All Coronavirus articles – Page 13
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Product NewsLockdown diaries: finding new suppliers and new solutions
Ralph Patel, who owns the Look-In store in Woodmansterne, Surrey, says that new-found relationships with local suppliers are helping him to fulfil continued high-demand for home-baking basics such as flour, eggs and bread.
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NewsSpar in Scotland agrees to expand use of Snappy Shopper platform
Spar in Scotland is to roll out the Snappy Shopper home delivery platform to more stores following a successful trial.
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Interviews and ProfilesHow local suppliers were key to success during coronavirus
Mos has been shopping around and cultivating links with local suppliers to keep shelves full at Family Shopper Broadoak, Ashton-Under-Lyne, and Premier Heyside in Oldham
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NewsScotland to press ahead with deposit scheme despite virus disruption
The Scottish Parliament has voted to go ahead with its plan to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) for food and drink packaging in two years’ time.
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NewsIndependent c-stores sustaining sales increases of 40% year on year
Independent convenience stores have maintained an impressive level of sales in the weeks following the initial imposition of the national coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsCostcutter Supermarkets Group expands virus support for retailers
Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) has bolstered its range of coronavirus support materials and guidance for all retailers, to help them keep staff and shoppers safe in the continuing crisis.
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NewsRetailers face challenges in last week of sale for menthol cigarettes
Under-pressure convenience retailers are attempting to prepare for one of the most significant changes to tobacco legislation to date, when the ban on menthol and capsule cigarettes is enforced next week.
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Features and analysisCoronavirus: Lockdown sends Jonathan James on a rollercoaster of highs and lows
The owner of James Convenience Retail explains how some of his 54 stores are thriving, while others have had to close, and makes predictions on how coronavirus will shape the future of the sector
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NewsCoronavirus: Retailers praise new working relationships with foodservice providers
A growing number of retailers are reporting “positive” and “constructive” new working relationships with foodservice providers, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to hamper traditional supply routes.
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NewsThe new menthol opportunity: Future of Tobacco Retailing webinar free to watch now
Turn next week’s ban on menthol and capsule cigarettes into an opportunity with the help of our webinar which is still available for free on demand.
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NewsShoply platform partners with SGF to expand convenience reach
Edinburgh-based home delivery platform Drinkly is rebranding as Shoply and partnering with SGF to support its expansion into convenience home delivery.
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Features and analysisWe nearly hit breaking point with home deliveries
Pre lockdown, the store already had an established delivery service, with orders generated by both customer emails and an online portal. But when coronavirus pushed the operation to near breaking point, owner Chris Taylor of Taylors of Tickhill had to simplify his approach
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NewsCoronavirus: Post Office to top up postmasters’ earnings in June
Postmasters will receive a 15% top-up of their variable remuneration generated during May’s trading, the Post Office has announced.
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NewsCoronavirus: National Convenience Show postponed until April 2021
The National Convenience Show has been postponed until April 20121 due to the coronavirus outbreak and continuing lockdown.
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NewsCoronavirus: Scheduled business rates revaluation postponed
The government has announced that the scheduled revaluation of business rates, due to take place this summer, has been postponed due to the virus outbreak.
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NewsSnappy Shopper and AF Blakemore agree new home delivery deal
Convenience store home delivery platform Snappy Shopper and Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore have agreed a new partnership which will allow up to 250 company and independently-owned Spar stores offer the service to shoppers.
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NewsCoronavirus: New initiative to help pubs become food stores gains momentum
Almost 500 pubs across the country are now trading as food shops by offering a “click and collect” platform via the growing mypubshop initiative which has recently entered a new partnserhip with Costcutter.
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NewsSainsbury’s supply trial with Simply Fresh thrives during lockdown
Simply Fresh’s trial supply deal with Sainsbury’s “continues to go well” despite the lockdown, the symbol group’s chief operating officer Kash Khera told C-Store.
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NewsCoronavirus: Lockdown prompts soaring interest in CBD
Interest in CBD products is soaring amid the coronavirus crisis as shoppers turn to it to help them manage anxiety, insomnia and pain and to help strengthen their immune systems.
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NewsCoronavirus: ACS tells MPs of the vital role played by “essential” local shops
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has highlighting the vital role that local shops have played in feeding communities in its evidence to two Parliamentary Inquiries into the impact of coronavirus.