All articles by Alice Leader – Page 44
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NewsJempson’s amends opening hours at Battle store to cope with staff shortages
The store will lose nine hours of trading time by opening the store at 8am and close at 6pm over three days this week
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NewsAppleby Westward appoints Dean Mason as new company-owned stores director
Mason will lead the continuing development of the company-owned stores
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NewsBlakemore Retail opens first store under Spar Market fascia
The Spar Market format is designed for larger convenience stores with a focus on fresh foods
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NewsTesco Express and Co-op closing stores early on Sunday so staff can watch Euros final
Meanwhile Lidl has said stores will open an hour later on Monday morning if England wins
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NewsSnappy Shopper sees sales surge through voucher codes for Euros
New user numbers were up 46% in the week ending 28 June compared to the same week in May
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NewsSouthern Co-op to send staff home early on Sunday to watch Euro football final
The society’s stores will close at 7.45pm on Sunday
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NewsCo-op eyeing 40 franchise stores by the end of the year
Co-op opened 14 franchise stores over an 11-week period from mid-March
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NewsHouse of Commons votes down new offence for attacking shopworkers
Industry bodies and leading retailers have all called for more measure to protect staff
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NewsSouthern Co-op tops up Healthy Start vouchers with extra £1
Southern Co-op’s extra boost will bring the total value of the vouchers to £5.25
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NewsCo-op asks MPs to back new offence of assaulting shopworkers as Crime Bill debated
In the first quarter of 2021, Co-op saw almost 400 incidents where weapons were used against shopworkers
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NewsC-store visits return to growth for first time since pandemic hit
Footfall levels remained in decline during the series of lockdowns, but sales continued to grow
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NewsConvenience store staff hours being ‘wasted’ due to delayed deliveries
One Costcutter retailer has had to source almost 30 additional hours per week after “ETAs were not met”.
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NewsNisa retailer Proudfoot partners with Cooplands for bakery range
Retailer will stock goods from Cooplands’ craft bakery range, including pies, pasties, cream cakes, scones and loaf cakes
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NewsNisa retailers stop nearly 40k meals from going to waste with Too Good To Go
There are currently 133 Nisa stores on board with the anti-waste app since the first sites signed up in September 2019
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NewsHome Affairs Committee calls for urgent action on retail abuse in new report
The report is the result of an inquiry that started in December last year, chaired by Yvette Cooper MP
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NewsCo-op launches pregnancy loss policy to support colleagues through bereavement and grief
The policy has been created in partnership with the Miscarriage Association
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NewsHome deliveries dip for c-stores as restrictions ease
Nisa retailer Richard Kent said his online delivery service has “died right off” in recent months
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Comment & OpinionWhy the Post Office must heed complaints from pay deal ‘losers’
Under its new pay structure, 14% will lose out – equating to a whopping 1,600 unhappy postmasters
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NewsOne in seven postmasters could lose out under new pay structure, says NFSP
The new Mails Distribution Agreement is set to come into force on 1 April 2022
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NewsCJ Lang appoints Steve Irons as wholesale and new channels director
He will lead the development of the business’s presence in the wholesale and foodservices markets