All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 22
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NewsBooker and PayPoint agree back office deal for latest platform
PayPoint is to provide Premier and Family Shopper retailers with back office links for its PayPoint One platform.
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NewsUndercover TV show exposes Wales' illicit tobacco problem
An undercover investigation, aired on Welsh national television earlier this week, has highlighted the scale of Wales’ illicit tobacco problem.
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NewsWaitrose scraps disposable cups and free coffee in cafés
Waitrose loyalty card customers will no longer be able to get free hot drinks in disposable cups, after the retailer pledged to remove them from all stores this Autumn.
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NewsSoft drinks sales remain steady as sugar tax kicks in
Convenience retailers are reporting businesses as usual, in the first few days after the long-anticipated Soft Drinks Levy was enforced on 6 April.
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Products In DepthA rise from the ashes?
Almost a year on from the implementation of plain packaging, fears over a dramatic slump in retailers’ tobacco sales have yet to be realised
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NewsCo-op to sell water in "cloudy" recycled plastic bottles
The Co-op is to become the first UK retailer to sell all of its own brand water in recycled plastic bottles.
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NewsPolice urge stores to boost security following robbery rise
Retailers in Leicestershire are being urged to boost store security and vigilance following an increase in store break-ins by thieves targeting tobacco.
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NewsCamelot praises stores for responsible retailing results
National Lottery retailers are making great strides in clamping down on underage sales, with 91% now correctly asking for ID to check that customers are 16 or over.
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NewsGovernment to consult on bottle recycling scheme
The UK government is paving the way for the introduction of a deposit return scheme for single-use drinks containers, with the launch of a consultation.
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NewsC-stores to cash in on soggy Easter opportunity
Another cold snap might be heading our way but Easter 2018 is expected to herald hot sales for the UK’s convenience retailers.
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NewsScottish stores offered help to implement energy drink ban
Scottish retailers are being given support to implement voluntary bans on the sale of energy drinks to under 16s.
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Features and analysisNeed for speed
Many c-stores are under increasing pressure to cut customers’ queue times. Here C-Store looks at how retailers are investing in speedy service.
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NewsRetailer loses tobacco gantry after illicit cigarette seizure
A retailer from Tyne and Wear who was prosecuted for selling illicit tobacco last month has had his gantry removed by Imperial.
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NewsNew personalised fixture advice for small stores
Unilever’s Partners for Growth is launching a free Personalised Fixture Advice Service for small store retailers, as it celebrates its 15th year.
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NewsNew Simply Fresh store opens in central Manchester
A new independent Simply Fresh store has opened in Manchester’s newly-developed Piccadilly Place piazza.
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NewsSpar retailer Paul Stone unveils latest Manchester store
After 18 months of development, Spar retailer Paul Stone has opened his latest store, a 2,000 sq ft food to go focused outlet on Manchester’s bustling Charles Street.
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NewsLevels of dangerous campylobacter decline in stores
Levels of dangerous campylobacter bacteria on fresh chicken in UK grocery stores are continuing to fall, latest Food Standards Agency (FSA) figures show.
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NewsGovernment to tax emerging heated tobacco category
The government has announced plans to tax the emerging heat not burn (HNB) tobacco category.
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NewsCannabis should be sold in local shops, police boss claims
Cannabis should be legalised and sold over the counter in convenience stores and off-licences, North Wales’ Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) claims.
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NewsSerious violence and injury against shop workers grows
The number of violent incidents causing injury to shop workers is on the rise, new figures from the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) annual Retail Crime Survey reveal.