Retail Insight

  • Food store sales volumes grew strongly in January 2025, ONS reports

  • Man who smashed wine bottle over shopworker’s head jailed for over 15 years

  • Illegal cigarette and vape crackdown sees 68 Lincolnshire stores served closure orders

  • Just a week left to fill in the ACS annual colleague survey online and win

  • Government issues guidance for retail business rates relief for 2025/26

  • More details on government’s youth vaping study revealed

  • Nisa Local Endymion Street donates £1,000 to City of Hull Street Angels

  • Illicit tobacco, vapes and cigarettes found across Nottingham in undercover stings

  • 79% of Brits plan to keep using physical cash this year

  • Spar NI to support Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal

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JOD Food Products recalls cheese after possible Listeria contamination

2025-02-21T14:34:00+00:00

JOD Food Products has recalled a range of its products falling under the Old Irish Creamery brand

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World of Sweets to target teenagers with new Mallow Dunkz treats

2025-02-21T12:18:00+00:00

Confectionery distributor World of Sweets has revealed the latest product launch from the Sweet Vibes range

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First ever Nan from Del Monte crowned

2025-02-21T11:04:00+00:00

Pauline Crosby, a 74-year-old grandmother from Norfolk, crowned as first ever ‘Nan from Del Monte’

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Haldiram’s unveil exclusive gifting range in the UK

2025-02-20T11:00:00+00:00

India’s largest snack brand announces the launch of its premium gifting boxes in the UK

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  • Lincolnshire operation seizes ‘biggest retail haul’ of illicit cigarettes and vapes yet

  • Food store sales volumes grew strongly in January 2025, ONS reports

  • Just a week left to fill in the ACS annual colleague survey online and win

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  • Scottish retailers fall victim to fake £20 Bank of England notes

  • Government issues guidance for retail business rates relief for 2025/26

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