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NewsLeicester MP pledges her support for independent retailers
Shivani Raja pledges support to retailers suffering from rising business rates, illicit tobacco and surging crime
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NewsVape industry welcomes report to tackle organised crime on the high street
The IBVTA has welcomed a new report published this week on organised crime
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NewsPut small independent retailers at the heart of your agenda, Scottish election candidates told
The Fed in Scotland has again called on all parties to put small shops at the heart of the agenda after this election
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NewsResearch reveals UK hotspots for illicit high street trade
New research has identified the UK’s main hotspot areas where illicit high street shops are concentrated, with some regions seeing up to half of convenience stores linked to organised crime.
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NewsCrime & Policing Bill becomes law after Royal Assent granted
A host of new measures will now become enshrined in law to better protect stores and workers
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NewsRetailers Fiona and Vince Malone return to BBC’s Newsnight to share shoplifting stories
Vince and Fiona Malone appeared on BBC’s Newsnight for the second time last week
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NewsPrime Minister calls time on shop theft ‘free for all’
Prime minister Keir Starmer has declared the government is calling time on the ’free for all’ that is shop theft, highlighting action being taken through the Crime and Policing Bill to tackle the issue plaguing stores across the country
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NewsOver half of Grimsby’s independent stores found selling illegal tobacco
A new operation found 61% of independent retailers it visited were selling illegal tobacco in Grimsby and Cleethorpes
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NewsBusiness costs and rising crime top of agenda for new ACS chief executive
New ACS chief executive Ed Woodall has outlined his priorities for the trade body as the convenience sector faces mounting challenges including rising costs, crime and rogue traders
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NewsTrade bodies react to BBC investigation into UK stores selling illegal drugs
Trade bodies respond to BBC investigation uncovering cannabis, cocaine and more being sold in convenience stores
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NewsOfficers quadruple shoplifting convictions in Worthing with new One Touch scheme
Police in Worthing have been responding to community concerns about shoplifting levels
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NewsIllegal vape seizures in Kent topped 170k in 2025
Kent was the county with the third highest illegal vape seizures last year
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NewsICS calls for retailers’ stories on staff abuse to better protect workers
The ICS has put a call out for instances of frontline worker abuse
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NewsNew data shows 10% of offenders are responsible for 68% of retail crime
Retailers and law enforcement worked together to connect over a million dots between repeat offenders last year
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NewsWanted shoplifter’s luck runs out as he’s jailed for over two years
A wanted criminal who managed to evade police for months has been locked up after 13 different thefts
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NewsThe Fed meets with Scottish election candidate Jeremy Balfour
Senior Fed members in Scotland met with Jeremy Balfour, former MSP for the Lothian region
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NewsNew ACS chief executive highlights challenges to convenience stores
New ACS chief executive Ed Woodall issued a rallying cry to ACS members
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NewsMet Police seize hundreds of phones from north London convenience store
Officers seized more than 500 suspected stolen mobiles in a shop in London
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NewsOver 200,000 illegal cigarettes seized in multi-agency operation in Cheshire
Multiple raids in Northwhich have uncovered stores selling illicit tobacco
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NewsCo-op takes action after member feedback
The Co-op has been acting on advice from its members at a series of events