NewsNew Costcutter Shopper First store specialises in food to go
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has branched out its Shopper First rebranding programme to a third store, in Lincolnshire focussed around its food to go offer.
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NewsOne Stop to become Scottish Grocers Federation member
One Stop has announced that it is to become a member of the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF).
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NewsC-stores’ investment levels plummet ahead of cost rises
Investment in the convenience sector fell by nearly 50% over the last quarter as retailers prepared for approaching cost increases relating to business rates and employment.
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Products In DepthCash conscious shopping: Look after the pennies
As retailers try everything they can to get customers through the door, C-Store asks store owners how they appeal to cash-conscious shoppers
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NewsRetailers reiterate opposition to bottle return scheme
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) have written to the Scottish government, representing convenience retailers across the UK, to highlight concerns over plans to introduce a bottle return scheme.
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NewsCommunity Shop to open new site with Lottery funding
Community Shop, the UK’s first social supermarket chain, has been awarded £600,000 of funding from the Big Lottery Fund to kick start works at its new site in Grimsby.
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NewsACS reveals £232m cost of crime against c-stores
Crime against convenience retailers cost the sector an estimated £232m, which equates to £4,600 per store, according to the (ACS) Association of Convenience Store’s Crime Report 2017.
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NewsNisa endorses Zapper mobile payments across estate
Nisa Retail is encouraging its members to sign up to Zapper, the mobile contactless payment app, following successful trials.
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NewsImperial Tobacco and FWD launch anti illicit trade campaign
Imperial Tobacco and the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) have joined forces to combat illicit trade with a new wholesale-focused instalment to the ‘Suspect it? Report it!’ Campaign.
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NewsIrn-Bru producer AG Barr pledges to lower sugar content
AG Barr has announced it will reduce the amount of sugar in over 90% of its soft drinks portfolio by this autumn, ahead of the sugar levy.
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NewsNFRN Mutual rebrands as The Retail Mutual
The NFRN Mutual is adopting a new trading name, the Retail Mutual, as it seeks to expand its services to a wider retail community.
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NewsCostcutter opens second Shopper First pilot store
Costcutter has opened the second site based on its Shopper First rebranding programme, at a company-owned store in Leeds
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NewsACS urges government to extend digital tax timeframes
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the government to extend timeframes for transferring business tax accounting onto digital platforms, ahead of its Making Tax Digital (MTD) proposal.
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NewsSpending confidence hits new high despite Brexit anxiety
The UK economy has been named as the nation’s biggest concern in a latest Nielsen survey, despite British consumer spending confidence at its highest level on record.
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Features and analysisNisa Strichen, Aberdeenshire
When a tired convenience store in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, went on the market, it provided the “perfect opportunity” for Sid Ali to use his knowledge of the area and provide its community with the modern store they had been waiting for.