All Community articles – Page 18
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Features and analysis
Co-operatives help support young women in India
Co-operative retail groups from around the UK have raised over £100,000 to helped more than forty young women in India develop new skills and secure a regular income
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Features and analysis
Neil Turton to step down as Sugro managing director in April
Turton had previously planned to leave Sugro in 2020 but stayed on due to Covid-19
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Interviews and Profiles
How I set up a clothes drop in store to help the homeless
Big-hearted Bobby Singh has found a new way to give back to his community
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Features and analysis
James Hall & Co. Ltd raises £500,000 for Marie Curie
James Hall & Co. Ltd has reached the £500,000 milestone for Spar’s charity partner Marie Curie
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Interviews and Profiles
Automated gantry foils thieves at Raven’s Budgens
The Navarra system stopped robbers from stealing thousands of pounds worth of tobacco
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Features and analysis
New Go Local store opens in St. Helens
A new Go Local store has opened its doors in St Helens, Merseyside, after a refurbishment.
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Features and analysis
Government urged to support rural shops in levelling up plan
The ACS 2022 Rural Shop Report found that 49% of rural stores operate with no other retail or service businesses close by
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Features and analysis
High-quality produce shop to open in Camberwell in March
A new one-stop grocery store, deli and wine vault is opening its doors in Camberwell
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Features and analysis
Welsh retailers invest £35m in their stores
The Association of Convenience Stores’ Welsh Local Shop Report 2022 found that retailers invested £35m over the past year
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Features and analysis
Sales drop in convenience channel over festive period
Retailers report a drop in sales over Christmas
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Features and analysis
Michael Fletcher to replace Ken Towle as new CEO of Nisa
Ken Towle is to take up the role of retail director at Asda later this year
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Features and analysis
Bobby Singh of BB Nevison Superstore spreads Christmas cheer
The retailer organised a Santa’s Grotto and choir for a Christmas event for the people of Pontefract, West Yorkshire
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Interviews and Profiles
Looking ahead to 2022: Greener and leaner
Sustainability and operational efficiencies are up for discussion as three retailers reflect on 2021 and prepare for 2022
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Interviews and Profiles
What will be the impact of rising costs for retailers?
Staff costs and price inflation are up for discussion as leading retailers reflect on 2021 and prepare for 2022
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Features and analysis
Sunita Aggarwal honoured as one of Radio Sheffield’s ‘Make a difference’ heroes
Sunita Aggarwal was surprised by BBC Radio Sheffield last week at her Spar store in Hackenthorpe, Sheffield.
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Opinion
Strengthen ties with your community in 2022
James Lowman explains how convenience stores can solidify themselves at the heart of their communities
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Interviews and Profiles
Inside Community Retailer of the Year: H & Jodie’s Nisa Local High Heath
Community Retailer of the Year H & Jodie’s Nisa Local High Heath shines bright throughout the year
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Features and analysis
Scotmid’s charity partnership with CHAS gets new mascots
Two competition winners were given a surprise at school by real-life versions of their mascot designs for Scotmid and CHAS.
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Features and analysis
Booker driver strike action averted
The strike action was due to start on 23 December but has been postponed pending talks with management
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Features and analysis
Bestway partners with Plunkett Foundation to support fundraising campaign
Bestway is the headline sponsor of the Plunkett’s Christmas fundraising campaign