All Shop articles – Page 2
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NewsGreggs puts sandwiches and drinks behind the counter to combat shoplifting
It was a tactic once reserved for strong medications, spirits, tobacco and lottery products, but bakery firm Greggs is now placing sandwiches and soft drinks behind the till to combat rising crime levels.
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NewsVapers panic buying disposables devices ahead of ban
The ban on the sale of disposable vapes is less than two weeks away, but survey research indicates consumers are stockpiling devices ahead of the new law coming into force.
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NewsUndercover audits reveal concerns over ID checks for vape sales
The disposable vapes ban comes into force in a little over two weeks, but concerns around sales to under-18s look set to be an issue even after refillable devices are the only ones offered.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON PUMPTOP PROMOTIONS AND GADGETS: The urge to splurge
Sometimes we don’t realise we need something until we see it. Anti-glare, night-driving glasses, for example, or a car air freshener or even a Dachshund-shaped novelty door stop. These are just some of the many products available from pumptop promotion company DSL.
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NewsUK Deposit Management Organisation formed to run Deposit Return Scheme
The government has selected and named an industry coalition to run the country’s Deposit Return Scheme for single-used plastic and metal drinks containers in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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NewsMFG forecourt denied alcohol licence due to glut of local booze shops
A filling station in Aberdeenshire has been denied a premises licence to sell alcohol after the local authority decreed there was already an “overprovision” of shops selling booze in the area.
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Product NewsSoft drinks, hard numbers: category insights from Circana
Soft drinks mean big business, with the ‘super category’ worth £12.bn a year when everything from concentrates and smoothies, to carbonates and yoghurt drinks are taken into consideration.
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NewsAmbitious plans for new Middlesbrough EG On The Move forecourt revealed
A plot of land in Teesside, Middlesbrough, that has been vacant for two decades could be revitalised following the submission of plans for a new 24-hour petrol station, plus a drive-through coffee shop, EV charging and parking for 46 cars.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Five things to know about summer alcohol
Ready-to-drink cans to take to the beach, spirits for a cocktail, or beer for a barbecue, the time to stock up on summer alcohol is here.
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NewsVast amounts of retail crime go unreported
Fresh figures have revealed both how common crime in the retail sector is, and how little of it goes reported, with shopkeepers logging only half of all thefts, and just one in five incidents of verbal abuse, with police.
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ArticleTebay Services: 10 takeaways from the UK’s poshest motorway services
From giving away used coffee grounds for customers to use as mulch in their gardens, to highlighting EV charging prices on totems, there are many best in class practices at Tebay Services, we discover on a recent visit to this famous destination pitstop.
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NewsSnappy Shopper to deliver National Lottery Scratchcards from 172 shops
Home-delivery company Snappy Shopper is to offer Scratchcards from 172 shops using the firm’s services after it and Allwyn, the National Lottery operator, embarked on a successful trial last year.
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NewsCo-op Wholesale partners with Roadchef
Co-op Wholesale, the new name for what used to be Nisa’s wholesale operations, has announced a new partnership with Roadchef, replacing Spar at eight motorway service locations on the MSA operator’s network.
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ArticleTom Highland takes touches from award-winning Childerley Gate for new St Neots forecourt
Tom Highland’s new site in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, may not be big enough to replicate his award-winning nearby Childerley Gate Service Station, but it takes inspiration from that forecourt, with the shop having a cosy yet comprehensive feel, as we found on a recent visit.
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NewsIceland and EG On The Move announce partnership following successful trial
Frozen food giant Iceland has announced it is partnering with EG On The Move, with 10 forecourts stocking a range of goods from the retailer.
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NewsNI forecourt store reopens following £2.4m upgrade
A Eurospar located at a Texaco forecourt in Garvagh, Northern Ireland, has reopened following a £2.4m refit by its owners, Henderson Retail, which bought the site towards the end of 2024.
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NewsBlackpool forecourt granted 24-hour shop licence despite police concerns
An Esso-branded Rontec filling station on Yeadon Way, Blackpool, has been granted permission to open its shop 24 hours a day, despite police raising concerns about anti-social behaviour in the area.
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NewsRefurbished Esso forecourt to feature two “massive” beer and soft drink caves
The rise of the forecourt beer cave continues apace, after a Scottish Esso-branded site announced it is to reopen with an 800sq ft refrigerated beer cave, and a separate soft drinks cave of the same size.
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NewsA flying visit to Moto’s new Sawtry services – what’s it like?
New MSAs don’t crop up every day, so as we were in the area it seemed sensible to check out Moto’s new Sawtry services on the A1(M) between Peterborough and Cambridge. In short, we came away impressed.
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Product NewsELFX Pro Classic Edition provides entry point to open pod vaping systems
Elfbar has launched the ELFX Pro Classic Edition, the second device in its ELFX series, further expanding the brand’s range of resuable vaping products.