All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 41
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NewsJJ Food Service launches new app for easier ordering
National wholesaler JJ Food Service has launched a smart app, available for android phones, iPhones and tablets, to speed up service for its retailer, restaurant and hotel customers.
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NewsSmall businesses paying too much for their energy bills
Small and microbusiness customers are paying too much for their energy bills, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded.
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NewsLeading retailer invests in innovative e-cigarette gantry
Independent retailer Paul Cheema is hoping to charge up his electronic cigarette (e-cig) sales with a dedicated one-metre gantry devoted to the devices at his Malcolm’s store in Coventry.
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NewsBestway and Batleys scrap credit card charges
Bestway and Batleys have abolished credit card charges across all of the group’s trading platforms.
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NewsSpar retailer wins £2,000 towards community project
Spar retailer Clive Sheppard is the lucky recipient of a £2,000 prize fund to help towards a local community project.
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NewsShoppers willing to spend nearly £30 on BBQ food and drink
Shoppers are willing to spend an average of £27.83 per visit on food and drink for barbecues this summer, according to HIM Research & Consulting.
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NewsC-store retailers reveal growing appetite for investment
The number of convenience store retailers planning to invest in their businesses has surged in the last two years, new figures from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) show.
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NewsBudgens retailer fends off mults with new community café
Independent retailer Vic Grewal has protected his profits by opening a community café in a vacant property just metres from his large Budgens store in Chorleywood.
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NewsJempson's guilty of safety breach following accident
East Sussex-based independent Jempson’s has been found guilty of breaching health and safety law following a serious accident in its Peasmarsh store car park in which a woman lost her leg.
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NewsRetailers to get clear advice on legal highs
News that retailers will soon receive clear and specific guidance on the sale of psycho-active substances - also known as ‘legal highs’ - to help them avoid prosecution has been welcomed.
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NewsGovernment to develop a new tobacco control plan
The government has comitted to developing a new tobacco control plan for 2015 and beyond as its previous strategy ’Healthy Lives, Healthy People’ launched in 2011, comes to an end.
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NewsOne Stop Franchisees rack up strong sales growth
One Stop’s franchise model is going from strength to strength, with stores showing like for like sales growth of more than 9% in the year to date.
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NewsWales pushes ahead with e-cig ban and retailer register
The Welsh government has put forward new plans to outlaw the use of electronic cigarettes in enclosed public spaces and introduce a new national register of tobacco retailers.
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NewsIGD: Convenience will continue to drive UK grocery growth
Convenience stores will continue to help fuel growth in the UK grocery market which is predicted to expand by a further 13% between now and 2020 - according to latest forecasts by IGD.
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NewsRoli Ranger opens new store with fresh focus
Londis Roli Ranger has opened a striking new store with a pronounced focus on fresh locally sourced goods and artisanal produce.
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NewsOne Stop prepares bakery deal with Country Choice
One Stop Franchisees are being offered extra help to make the most of the growing in-store bakery and food to go opportunity, via a new deal with Country Choice.
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NewsJTI removes new tobacco gantry from law-breaking store
JTI has removed one of its new sliding door tobacco gantries, with a dedicated E-Lites electronic cigarette section, from another store caught stocking illicit tobacco.
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NewsBlakemore Wholesale launches 40%+ profit zones
Blakemore Wholesale is launching new 40%+ POR zones in depots to help retailers boost their profits
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NewsJTI launches UK media campaign against illicit tobacco
JTI has rolled out a nationwide media campaign in a bid to cripple the sale of illegal tobacco in the UK.
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NewsTobacco companies launch UK drive to cut underage sales
Three of the UK’s biggest tobacco companies have united in a bid to reduce underage sales of tobacco and other age-restricted goods.