All Coronavirus articles – Page 7
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NewsRetailers urged to be tougher on face coverings
Retailers have been advised to be more proactive in encouraging staff and customers to wear face coverings.
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Features and analysisACS creates Raj Aggarwal Trophy to recognise community retailers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has unveiled a new trophy to mark the legacy of independent retailer Raj Aggarwal.
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AwardsThree Convenience Award winners reveal what it takes to make it to the top of your game
A panel of award-winning retailers share the recipe for success at the Convenience Conference.
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Interviews and ProfilesFrom zero to hero: How a closed unit transformed into a 24/7 community hub during lockdown
Speaking at The Convenience Conference, Nisa retailer Tabrez Hussain tells Lumina Intelligence’s Ed Sibley how his Coldharbour Lane store quickly established itself as an essential resource for the local area
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Dear JacMasks versus visors, sanitising stations, screens and floor markings
Retailers have expressed confusion about staff wearing visors - Dear Jac attempts to get to the bottom of it.
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Interviews and ProfilesHow award-winning store owner Ronak Patel is preparing for a second wave
Ronak Patel, who owns three stores in Cambridge, including the Convenience Awards’ Best Large Store Budgens Arbury, is taking staff safety to the next level.
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OpinionHow convenience can emerge from coronavirus even stronger
What have been the key learnings from the first six months of the pandemic and what’s next? James Lowman of the ACS looks at the positives.
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Features and analysisHow has face covering guidance changed in England?
Retail staff in stores in England are required to wear face coverings to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Features and analysisRetailers preparing for a second lockdown
With regional lockdown restrictions tightening, retailers are preparing for a run on certain products similar to the panic buying situation earlier this year.
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Features and analysisBitter disappointment towards government inaction on worker abuse
The government’s response to a petition urging more protection for shop workers has sparked disappointment and outrage. What’s next for the campaign?
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Advice GuideWhat are the face covering rules for Welsh retailers?
Face coverings are now mandatory for staff and customers in stores in Wales, in an attempt to reduce the spread of coronavirus.
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Features and analysisACS Local Shops Report: How has coronavirus changed the sector?
Lockdown has changed the retail sector but what has been the impact on convenience?
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NewsConvenience store sector generates £44.7bn in sales
The convenience sector generated £44.7bn in sales over the last year, with two-thirds of stores reporting an increase in sales during lockdown.
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Interviews and ProfilesWill Dan Brown bring a ‘fresh vision’ to the SGF?
The Nisa retailer continues to steer through obstacles that the health crisis has inflicted upon his convenience store, but now he’s juggling another role.
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Features and analysisYounger shoppers turning to convenience stores
The coronavirus pandemic has led to more younger shoppers visiting convenience stores. But what can you do to keep them?
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Advice GuideHow to prepare for looming school traffic
Flows of school traffic are set to pour into store aisles come early September. Are you ready?
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Features and analysisWill shoppers remain loyal to convenience after lockdown?
Are the convenience customers gained through lockdown moving back to the major multiples now restrictions are easing? We commissioned a survey to find out.
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NewsPandemic sales to double convenience sector growth
Growth in convenience stores in 2020 is set to double that of the previous year, according to Mintel research.
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Features and analysisIs poor social distancing guidance keeping customers away from your store?
A new survey has revealed what measures are needed to make shoppers feel confident. So what did it find?
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