All Community articles – Page 13
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NewsGroceryAid reveals headline acts for Barcode Festival 2022
The festival will take place on Thursday 7 July at Magazine London
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NewsACS urges government for rural convenience stores to be part of levelling up agenda
2022 Rural Shop Report highlights the vital role that these businesses play in their local communities and to the economy
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NewsSouthern Co-op selling food beyond best before in 100 stores to cut waste
The society initially kicked off the anti-food waste initiative with two Hampshire stores in December 2019 and February 2020, and has now expanded it to more than 100 stores
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NewsACS launches campaign to boost Challenge25 scheme
The campaign will encourage retailers to adopt the long-running policy on all age-restricted products
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NewsIGD appoints Naomi Kissman as new social impact director
Kissman will work on areas including people, health, sustainability and economics, across nearly 5,000 companies engaged with IGD
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NewsACS fears independent retailers will lose access to free lateral flow testing
Concerns raised after reports could be limited to care homes, hospitals, schools and people with symptom
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NewsScottish retail crime law encourages shopworkers to report almost 300 cases of abuse
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation is encoraging members to report all instances of crime to the police
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NewsIceland offering ‘ethical loans’ to help families pay food bills
The ‘Iceland Food Club’ is offering short-term ‘microloans’ of £25 to £75, repaid in weekly £10 instalments, at an interest rate of 45%, or 55.6% APR
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NewsAldi donates more than half a million meals to charities over Christmas
The discounter partnered with local charitable groups to redistribute unsold fresh and chilled food after stores closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
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NewsOne Stop to continue working with Deliveroo alongside new Just Eat tie-up
Just Eat’s national reach means it could offer delivery for up to 500 One Stop stores
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NewsCo-op’s Steve Murrells and ex-Asda boss Roger Burnley made CBEs in New Year’s Honours List
Murrells said the award recognised the social impact that a “strong and vibrant” Co-op can make and thanked the “tireless support” of staff
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NewsCentral England Co-op invested over £8m into estate during 2021
Society opened three new food stores, a new coffee shop at its flagship Boley Park site in Lichfield, and a new florist under its funeralcare business
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NewsACS launches support network group for women running convenience stores
The aim is to provide women with a space to connect with each other and to share their experiences and perspectives
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NewsAnti-food waste app Gander to join forces with McColl’s in the new year
It is also continuing to bolster its reach among Nisa retailers
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NewsMorrisons announces Christmas community support for food banks and charities
Staff will be donating decorations to local refuge centres and spending time helping prepare food at community kitchens.
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NewsOne Stop sees uptick in ‘cold start’ stores as new franchisees join business
Existing One Stop franchisees and other retailers were also shifting towards the ‘cold starts’ model
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NewsShopworker abuse amendment added to government’s flagship crime bill
The bill is due to be debated during the report stage in the House of Lords later this month
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NewsIceland gives £300,000 to Action for Children Christmas campaign
The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation’s donation to Action for Children will go towards its annual ‘Secret Santa’ campaign
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NewsScotmid Co-op trials body-worn cameras to fight retail crime
Scotmid has also extended its Safe-i video and audio surveillancesystem into additional stores following a trial with two sites in 2020
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NewsCo-op swaps Christmas ad to highlight food waste and redistribution
Tonight the convenience retailer will run a one-off live advert during Coronation Street on ITV