All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 2
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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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Products In DepthIce cream: Sales set to sizzle in warmer temperatures and lockdown climate
With the weather hotting up and the nation still locked down, take-home sales of ice cream look set to sweeten sales for stores across the country
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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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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: Shop workers score highly in special edition of Top Trumps card game
Shop workers play a staring roll in a brand new edition of the Top Trumps card game honouring the key workers who are supporting the nation amid the coronavirus epidemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: Stores support VE Day celebrations despite virus lockdown
Convenience stores across the country are supporting community efforts to mark the 75th Victory In Europe (VE) Day on 8 May, when the Second World War came to an end in Europe.
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NewsPhilip Morris ‘buy back’ scheme for menthol cigarettes to open following ban
Retailers will soon be able to register for Philip Morris Limited’s new ‘Buy-Back’ scheme, being introduced as a result of the ban on menthol and capsule cigarettes on 20 May.
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NewsCoronavirus: In-store card payments soar at expense of cash
Cash payments have plummeted in convenience stores since lockdown began, as shoppers favour contactless payments and make the most of the new higher £45 limit introduced at the start of April.
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NewsCoronavirus: GroceryAid launches new fund to support workers through outbreak
Industry charity GroceryAid has launched a new £1.5m fund to help grocery colleagues deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsDemand for home delivery starting to stabilise following lockdown surge
Six weeks into a UK-wide lockdown, convenience retailers offering home deliveries say that demand for their services appears to have stabilised.
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NewsHeart of England Co-op to fit refillable sanitisers in 35 stores with LocoSoco deal
The Heart of England Co-operative Society has agreed a new distribution agreement with LocoSoco, the social enterprise which offers a wide range of refillable household products, including sanitisers, at value price points.
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NewsCoronavirus: New Post Office partnership delivers cash to vulnerable customers
The Post Office has launched a new cash delivery service to ensure that vulnerable people who are unable to leave their homes because of the risk of infection, can still access their cash.
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NewsCoronavirus: Retailers welcome furlough scheme amid sustained demand for goods
Convenience stores across the country have welcomed the launch of the government’s new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which went live on 20 April.
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NewsCoronavirus: Lockdown prompts shift in National Lottery purchasing habits
The UK’s lockdown is prompting a shift in the way in which people are purchasing National Lottery tickets, with many switching from store sales to online ticket purchases.
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NewsCoronavirus: Independent retailer expands “life-line” delivery service
Independent retailer Sid Sidhu’s Budgens store in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, has been chosen as the official grocery delivery partner for the community’s newly established Coronavirus action group.
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NewsCoronavirus: Premier retailers’ Hardship Fund gains momentum
Independent retailers Dennis and Linda Williams are continuing to make a hugely positive difference to the lives of local people via their newly-established Hardship Fund which has now raised £8,000.
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NewsWatford newsagent Himanshu Patel dies of coronavirus
Another independent retailer has tragically passed away after contracting coronavirus.
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NewsCoronavirus: Store’s “wall of smiles” spreads joy in troubling times
Independent retailer Bobby Singh from BB Nevison Superstore & Post Office in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, is boosting community morale with a “wall of smiles” created by local children in his store window.
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NewsCoronavirus: Pandemic will have 'lasting impact' on UK shopping habits
The shopping habits of UK consumers could be permanently altered by the coronavirus lockdown, new research from commerce services company PFS suggests.