All articles by Sunneva Moore – Page 27
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Features and analysisMorrisons to invest £7m in Channel Island c-stores
The investment follows its recent acquisition of 36 stores across Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney
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Features and analysisRising employment costs to add ‘tens of millions in additional outgoings’ for Scottish convenience sector
NI and NLW increases could add around £2,400 to the annual cost of employing a full-time worker, according to the SGF
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Features and analysisACS launches new ambassador programme for ‘outstanding retailer supporters’
The trade body has announced its first ever group independent retailer Ambassadors.
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Features and analysisMassive £1.6m haul of illegal cigarettes, tobacco and vapes taken off Lancashire streets
Haul labelled one of the biggest Trading Standards seizures in Hyndburn to date
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Features and analysisSir Alan Bates urges PM to set compensation deadline for Horizon scandal victims
Bates has written to the Prime Minister on two occasions and has not received a reply
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Features and analysisVape suppliers respond to new Bill, warning that excessive regulation could undermine smoking cessation efforts
Vape suppliers respond to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill introduced in Parliament yesterday
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Features and analysisVape licensing scheme could limit sales for legitimate retailers due to nearby competitors
The ACS has shared concerns over the Tobacco and Vapes Bill
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Features and analysisOctober food and grocery sales experience modest growth
Food sales increased by 2.9% YOY over the three months to October, against a growth of 7.9% in October 2023
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Features and analysisLincolnshire Co-op opens 99th store with loyal customer cutting ribbon for her 80th birthday
The new store created 13 jobs
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Features and analysisHow stores transformed for a hauntingly good Halloween
The industry fully embraced Halloween 2024
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Features and analysisBudget 2024: Trade bodies react to Labour’s first Autumn Statement
The Chancellor has unveiled a series of key changes that will be felt by the convenience sector
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Features and analysisGovernment to ‘crack down on organised gangs’ and ‘scrap low-value shoplifting’
These decisions were announced today as Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first budget since 2010
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Features and analysisBudget 2024: Key headlines for retailers
Rachel Reeves has delivered her first Budget, and the first Labour Budget since 2010
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Features and analysisRetailers ‘grappling to afford’ 6.7% hike in National Living Wage amid growing financial pressures
Yesterday, it was announced that the National Living Wage is set to increase to £12.21 from April 2025
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Features and analysisIndies demand tougher police action as shoplifting levels reach all-time high
A new survery from the Fed found that 91% of indies called for more police patrols on streets
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Features and analysisSpar UK appoints Michael Fletcher as managing director
Fletcher will take up the role on 22 November 2024
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Features and analysisNisa retailer Prem Uthayakumaran donates thousands to local communities
Prem Uthayakumaran, a retailer operating several sites in Nottinghamshire, has donated £3,500 to two local organisations through Nisa’s MADL charity
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Features and analysisC-store market set to grow by further 9% in next three years
International real estate adviser Colliers has predicted further growth for the c-store market
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Features and analysisNI Justice Minister to ‘consider assault on retail workers a specific stand-alone offence’
Northern Ireland Retail Consortium and Usdaw met with NI Justice Minister Naomi Long MLA
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Features and analysisJulie Kaur on why ‘we should all be doing our little bit’ for our local communities
Local community hero raises over £1000 for Severn Hospice