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

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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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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
Usdaw and Fed respond to introduction of Respect Orders for offenders

Usdaw and Fed respond to introduction of Respect Orders for offenders

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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