All articles by Robin Mannering – Page 20
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NewsPremier retailer Dan Cocks launches digital loyalty scheme
Premier retailer Dan Cocks has introduced a digital loyalty scheme in partnership with Swippi, in his rural Devon store.
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NewsBRC steps up calls for business rates reform
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has stepped up its call for the government to reform business rates after new official data highlighted the decline in total shop numbers across the UK.
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NewsTesco announces strong UK and Booker first half results
Tesco has announced a 2.3% increase in UK like-for-like sales, combined with a 14.7% hike in Booker like for likes, in its first half interim trading results.
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NewsC-store retailers back parties' focus on high streets
Retailers have broadly welcomed the two main political parties’ new strategies for saving the high street, with action on ATMs, business rates and a digital services tax among the proposals capturing imaginations.
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NewsMFG gets approval to complete MRH takeover
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has been given the go ahead to complete its merger with MRH, with the condition it offloads nearly 40 sites.
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda merger could harm competition in 463 areas
The proposed merger of Asda and Sainsbury’s could lead to a “substantial lessening of competition” in 463 local areas, according to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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NewsTesco to trial Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles
Tesco is set to trial a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles in a number of stores across the UK as part of its commitment to eliminating single use plastic.
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NewsLabour vows to ban ATM charges and save high streets
Labour has pledged to ban ATM charges under a five-point plan to save the UK’s high streets.
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NewsCJ Lang appoints Stephen Brown as head of food to go
Scottish Spar retailer and distributor CJ Lang & Son has appointed Stephen Brown, formerly of Scotmid Co-operative, as head of food to go.
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NewsOnline FMCG sales growing four times faster than offline
Global online sales of FMCG products are growing four times faster than offline sales, with the UK leading the European pack, according to a new Nielsen report.
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NewsCo-op Group bans plastic bags as part of packaging drive
The Co-op Group has announced an end to plastic carrier bags as part of a strategy to ban all single-use own-brand plastic packaging within five years.
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NewsBlakemore Retail opens Insomnia coffee shop at Spar site
Blakemore Retail has opened a new Insomnia coffee shop at the site of its recently-relaunched Spar Thurcroft store in Rotherham.
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NewsSmall retailers report sales drop in plastic-packaged products
The majority (54%) of small retailers have seen sales of plastic-packaged goods fall over the last six months, as a growing number of customers request package-free products, according to a new survey.
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NewsCentral England Co-op announces strong first half sales
Central England Co-operative has announced a 7% increase in like-for-like sales in its convenience stores in its first half trading results.
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NewsImpact of hot summer to push up dairy and bread prices
The impact of the hot summer is expected to propel the price of staple goods such as milk, cheese and bread in the latter months of the year, according to leading pricing analysts.
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NewsBestway md Martin Race to be replaced by Dawood Pervez
Bestway Wholesale managing director Martin Race is to retire from the business on 30 November, to be replaced by Dawood Pervez.
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NewsCO2 shortages still disrupting deliveries, retailers say
Independent retailers are still experiencing poor availability on certain lines due to ongoing CO2 shortages affecting the supply chain.
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NewsUnitas Wholesale announces board of directors
Unitas Wholesale Ltd has announced the appointment of Darren Goldney as managing director and John Mills as deputy managing director.
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NewsCost of processing card payments soars by £170m
Retailers spent an additional £170m on processing card payments in 2017 as cards accounted for 75% of sales for the first time, according to the BRC’s latest annual payments survey.
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NewsBlakemore vows to help Spar retailers boost margins
Blakemore Trade Partners (BTP) has pledged to help its independent Spar retailers grow their margin by 1% every year and continue to match their investments pound for pound.