All articles by Alice Leader – Page 5
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NewsCo-op rolls out savings scheme for staff to boost financial security
In partnership with Nest Insight, the opt-out scheme automatically enrols colleagues to save a default amount each month
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NewsCMA launches consultation on next steps for road fuel price monitoring
It is calling on fuel retailers, consumer groups, and other interested stakeholders to share their views by 5 December on who the CMA will request information from, how information is provided and how often
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NewsCo-op reveals findings of its first social mobility study
The retailer found seven in 10 people from a lower socioeconomic background had missed out on job or education oppoortunities
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NewsPost Office confirms plan to double postmaster pay puts jobs at risk
The Post Office has set out plans to double the average annual income of each branch by 2030, in a new transformation plan which puts as many as 115 branches at risk
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NewsSimplyFresh launches second store using Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech
The ‘LittleFresh’ branded store – SimplyFresh’s smaller format that focuses on food to go – opened last week in partnership with energy company Gridserve, which owns and operates it
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NewsOne Stop grows sales by 10.8% to £1.3bn as it boosts store estate
It also enjoyed a 43.1% jump in pre-tax profits to £22.1m
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NewsCentral Co-op to sell 19 ‘unsustainable’ stores, including three to B&M
The other 16 stores will be sold to independent convenience chain Samy Limited
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NewsLords Committee calls for immediate action to tackle shop theft epidemic
The committee laid out its recommendations in a letter to Diana Johnson, the minister for policing, crime & fire prevention
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NewsGlenshire Group hires Daniel Arrandale as property director
The business currently operates 27 convenience stores and 20 Pizza Hut franchises in Scotland
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NewsSix new suppliers to hit Co-op shelves thanks to Apiary support scheme
Post-launch support will continue, including access to sales trends and data, plus training and mentoring with industry leaders and sector specialists
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NewsMedia Bites 5 November: shoplifting, Sainsbury’s/M&S, Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Shoplifting remains in the spotlight in this morning’s papers, with impending results from M&S and Sainsbury’s also in focus
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NewsSelect & Save begins rollout of new fascia and store design
The business said it had been working on a new identity over the past year to distinguish itself from an “increasingly bland and static market”
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NewsConvenience stores to bear £666m in extra costs from new budget
The ACS said the impact would be felt “unevenly” across the UK’s 50,000 convenience stores
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NewsFed urges tougher police action and punishments for thieves to ‘stem rising tide of crime’
The trade body found 91% of retailers surveyed had called for more police patrols on streets, while 90% said shoplifters should be handed harsher sentences
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NewsPost Office rewards postmasters £871k in work incentive scheme for first time
The Post Office is currently calculating the full sum to be rewarded to postmasters for September’s trading activity
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NewsSpar UK hires ex-Nisa boss Michael Fletcher as new MD
It comes over a year since the symbol group began searching for a new leader after Louise Hoste exited the business in September 2023
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NewsC-stores cut back on Christmas ranges to save money and avoid January reductions
Independent retailers said they wanted to avoid discounting an abundance of leftover stock come January
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NewsBudget could ‘burden’ convenience stores with £634m in extra bills, says ACS
The current projection for the NLW rate in April 2025 is £12.10 per hour, up 5.8%, which would increase the convenience sector wage bill by £417m to over £7.6bn
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NewsBestway makes three new appointments to leadership team
Bestway has hired former Morrisons Daily head of independent franchise and new business Nick Russell as head of symbol
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NewsCo-op partners with Quadient for parcel lockers
It will allow consumers to pick up parcels which have been delivered by major carriers including Royal Mail, DPD, Evri and UPS