All Convenience articles
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NewsVape shops, mini-marts and takeaways hit in nationwide police raids
More than £10.7m of suspected criminal proceeds were seized and £2.7m worth of illicit commodities destroyed
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NewsNearly three in four retail workers still facing abuse despite slight decline
According to trade union Usdaw’s annual crime survey, 71% of shopworkers experienced verbal abuse in the past 12 months
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NewsCo-op to open 50 new stores before Christmas as it calls for business rates reform
The openings will take Co-op’s store investment over the past year to more than £200m
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NewsSnappy Group appoints Holland & Barrett CFO to board
Vineta Bajaj has become a non-executive director at the business
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NewsOne Stop gives shoppers chance to win prizes worth up to £1,000 in new Xmas campaign
The campaign will be running from 5 November to 23 December and One Stop will be granting a total of 10 prizes worth up to £1,000 each
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NewsPhil Ponsonby starts role as ACS chair
Ponsonby will be supported by Spar retailer Susan Connolly alongside Booker Retail MD Colm Johnson
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NewsCo-op Wholesale to relaunch Nisa symbol group
The new look and feel aims to bring the Nisa brand ‘closer to Co-op’
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Comment & OpinionRetail workers deserve to be celebrated, not abused
The latest figures from the Retail Trust showed more than three-quarters of shop staff (77%) have experienced intimidating behaviour in the past year. How can this be allowed to continue?
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NewsCJ Lang’s ‘Spin into Spring’ campaign to drive sales and footfall with instant shopper rewards
The wholesaler, which supplies over 300 Spar stores across Scotland, said the Spin into Spring campaign will combine gamification, instant rewards and brand interaction to deliver “a fun and engaging shopping experience for customers”
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NewsCo-op rolls out 1,000th front-of-store digital screen
The milestone gives Co-op ‘one of the largest digital advertising screen footprints of any UK grocery retailer’, it said
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NewsPremier store wipes out alcohol theft with age-verification tech
The device sits at the entrance of the ‘beer cave’ and automatically opens the door for customers who appear over 25
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NewsOne Stop like-for-like sales fall 2.5%
Group revenues edged down slightly by 0.2% to £1.3bn in the year ended 22 February 2025
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NewsHighland Group renews supply contract with Co-op Wholesale
Highland Group also recently converted its four sites to the wholesaler’s new ‘& Co-op’ fascia identity
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NewsEast of England Co-op invests £600k to upgrade self-serve tills
East of England Co-op said the new technology improved transaction efficiency and customer satisfaction
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Co-op is raising the bar with its On The Go offering
Co-op’s Altrincham outlet is tailored to the local community, with a look and a range offering what locals want. Now it’s taking its ‘current, edgy and inviting’ approach nationwide
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NewsCo-op lists HMPasties in landmark deal supporting prison leaver employment
HMPasties aims to create sustainable employment for people with criminal convictions through making and selling its pasties, pies and sausage rolls, with tailored support and training
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NewsCo-op presses ahead with commercial restructure after senior exits
It is seeking four new head of commercial roles, three full time and one part time, to help drive its new group commercial and logistics division
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NewsMorrisons on the hunt for franchisees across the south
In moves first reported by The Telegraph, the supermarket is planning to open 250 more Morrisons Daily sites next year by offering convenience retailers the chance to convert to the franchise model
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NewsOne in 10 c-stores would consider closure if Tobacco and Vapes Bill becomes law
It comes as the bill entered the committee stage in the House of Lords today
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NewsSupermarket chiefs in new inflation warning to Rachel Reeves
Reeves has been warned yet again by supermarket chiefs of the danger of driving up food prices if she heaps more tax on large shops