All Independents articles – Page 4
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News
Sweet Talk convenience chain up to 800 deliveries a day since lockdown
Sales are up 37% despite a significant decline in store footfall
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Comment and Opinion
Nimble independent shops are proving their worth during the coronavirus crisis
Small grocers, delis, farm shops, and markets have been able to rejig their businesses quickly, says Joanna Blythman
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Analysis and Features
Has the UK reached peak coffee shop?
The UK’s high streets are piled high with coffee businesses. So can the market keep growing, and if so how and where?
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News
Platinum Retail sees profits soar as forecourt expansion continues
A fall in oil prices towards the end of 2018 and the expansion of the estate helped improve gross margins
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News
Nisa retailer Richard Williams to become first Co-op franchise convert
Williams signed up to the move when the Co-op launched its franchise plans in February
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News
Tuffins trials deposit return scheme for Montgomery Waters plastic bottles
A reverse vending machine is on trial in Tuffins’ flagship Craven Arms store in Shropshire this week
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The Big Interview
What’s Peter Marsh’s mission for Planet Organic?
As the Planet Organic ethos enters the mainstream, Peter Marsh has ambitious growth plans
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Analysis and Features
How can smaller retailers catch up on campylobacter?
Levels of contamination have fallen in supermarkets, but remain high at independents
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News
Home Counties newsagent Henderson’s falls into administration
Joint-administrator Michael Pallott said the creditor position was still under investigation
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News
Greg Deacon to take leadership position at NFRN
National president Stuart Reddish said Deacon had worked closely with the NFRN for many years
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Proudfoot Group reaches £50,000 Nisa charity donations milestone
The retailer donated the money to almost 150 different charities in the local community
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News
Thornton’s Budgens adds raft of vegan products in sustainability push
The store now sells around 800 lines which are clearly signposted as vegan
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News
Eros Retail marks success of Skwishee drink
The Skwishee self-serve stations have made over £400,000 in their first year
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Analysis and Features
How are modern convenience store independents staying afloat?
Meet the independents who have learned how to survive fierce competition from the mults and the discounters
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News
Brexit puts paid to Cook new store openings programme
MD and founder Edward Perry told The Grocer Cook had planned to open five new stores this year
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News
Store Excel and Liberis to offer independent retailer funding
Liberis’ Business Cash Advance solution will offer a funding stream for 8,000 independent retailers
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News
Northern Irish Nisa makes switch to sustainable packaging
Milestone Rathfriland Nisa Extra is now selling a large proportion of its take-home meals in new Vegware packaging
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News
Rogue traders hiding illegal tobacco in stores, warns LGA
Recent prosecutions had seen illegal cigarette stashes found in sophisticated hiding places, the LGA said
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News
Brexit: independent retailers more unsure than ever before
44% of small shop owners said they didn’t know if Brexit will have a positive or negative impact on their business
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Comment and Opinion
Inside Hotel Chocolat: secrets of a chocolate empire
This is not your typical multimillion-pound company. For a start, CEO Angus Thirlwell is extremely hands-on