All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 20
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NewsPolice appeal following £100,000 confectionery heist
Leicestershire Police is appealing for help locating £100,000-worth of stolen confectionery after two trailers were thieved from a Hancocks depot.
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NewsDiet drink sales soar in sugar tax wake, retailers report
Retailers are reporting a surge in sales of reduced-calorie soft drinks, two months after the government’s Soft Drinks Levy came into force on 6 April.
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NewsSainsbury's opens in-store ice cream parlours
Sainsbury’s has partnered with Unilever to launch branded ice cream parlours at a number of its stores.
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NewsTobacco retailers warned of voucher scam come-back
Tobacco retailers are being warned not to fall foul of a new tobacco voucher scam which is currenly circulating in the Nottingham area.
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NewsIceland extends "successful" plastic bottle recycling trial
Three more Iceland Food Group stores are to be fitted with reverse vending machines for plastic bottles, as the company extends its “successful” plastic reduction trial which launched in Fulham last month.
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NewsNisa link launched for PayPoint One Epos Pro platform
Nisa-affiliated retailers with the PayPoint One Epos Pro platform can now receive automatic product file downloads following the launch of the Nisa back office link.
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NewsRetailer Chaz Chahal opens his latest Simply Fresh store
Independent retailer Chaz Chahal has opened his second Simply Fresh store in the Worcestershire village of Drakes Broughton.
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NewsAsda posts return to annual sales growth as profits dive 13%
Asda has posted a return to like for like sales growth for the year to 31 December 2017, although annual operating profits dropped 13%.
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NewsMPs call for ban on till sweets in obesity crackdown
A ban on confectionery at till points and the use of cartoon characters to promote foods high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) is being called for by an influential committee of MPs.
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NewsShoplifting grows in England and Wales, new data shows
Retailers in England and Wales have been hit by a 4% increase in shoplifting, with over 378,725 offences reported in 2017-18, new data reveals.
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NewsRetailers in the dark over new tobacco codes
Urgent clarity is being called for on new track and trace regulations for tobacco products, which will place a number of additional new burdens on retailers and potentially prevent them from purchasing tobacco.
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NewsBrand loyalty not sales hit by tobacco changes
UK plain packaging legislation and European Tobacco Product Directive (EUTPD) laws - banning the sale of small tobacco packs - appear to be failing in their missions to curtail tobacco sales.
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NewsAuthorities target bank holiday illicit trade opportunities
Market operators and enforcement agencies are pulling together to crack down on the sale of illicit products being sold in UK markets and car-boot sales ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
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NewsFood industry fails to hit first-year sugar reduction target
The food industry, including retailers, manufacturers and restaurant chains, has failed to hit the government’s 5% sugar-reduction target for the first year of its plan to reduce childhood obesity.
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NewsRetailers report trading woes one year after plain packaging
Retailers are reporting a double-whammy of falling footfall and rising crime almost one year on from the introduction of plain packaging and ban on small tobacco packs.
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NewsCo-op launches national fresh food redistribution scheme
The Co-op Group is launching a national food redistribution scheme to help eliminate food waste and support the thousands of small charities and community groups which operate near to its stores.
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NewsLottery retailer celebrates £2.2m raised for good causes
An independent retailer from Glasgow is celebrating his store’s National Lottery customers, who have raised more than £2.2m for good causes since the lottery’s launch in 1994.
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NewsRetailers warned to up their game on under-age online sales
Retailers who offer online ordering and delivery services are being warned to up their game on under-aged sales prevention.
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Features and analysisGDPR: Playing the data game
In a few days, hard hitting new laws on data protection will come into force. C-Store looks at what the regulations mean to your business.
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NewsRetailers make final touches to Royal Wedding plans
Store owners across the country are bringing out the bunting ahead of the hugely-hyped royal wedding between HRH Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle on Saturday (19 May).