All Community articles – Page 17
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Features and analysis
SGF sets out succession plan with new junior vice-president appointment
Graham Watson has been appointed as its new junior vice-president
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Features and analysis
Spar celebrates National Vegetarian Week with school visits
The group gave talks to children at Cumbria and Lancashire schools
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Features and analysis
Nisa clothing banks raise £5,700 for good causes
42 clothing banks outside Nisa stores have helped raise £5,700 for charity
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Product News
Nisa to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee with £100,000 donations
Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally charity is supporting good causes across the UK with £100,000 in donations to help communities celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
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Features and analysis
Scotmid sponsors Menopause Festival
Scotmid has been announced as a prime sponsor of the world’s only Menopause Festival, #FlushFest2022
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Features and analysis
Spar unveils £100K Community Cashback scheme
30 grants will be available under the Community Cashback scheme
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Features and analysis
Budgens retailers create Ukraine fundraising appeal
22 Budgens stores are participating in the ’You Give, We Give’ initiative
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Features and analysis
One Stop launches Easter FareShare campaign
One Stop has launched an Easter activity book with all profits from the sale going towards FareShare
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Features and analysis
‘Energy market is broken’: leading Scottish politician warns of imbalance in sector
Anas Sarwar MSP said businesses are vulnearable to the rise in energy prices
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Features and analysis
Surplus Spar Christmas trees donated to Sherwood Forest School
Pupils and staff at a Preston primary school have been given Christmas trees to plant by Spar and James Hall & Co.
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Features and analysis
Spar Scotland supports Healthy Living Programme with free fruit
Five Spar stores in Scotland will be involved in the initiative
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Features and analysis
Scotmid invites local community to transform green spaces
Scotmid is looking to brighten up the local area of Uddingston by inviting local community groups to enter a draw for a donation to transform their green spaces
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Interviews and Profiles
Brownlies of Biggar to change hands
Owners Donna and Bruce Morgan want to enjoy some time with their family after two busy years
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Features and analysis
Are safety screens here to stay?
Safety screens were introduced as a temporary measure but with a £10m investment across the sector, could they become a permanent fixture in stores?
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Features and analysis
Geek Bar tackles counterfeit vape sellers on social media
Geek Bar has launched an online campaign aimed at rogue suppliers and producers of non-compliant and counterfeit products
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Features and analysis
International Women’s Day: Time to get rid of the boys’ club?
International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the social and economic achievements of women, but it is also a day to raise awareness of discrimination and bias, which unfortunately still exist in convenience retail
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Features and analysis
Scotmid’s Winter Giving Campaign benefitted 80 charities
Scotmid Co-operative donated £52,000 to over 80 charities, helping to ensure that as many people as possible have food and shelter through winter
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Features and analysis
Government highlights role of local shops in tackling loneliness
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has highlighted the role of local shops in tackling loneliness
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Features and analysis
Budgens of Holt site adorned with murals by community
After Budgens of Holt was destroyed by a fire in the summer of 2020, the construction site for the new store has been brightened up with murals painted by local artists and schoolchildren
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Features and analysis
Proudfoot Group director joins Making a Difference Locally board
Valerie Aston has joined the Making a Difference Locally board of trustees to support the charity’s activity and direction going forward and contribute new ideas