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Starmer vows to get

tough on retail crime

In-store Services

and Deliveries

Sustainability

In-store Services

and Deliveries

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4 NEWS

Leader: Red letter day

Starmer vows to get tough on retail crime

Post Office chief executive Nick Read steps

down

Junk food ads to be banned on daytime TV

EU calls for outdoor smoking, vaping bans

C-stores welcome new training programme for

neighbourhood police

Mohsin Issa steps down from Asda leadership

role

Lenders agree to set up ‘banking hubs’ after

mass closures

Government scraps ‘Not for EU’ sticker plan for

British food

Guest column: Making vodka work harder for

you

Guest column: Embracing sustainability - a

crucial step for indies

9 WORLD OF WHOLESALE

A regular round-up of news and views in the

wholesale sector

10 NEWS FEATURE: Fair

wages versus survival

In the c-channel, both stores and wholesalers

are bracing themselves for tough decisions to

balance expected rise in payroll expenses

12 RETAIL CORNER: Raising

the benchmark

Pooja Shrivastava finds a store that is changing

the definition of convenience retail with its bold

innovations

13 “NOT” TWITTER

The best observations and comments from

retailers (and friends) on the ground

14 AWARD-WINNER

INTERVIEW: More than just

symbolic value

David Wyatt, winner of the Symbol Retailer of the

Year, explains how a major refit, great staff and

a store-within-a-store spells success

17 FEATURE: HOT

BEVERAGES & BEVERAGES

TO GO

Consumer expectations for taste and quality

continue to grow more sophisticated, and the

category is rising to the challenge

24 MUST STOCK

The latest product news

29 FEATURE: IN-STORE

SERVICES & DELIVERY

As the channel evolves further, the services it

offers – to help both retailers and consumers

– are making the neighbourhood store an all-in-

one solution

36 SUSTAINABILITY

“Conscious consumerism” is here to stay, so it’s

best to get attuned and master this sustainable

new skillset

41 CLASSIFIED

4th October to 17th October 2024

THE VOICE OF INDEPENDENT RETAILERS

VOLUME 36 NUMBER 952

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