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We bring you industry & product news and analysis from the #convenience and independent #grocery #retail sectors.

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Food Price Cap risks pushing up shoppers’ bills, Scottish business leaders warn ow.ly/5xqB5105N2o #FoodPriceCap #ConsumerCosts #ConvenienceRetail @ScotGrocersFed @fsb_policy
Food Price Cap risks pushing up shoppers’ bills, Scottish business leaders warn

Food Price Cap risks pushing up shoppers’ bills, Scottish business leaders warn

The Scottish government's proposed Food Price Cap could leave shoppers paying more for some goods and reduce their choice of essential items, business

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Diesel fuel theft and ‘can’t pay’ cases surge, new figures from @Forecourt_Eye show. ow.ly/CNqp5105MRy #DieselTheft #FuelTheft
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National Lottery Christmas campaign launched by @allwynuk to help drive retail footfall ow.ly/1pzR5105MCF #NationalLottery #ChristmasCampaign #ConvenienceRetail
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Government scheme to tackle prolific shop thieves backed by retail and police leaders ow.ly/vJXp5105MfM #RetailCrime #Shoplifting @ACS_LocalShops @TheFed_Online @coopuk @PoliceChiefs
Government scheme to tackle prolific shop thieves backed by retail and police leaders

Government scheme to tackle prolific shop thieves backed by retail and police leaders

Around 500 of the worst retail crime offenders in the country will face tougher restrictions under a new crackdown launched by the home secretary today

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SGF Annual Conference 2026 to celebrate the vital role of convenience retailers ow.ly/OCTf5105swK #ConvenienceRetail @ScotGrocersFed
SGF Annual Conference 2026 to celebrate the vital role of convenience retailers

SGF Annual Conference 2026 to celebrate the vital role of convenience retailers

The Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) Annual Conference 2026 will bring together leading industry figures, retailers and business partners to explore the

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Go Local Wholesale expands retailer support team in national growth push ow.ly/gt4Z5105pkQ #RetailSupport #ConvenienceRetail @glwholesaleuk
Go Local Wholesale expands retailer support team in national growth push

Go Local Wholesale expands retailer support team in national growth push

Go Local Wholesale is expanding its retail team from 55 to 75 as it steps up plans to grow its symbol group estate across the UK. The employee-owned

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More consumers consider lockers as doorstep parcel theft surges, @ParcelPending report shows talkingretail.com/featured/m… #ParcelLockers #ParcelTheft
More consumers consider lockers as doorstep parcel theft surges, report shows

More consumers consider lockers as doorstep parcel theft surges, report shows

Reports of parcel theft to police in the UK have risen by 87% in the last year according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) data obtained by Quadient.

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NEWS Did you see this increase? Sales of essentials jumped in 10 days from 22 Oct. with launch of gov’s #BeReady public awareness campaign, encouraging households to prepare for up to 3 days in event of disruption to essential services: talkingretail.com/featured/s… via @TalkingRetail
Shoppers stock up following government advice, but no panic buying

Shoppers stock up following government advice, but no panic buying

Take-home sales at the grocers increased by 2.2% in the four weeks to 1 November 2026 compared with a year ago, according to the latest data from

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Over half of shop workers face abuse every week, new @retail_trust research shows ow.ly/UkRs5104ZCH #RetailWorkers #StopAbuse
Over half of shop workers face abuse every week, new research shows

Over half of shop workers face abuse every week, new research shows

Retail Trust is launching a major UK-wide drive urging shoppers to show greater kindness and respect ahead of the Christmas shopping surge, after 83% of

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ShopKind Week and National Week of Action puts retail crime and abuse in the spotlight ow.ly/P2en5104Z6s #RetailCrime #StopRetailAbuse #ConvenienceRetail @ACS_LocalShops @UsdawUnion @retail_trust @BusinessCrimeUK
ShopKind Week and National Week of Action puts retail crime and abuse in the spotlight

ShopKind Week and National Week of Action puts retail crime and abuse in the spotlight

A joint national week of action to tackle retail abuse and crime, backed by policing minister Sarah Jones, is bringing together the retail sector,

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Welsh government to ban sale of energy drinks to under 16s ow.ly/x6LQ5104eJ0 #EnergyDrinkBan #WelshGovernment @ACS_LocalShops
Welsh government to ban sale of energy drinks to under 16s

Welsh government to ban sale of energy drinks to under 16s

The Welsh government has confirmed its intention to ban the sale of high caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in consultation documents released today (5

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Convenience channel growth forecast by IGD to shift beyond tobacco, reaching £54.9bn by 2031 ow.ly/J5Me51049vB #ConvenienceChannel @fromIGD
Convenience channel growth forecast to shift beyond tobacco, reaching £54.9bn by 2031

Convenience channel growth forecast to shift beyond tobacco, reaching £54.9bn by 2031

The UK convenience market is forecast to grow from £48.6bn in 2026 to £54.9bn in 2031, according to analysis from IGD. Beneath the headline growth,

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Co-op Group and @TheSouthernCoop merger gets CMA approval ow.ly/3l9W51049m4 #MergerUpdate #ConvenienceRetail @coopuk
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A quarter of UK adults now stockpiling food and drink, @Barclays research shows ow.ly/sGCx51044Ti #FoodStockpile #ConvenienceRetail
A quarter of UK adults now stockpiling food and drink, research shows

A quarter of UK adults now stockpiling food and drink, research shows

Following the launch of the government's ‘Be Ready’ campaign, more than one in four UK adults (27%) are stockpiling, or considering stockpiling, food and

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‘Shop owners are working people too’, @biraofficial tells Treasury ow.ly/7vYw51044gy #ShopOwners #RetailSupport
‘Shop owners are working people too’, retail body tells Treasury

‘Shop owners are working people too’, retail body tells Treasury

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has called on the Treasury to explain why ministers do not regard employers as working people. Bira

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Progress on facial recognition standards welcomed by @ACS_LocalShops ow.ly/UoOs51043N4 #FacialRecognition #ConvenienceRetail
Progress on facial recognition standards welcomed by ACS

Progress on facial recognition standards welcomed by ACS

The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the announcement of a new code of practice on facial recognition technology as an important step

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Independent retailers star in @allwynuk ‘Local Retail Champions’ billboard campaign ow.ly/njMp5103pnO #IndependentRetailers
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Cadbury filled eggs return in time for Easter 2027 head start ow.ly/2iOr5103pJc #CadburyEggs #EasterTreats #ConvenienceRetail @CadburyUK
Cadbury filled eggs return in time for Easter 2027 head start

Cadbury filled eggs return in time for Easter 2027 head start

Cadbury is urging retailers to get a head start in the run-up to Easter 2027 with the return of its filled eggs range. Brand owner Mondelēz International

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Post Office welcomes announcement of new government investment ow.ly/Wveq5102ruH #PostOffice #GovernmentInvestment @PostOfficeNews
Post Office welcomes announcement of new government investment

Post Office welcomes announcement of new government investment

The Post Office's expansion of multi-carrier self-service Drop Boxes and modernisation of 600 branches was this week officially highlighted as part of the

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Trading Standards welcomes ‘closure of loopholes’ as new tobacco and vape laws take effect. @elfbar_official calls for retail licensing system. talkingretail.com/news/indus… #TradingStandards #TobaccoAndVapesAct #ConvenienceRetail @CTSI_UK
Trading Standards welcomes 'closure of loopholes' as new tobacco and vape laws take effect

Trading Standards welcomes 'closure of loopholes' as new tobacco and vape laws take effect

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has welcomed the next phase of the Tobacco and Vapes Act, which comes into force today (29 October 2026),

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