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

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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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Certified reverse vending machines (RVMs) for deposit return scheme announced. Move welcomed by @TheFed_Online ow.ly/qTT951028vJ #ReverseVendingMachines #DepositReturnScheme
Certified reverse vending machines (RVMs) for deposit return scheme announced

Certified reverse vending machines (RVMs) for deposit return scheme announced

Exchange For Change, the industry-led organisation delivering the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), has published the first list of certified Reverse Vending

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New national campaign from @HITTraining challenges retail businesses to ‘Commit to Youth’ ow.ly/AxaL5101FPp #CommitToYouth #YouthOpportunities #ConvenienceRetail #RetailJobs
New national campaign challenges retail businesses to 'Commit to Youth'

New national campaign challenges retail businesses to 'Commit to Youth'

Retailers are being urged to take a leading role in addressing Britain's youth employment crisis by creating more opportunities for young people to enter

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Budget reaction: Business rates threshold rise a major win for local shops? ow.ly/WQkJ5101O8i @ACS_LocalShops @kpmguk @EposNow @fromIGD @the_brc @UsdawUnion @biraofficial @ParkerWalshUK #BusinessRates #LocalShops #BudgetReaction #Budget2026
Budget reaction: Business rates threshold rise a major win for local shops?

Budget reaction: Business rates threshold rise a major win for local shops?

The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has hailed the increase in the small business rate relief threshold in England and Wales as a major win for

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East of England Co-op and iSqueeze launch UK’s first self-serving smoothie machine ow.ly/nyNO5101Fy3 #SmoothieMachine #ConvenienceStore @EoECoop @iSqueezejuice
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London convenience store owner Kaual Patel's portrait painted by royal artist as part of Coca-Cola campaign ow.ly/6kHb5101FfM @CocaColaEP @CocaColaGBNews #CocaCola #ConvenienceRetail #PortraitArt
London c-store owner's portrait painted by royal artist as part of Coca-Cola campaign

London c-store owner's portrait painted by royal artist as part of Coca-Cola campaign

Coca-Cola has unveiled ‘Local Royalty’, a new portrait series which recognises the contribution independent businesses make in their local communities.

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Budget must stop rising costs feeding inflation, says @the_brc ow.ly/carR5101nPz #Budget2026 #ConvenienceRetail @NielsenIQ
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New @Typhoo_Tea campaign features return of iconic ‘Gnu’ ow.ly/M50P51011zj #TyphooTea #BritishTea #ConvenienceRetail
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Retail union @UsdawUnion welcomes introduction of Respect Orders to help tackle retail crime ow.ly/g0ns510119O #RespectOrders #RetailCrime #ConvenienceRetail
Retail union welcomes introduction of Respect Orders to help tackle retail crime

Retail union welcomes introduction of Respect Orders to help tackle retail crime

Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s (26 October) introduction of Respect Orders, a new civil behavioural order, which is part of the Crime and

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Halloween spending rise expected but shoplifting forecasted by @SAICheckout to exceed 2025 levels ow.ly/pfj751010Ck #RetailTrends #HalloweenShopping #ConvenienceRetail
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Brits can vote for @CocaCola Christmas truck’s next stop ow.ly/855m51007aA #CocaColaChristmas #ChristmasTruck
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Mars Drinks & Treats relaunches cake bars range, adding two seasonal flavours ow.ly/THa2510072M @MarsUK #SweetTreats #CakeBars #SeasonalFlavours #ConvenienceRetail
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Retail industry welcomes shoplifting decrease with caution ow.ly/jbgf51006e1 #Shoplifting #RetailSecurity @the_brc @retail_trust @HALOSBodyCams
Retail industry welcomes shoplifting decrease with caution

Retail industry welcomes shoplifting decrease with caution

The latest ONS crime stats show that, following a period of increases in shoplifting, there has been a 2% decrease (to 519,516 offences) in the year

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Retail body calls for cost-cutting Budget amid inflation increase ow.ly/OvC350ZZKgj #Budget2026 #Inflation #ConvenienceRetail @the_brc @fromIGD @McKinsey
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Former Morrisons Daily director joins forces with @cstorecollect ow.ly/5Je350ZZK1F #ConvenienceStore #StoreManagement
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Jameson and @EFL Ultimate Matchday returns ow.ly/gkOs50ZZjXE #Jameson #EFL #UltimateMatchday #FootballFans @jameson_uk
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Industry teams go head-to-head in @NewstrAid Trivia Challenge ow.ly/gbJZ50ZZjFx #ConvenienceRetail
Industry teams go head-to-head in NewstrAid Trivia Challenge

Industry teams go head-to-head in NewstrAid Trivia Challenge

86 participants from across the newspaper and magazine industry joined forces to raise funds and awareness for industry charity NewstrAid during its

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Folkestone and Hythe MP Tony Vaughan meets with @TheFed_Online national president ow.ly/pKUT50ZZjAW #FolkestoneAndHythe #ConvenienceRetail
Folkestone and Hythe MP Tony Vaughan meets with Fed national president

Folkestone and Hythe MP Tony Vaughan meets with Fed national president

Kent retailer Hemanshu Patel, who is the national president of the Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed), met with Folkestone and Hythe MP Tony

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Pop singer Ellie Goulding’s brand @ServedDrinksUK launches Vodka+ RTD range ow.ly/slUs50ZYS8h #EllieGoulding #ServedVodka #ReadyToDrink #ConvenienceRetail
Pop singer Ellie Goulding's brand Served launches Vodka+ RTD range

Pop singer Ellie Goulding's brand Served launches Vodka+ RTD range

Served, the RTD drink brand co-founded by singer Ellie Goulding, is launching what it describes as its biggest innovation to date: Served Vodka+. Booker

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