All articles by Robin Mannering – Page 43
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Features and analysisBrexit: Stay or go?
Many c-store retailers are still undecided over their voting intentions in the EU referendum on 23 June. Here we take an in-depth look at what the industry is thinking.
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NewsWorks Must Pay: Campaigning for roadworks payback
Convenience Store is launching a campaign calling for compensation to businesses which lose out on trade due to the impact of nearby roadworks.
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NewsBrexit: 36% of store owners yet to decide
More than one-third of c-store retailers are still to decide how to vote in the EU referendum on 23 June, according to a poll commissioned by C-Store.
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NewsSugro set to achieve 10% rise in turnover in 2016
Sugro is set to achieve a 10% increase in turnover to more than £1bn in 2016, according to managing director Philip Jenkins.
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NewsCostcutter optimistic despite annual sales decline
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has announced an 8.9% decline in annual turnover, although year-on-year growth returned in the second half of 2015.
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NewsACS calls on retailers to complete NLW survey
Retailers are being urged to complete a survey on the impact of the National Living Wage as part of the Association of Convenience Store’s evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC).
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NewsSpar distributor Blakemore announces record store growth
Spar distributor Blakemore Trade Partners recorded its best ever set of recruitment figures in 2015/16, with net growth of 140 stores.
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NewsQueen's Speech: Sugar tax and rates devolution confirmed
The government has confirmed the introduction of a new levy on soft drinks in the Queen’s Speech today.
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NewsFewer UK shoppers switching to cheaper grocery brands
The proportion of UK consumers who have switched to cheaper grocery brands to save money has hit a record low, according to new Nielsen research.
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NewsBrexit would "force c-stores to raise prices"
A vote for Brexit would force c-store retailers to raise their prices while making no difference to regulatory issues, according to former shadow business minister Chuka Umunna MP and former Business Secretary Vince Cable.
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NewsRetailers increasingly optimistic despite cutting staff hours
Independent c-store retailers are increasingly optimistic about future sales despite cutting staff hours, according to new research.
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NewsSmall store owners reject tobacco licensing scheme
Nearly nine in 10 small store owners do not think a tobacco licensing scheme will reduce the size of the black market, according to a Tobacco Retailers’ Alliance (TRA) survey.
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NewsNisa App improves helpdesk efficiencies
Nisa has revealed that its new delivery App has resulted in a 20% reduction in distribution-related calls to its help desk just seven weeks after launch.
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NewsSix in 10 consumers rate brand origin as important as price
Nearly six in 10 consumers say a brand’s country of origin is at least as important to them as its price, according to new research from Nielsen.
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NewsMorrisons announces first quarter sales growth
Morrisons has announced a modest increase in like-for-like sales for the second consecutive quarter.
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NewsSainsbury's announces 13.9% drop in annual profits
Sainsbury’s has announced a 13.8% drop in pre-tax profit and a 0.9% dip in like-for-like sales in its annual results.
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NewsCo-op to sell 36 former Somerfield stores
Thirty-six former Somerfield stores will be converted to Budgens as part of The Co-operative Group’s sale of nearly 90 properties to retail investor Hilco.
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NewsMy Local CEO slams c-stores' fresh supply
My Local CEO Mike Greene has thrown down the gauntlet to symbol groups and wholesalers to improve their fresh offer to enable independents to compete against the multiples.
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NewsMotor Fuel Group signs supply deal with Booker for 300 stores
Forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group has signed a deal with Booker Retail Partners (BRP) to supply the majority of its stores and to introduce the Londis and Budgens brands to its network.
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NewsACS makes case for planning system to support rural stores
The Association of Convenience Stores has called for an increase in the number of neighbourhood plans and urged the government to reconsider rules which stall the conversion of pubs into c-stores in order to support rural shops.