All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 4
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NewsConvenience stores step up support as coronavirus takes hold
Independent retailers are playing to their strengths, going the extra mile to support local shoppers with a wide range of new services, essential stock and assistance as the coronavirus crisis worsens.
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NewsWork on Hisbe’s second store starts following crowd-funding drive
The team behind ethical supermarket Hisbe are hopeful that their second store on Portland Road in Worthing will open for business by June, after they secured the £450,000 they needed through a crowd-funding campaign.
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NewsBudget: Business rates temporarily abolished amid coronavirus outbreak
Shops with a ratable value of less than £51,000 will have their business rates “abolished” in the coming financial year, as part of a package of measures to help support businesses through the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
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NewsIndependents boost community support as UK coronavirus cases increase
Convenience retailers are stepping up efforts to support local communities in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, which is continuing to spread across the UK and the wider world.
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NewsNew JTI website seeks to dispel widespread menthol ban confusion
JTI has launched a new educational website to support convenience retailers in the run up to the approaching ban on menthol and capsule cigarettes, as new data reveals widespread confusion about the legislation.
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NewsEdible CBD products could face ban as FSA imposes authorisation deadline
Manufacturers of CBD oils, gummies and soft-drinks have just over one year in which to apply for Novel Food Authorisation or risk their products being removed from retailers’ shelves.
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NewsMPs join call for new legislative protection of shopworkers
A specific new offence for attacks against people serving the public needs to be created in a bid to better protect shopworkers, a group of MPs have stated.
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NewsTime is running out for tobacco Track and Trace applications
Time is running out for tobacco retailers to apply for their mandatory Track and Trace codes, without which they will soon not be able to purchase tobacco legally.
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NewsUpdated ACS advice offers key clarification on menthol tobacco ban
Retailers will legally be allowed to sell menthol-flavoured filters and papers in the same transaction as tobacco products when the ban on menthol cigarettes is enforced on 20 May.
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NewsSlow start to 2020 as retail sales struggle to recover momentum
The start to 2020 has proven to be “especially disappointing” for retail, with sales growth falling behind previous years, new figures from the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor show.
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NewsNew partnership to improve retailer access to anti-shoplifting technology
Retailers now have greater access to GDPR-compliant facial recognition technology which helps guard against shoplifting, following a tie-up between Vista CCTV and Facewatch.
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NewsC-stores seek to capitalise on key Valentine’s Day opportunity
With more than two in three people celebrating Valentine’s Day expected to eat at home, convenience stores across the country are vying for rosier sales with footfall-boosting meal deals, promotions and competitions.
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NewsSupport for ‘all-in’ Deposit Return Scheme grows among Scottish consumers
Three-quarters of Scottish consumers believe that all drinks containers, including metal cans, plastic and glass bottles, coffee cups, cartons and pouches, should be included in Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS), a new survey of 1,019 Scots has found.
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NewsScottish convenience retailers hit by shoplifting “pandemic”
Shoplifting is now “essentially a pandemic” in Scotland, with almost all retailers who responded to a new survey on retail crime saying that they were victims of shoplifting on a daily basis.
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NewsStores welcome MSPs' vote to retain Scotland's Uniform Business Rate
Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have voted to retain the uniform business rate (UBR) and the small business bonus scheme.
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NewsSpar seeks to sell 250,000 bunches of daffodils in Marie Curie charity drive
Spar stores across the UK are selling bunches of fresh daffodils for £1 in support of Marie Curie and its 2020 Great Daffodil Appeal.
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Features and analysisRefillable solutions: Thrill and spills
There’s a huge public appetite for reducing plastic in retail, but there’s more to establishing a successful refillable solution than meets the eye. C-Store looks at the issues to consider
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NewsEthical retailer Hisbe crowd-funds to help open second store
Ethical supermarket Hisbe is seeking to raise £450,000 via a new crowd-funding campaign to help it launch a second store in the West Sussex town of Worthing this spring.
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NewsC-store retailers voice optimism at start of Brexit transition period
Convenience retailers say they are feeling generally optimistic about the future now that the UK has officially left the EU and entered the Brexit transition period.
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Product NewsGreen Stem releases CBD-enhanced tonic waters
Green Stem CBD has expanded its range of CBD-enhanced products with a new line of tonic waters free from sugar, artificial sweeteners and artificial flavourings.