Rachel Hargreaves has joined Co-op as director of property, development and estates, as the convenience retailer drives strategic growth plans. Joining Co-op from Lidl Great Britain, Rachel’s position involves a focus on ensuring Co-op is at the forefront of landowners, developers and agents minds as… This story continues at Co-op further drives growth ambitions with appointment of former Lidl property boss Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail ..read more

Country Choice, the provider of in-store bakery solutions for the convenience retail sector, has appointed its technical manager, Kerry Primarolo, as an ambassador for allergen awareness. Primarolo will be providing training to colleagues so that they can help customers to identify best practice in allergen… This story continues at Country Choice appoints allergen awareness ambassador Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail ..read more

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has removed its equipment from two stores which were found to be selling illegal tobacco. The company said removal of JTI’s gantries from Go Local in Wallasey and Finlays News in Stalybridge sends a clear message to those selling or tempted… This story continues at JTI removes gantries from stores selling illegal tobacco Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail ..read more

Mud House is teaming up with Coolstays - the home of unique and unusual places to stay across the UK, Europe and worldwide - to launch a new on-pack promotion. For five months fifteen Mud House shoppers will win a getaway, with an additional £1000… This story continues at Mud House partners with Coolstays Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail ..read more

Figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, published today (25 April), show that shoplifting offences have increased by 37% (to 430,104 offences) compared with the year ending December 2022 (315,040 offences). It is the highest figure since current police recording practices began for… This story continues at ONS Crime Survey reveals record levels of shop theft Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail ..read more

Defra parliamentary under-secretary Robbie Moore has today (25 April) released a statement, providing an update on plans for the much-debated deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers. The statement included the announcement of a delay until 2027 and the omission of glass from the scheme… This story continues at Government’s DRS delay announcement welcomed by retail industry Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail ..read more

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for the energy regulator Ofgem to take action on the standing charges paid by small businesses, many of whom have seen the daily fixed price they pay, regardless of usage levels, soar over recent months. FSB has… This story continues at FSB calls on Ofgem to take action on standing charges paid by small firms Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail ..read more

Biona, the organic food supplier to UK retailers, is pleased to introduce two new French mustards, a traditional wholegrain variant and a hotter French Dijon. The French Dijon mustard comes in a 200g jar with an RRP of £3.29 and the French Wholegrain mustard also… This story continues at Biona launches two new organic mustards Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail ..read more

A trial, which integrated Gander into the Snappy Shopper home delivery app, has reportedly delivered exceptional results. As a first for any home delivery app, Snappy Shopper customers were able to purchase reduced to clear items from Gander for delivery as part of their normal… This story continues at Gander and Snappy Shopper hail success of integration trial Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail ..read more

Independent convenience symbol group Select & Save is investing in a rebrand and its own label offering. In a LinkedIn post, managing director Kam Sanghera revealed some “exciting upcoming strategic changes to the business.” “Firstly, we’re investment in our new visual identity and that will… This story continues at Select & Save announces ‘strategic changes’ Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail ..read more