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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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