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Features and analysisSmall Convenience Store of the Year: Scotmid Ballantrae
Big things do come in small packages as Scotmid Ballantrae picks up the Small Convenience Store of the Year category at the Convenience Awards 2024
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Features and analysisWinners of The Convenience Awards 2024 revealed
The awards took place at the Victorian Warehouse in Manchester and celebrated the entire convenience industry
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Features and analysisEast of England Co-op partners with Osprey to grow EV network
Rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging provider Osprey Charging has entered into partnership with East of England Co-op
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Features and analysisRetailers face on-the-spot fines for underage sales under new Tobacco and Vape Bill
The new bill is part of the Prime Minister’s commitment to “create a smokefree generation”
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Features and analysisLloyds Bank to process card payments for PayPoint’s 60,000 SME and retailers
The expanded partnership is set to roll out as a pilot in the second quarter of 2024-2025 financial year
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Features and analysisSnappy Shopper secures partnership with One Stop
The delivery service will roll out into 250 stores from June
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Features and analysisAsda to contribute almost £1m to Community Alcohol Partnerships
The move aims to increase the number of CAPs nationwide
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Features and analysisTravel money services to be rolled out at over 500 convenience stores
The new service is the result of a partnership between Eurochange and Paypoint
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Features and analysisPlunkett UK launches co-op retail society support network
The group is aimed at supporting community-owned rural businesses
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Features and analysis10 reasons to visit the UK Food & Drink Shows
The National Convenience Show takes place 29 April - 1 May at the NEC in Birmingham
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Features and analysisParfetts reports growth in turnover and profit
Parfetts attributed the growth to focusing on increasing customers’ profits through developments in its retail offering, extensive relevant product ranges, including the Go Local own label, and more frequent promotions
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Features and analysisIllegal cigarettes and vapes worth £200k seized by North East Lincolnshire Trading Standards
Four premises were visited last week in Grimsby and Cleethorpes
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Features and analysisRetailers to play ‘significant role’ in transition to rechargeable vapes
Elfbar explains how retailers can transition consumers to rechargeable vapes amid the proposed ban of single-use products
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Features and analysisWelsh retailers pour £48m into store investments
The ACS has published its Welsh Local Shop Report 2024
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Features and analysisPost Office Offences Bill to clear names of wrongly convicted sub-postmasters
The Post Office Offences Bill hopes to quash convictions brought about by false Horizon evidence
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Features and analysisTrading Standards urges next government for stronger support
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute has called for a series of significant additional resources to support the work of Trading Standards in communities across the UK
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Features and analysis‘Crippling’ retail crime costing Scottish retailers more than £60m
The cost of retail crime for retailers in Scotland averaged over £12,000 per store in the past year, according to new findings from the Scottish Grocers’ Federation
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Features and analysisVictoria Lockie to leave Nisa after 12 years
Lockie is to leave the company after 12 years in May
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Features and analysisPCCs highlight work being done to tackle retail crime
Tackling Business & Retail Crime In Focus contains 19 different case studies, outlining what steps it is taking to curb crimes against retailers
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Features and analysisViolence against retail staff soars
Almost one in five (18%) retail staff suffered a violent attack in 2023, according to Usdaw research, up from 8% in 2022