All articles by Alice Leader – Page 47
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Scotland’s Protection of Workers Act actually deter would-be abusers?
From today it has become a statutory offence to assault, threaten or abuse a retail worker in Scotland
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NewsCentral England Co-op to save 230,000 meals a year with Too Good To Go
The rollout of Too Good To Go follows a six-week trial earlier this year
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NewsEros Retail acquires Nisa Local store in Peterhead
Neish Supermarket on Clerkhill Road changed hands this week
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NewsNisa’s Making a Difference Locally launches charity clothing banks
Its charity partner Nathan’s Wastesavers handles the maintenance of the clothing banks, including installing, servicing, and emptying them
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NewsNick Meagher to join Co-op as head of insight and research
He will start the newly created role in September and take on insight and research leadership for Co-op’s food, insurance, funeralcare, legal, community and membership functions
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NewsSouthern Co-op to take on 20 more young people on job placements through Kickstart
The latest joiners will take the number of people on Kickstart placements to nearly 40 at the society
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NewsPost Office partners with DPD for click & collect services
The service will initially be available at 250 Post Offices before rolling out to 1,500 branches across the UK
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Category ReportThe Doomsday diet: rice, noodles & pulses category report 2021
Shoppers stockpiled rice & noodles as Covid hit. Now supplies are tightening and cheap own label is up. How can brands compete?
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NewsBlakemore still operating from Hastings depot despite closure plan
Blakemore has recruited 84 new drivers in the past four months
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NewsJustin King to speak at the Convenience Conference 2021
Other key speakers at the face-to-face event include AF Blakemore MD James Russell and Co-op MD of property Stuart Hookins
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NewsPaul Baker to replace Tony Grace as Smiths News chief financial officer
Current CFO Tony Grace is set to retire on 31 December
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NewsSpar launches new own-label range of household products
The 12-strong range will debut in participating stores across the UK this week
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NewsScotmid and Southern Co-op to step up electronic shelf labelling trial to 23 stores
Cambridge-based technology integrator Herbert Retail will be driving the rollout over the coming months
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NewsShell rescues 38 tonnes of food with Too Good To Go partnership
Shell expects to have saved 120 tonnes of food by the end of the year.
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NewsMidcounties Co-op launches soft plastic recycling points in more than 200 stores
The society said the initiative would help customers dispose of these materials more easily
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NewsSouthern Co-op expands Snappy Shopper delivery service in Isle of Wight
It initially launched to residents in the Freshwater area six weeks ago
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NewsNisa caps frozen food delivery volumes due to driver shortage
Nisa has also brought forward the deadlines for retailers to order frozen products for next-day de-livery from noon to 11am
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NewsACS calls for government to deliver on ‘Beating Crime’ report
The trade association has welcomed the recognition of the levels of violent crime retail workers have faced
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NewsCentral England Co-op rolls out Snappy Shopper to 100 stores
The society lso offers click & collect from an additional 32 stores,
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NewsC-store growth set for slowdown after surge during pandemic
The sector is set to grow by just 0.3% in 2021 - representing a slowdown on 2020, when it grew by 6.3%