All articles by Sunneva Moore – Page 3
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Features and analysisGovernment to ‘crack down on organised gangs’ and ‘scrap low-value shoplifting’
These decisions were announced today as Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first budget since 2010
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Features and analysisBudget 2024: Key headlines for retailers
Rachel Reeves has delivered her first Budget, and the first Labour Budget since 2010
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Features and analysisRetailers ‘grappling to afford’ 6.7% hike in National Living Wage amid growing financial pressures
Yesterday, it was announced that the National Living Wage is set to increase to £12.21 from April 2025
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Features and analysisIndies demand tougher police action as shoplifting levels reach all-time high
A new survery from the Fed found that 91% of indies called for more police patrols on streets
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Features and analysisSpar UK appoints Michael Fletcher as managing director
Fletcher will take up the role on 22 November 2024
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Features and analysisNisa retailer Prem Uthayakumaran donates thousands to local communities
Prem Uthayakumaran, a retailer operating several sites in Nottinghamshire, has donated £3,500 to two local organisations through Nisa’s MADL charity
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Features and analysisC-store market set to grow by further 9% in next three years
International real estate adviser Colliers has predicted further growth for the c-store market
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Features and analysisNI Justice Minister to ‘consider assault on retail workers a specific stand-alone offence’
Northern Ireland Retail Consortium and Usdaw met with NI Justice Minister Naomi Long MLA
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Features and analysisJulie Kaur on why ‘we should all be doing our little bit’ for our local communities
Local community hero raises over £1000 for Severn Hospice
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Features and analysisIs the disposable vape ban extension enough time for retailers to prepare?
The government has confirmed that the proposed implementation of a ban on disposable vaping products will be delayed to 1 June 2025
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Features and analysisTwo stores ordered to close again weeks after previous closure order expired
Stop N Shop store and Nida store on Winsover Road have been reissued with three-month closure orders
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Features and analysisVape licensing ‘crucial to preventing youth access and tackling illicit market’
A webinar hosted by the UKVIA discussed what is needed to prevent issues in the vape industry
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Features and analysisOver 25,000 vapes per month swept up on Aberdeenshire’s streets
Vapes are found within the drainage fittings on roads and highways
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Features and analysisDroylsden shop shut down after repeated illicit vapes and tobacco sales
Amsterdam Off-Licence was issued with a three months closure order to “prevent future disorder or serious nuisance”
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Features and analysisGlasgow retailer hit with 12 month tobacco and vape sales ban
The ban follows repeated sales to under 18s
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Features and analysisYouth smoking hits historic lows, recent ONS data finds
Smoking prevalence in the 18 to 24-year-old age group has dropped from 25.7% in 2011 to just 9.8% in 2023
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Features and analysisConsumers aren’t aware of the shoplifting epidemic quietly reshaping retail, warns Fiona Malone
Top retailer Fiona Malone warns that consumers are not considering the often overlooked impact of shoplifting, urging them to see the “bigger picture”
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Features and analysisWright’s family celebrates 15 years with Spar and 89 years of service with Shopper Appreciation Week
The Northern Ireland store originally opened in 1935 as Wright’s Service Station
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Features and analysisInPost acquires remaining 70% in Menzies for £60.4m
InPost has acquired the remaining 70% stake in Menzies in an all-cash transaction valued at £60.4 m
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Features and analysisScottish wholesaler cuts food waste by over a third
Mark Murphy Dole has reduced its food waste by 33% following a collaborative project with the Scottish Wholesale Association and Zero Waste Scotland