All Responsible Retailing articles
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BlogHave Your Say: ‘Responsible retailers need to be supported’
National President of the Federation of Independent Retailers, Hetal Patel, highlights the pressures facing responsible retailers
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Product NewsUnflavoured nicotine pouch launched by KLAR
Swedish nicotine brand KLAR has launched a new unflavoured nicotine pouch - BLANK
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NewsCrackdown on illicit tobacco and vapes leads to store closures
Trading Standards teams across the UK have cracked down on stores selling illicit tobacco and vape products
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Features and analysisResponsible Retailing Week: Selling energy drinks
The government is proposing a ban on selling high-caffeine energy drinks to children in order to “protect their physical and mental health”
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NewsBAT and Channel Islands Co-op trial age estimation technology
British American Tobacco (BAT) has partnered with The Channel Islands Co-operative Society Limited (Channel Islands Coop) and digital identity solutions provider Yoti to introduce facial age estimation technology in Coop stores
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NewsLicensing scheme proposals cautiously welcomed by industry
The industry has largely welcomed plans for a licensing scheme for retailers as part of the proposed Tobacco and Vapes Bill
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NewsMajor illicit tobacco seizure carried out in Oxford
Trading Standards in Oxford have seized almost 20,000 counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes and over 15kg of hand-rolling and waterpipe tobacco from retail premises
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NewsCrackdown on illicit trade is key to tackling youth vaping, not plain packaging
Leading retailers respond to fresh calls for plain packaging on vape products
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NewsResearch calls for plain packaging to reduce vape appeal
Research suggests standardised vape packaging could reduce youth interest without deterring adult smokers from trying cessation products.
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NewsOne in five Scottish retailers selling vapes to minors
Test purchases in Scotland reveal concerning levels of illegal vape and tobacco sales to children
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NewsCTSI issues warning after dangerous fake Labubu dolls flood UK market
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute has issued an urgent warning about counterfeit Labubu dolls being sold in UK shops and online
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NewsPriyesh Vekaria criticises police and fire service’s due diligence after ‘heavy-handed raid’
Priyesh Vekaria has criticised the police and fire service’s due diligence following a “heavy-handed raid” at his store, prompted by an anonymous tip-off
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NewsRetailer jailed for 22 months was 'caught red handed' for illegal cigarette sales
Jutyar Jelal Salah has been jailed for 22 months after possessing more than 77,000 illegal cigarettes and 16kg of hand rolling tobacco
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NewsChoking hazard warning issued after loose parts found on fake Labubu dolls
Fake Labubu dolls have been labelled as “potentially dangerous” by Trading Standards due to safety concerns associated with loose parts that may pose a choking hazard to children
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NewsRetailer jailed over selling counterfeit and illegal cigarettes to children
A Trading Standards investigation was sparked by concerns relayed by a tobacco brand representative
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NewsEaling convenience store sees licence revoked after selling beer to a child
An Ealing convenience store has had its licence revoked after a selling alcohol to a child
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Features and analysis52% of managers in retail blame admin for labour productivity paralysis
Retail managers are struggling to find sufficient time to coach and develop their team, new report reveals
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Features and analysisNumber of illicit cigarettes, tobacco and vape seized in Hull doubles
More than 2.4m counterfeit cigarettes, tobacco and vapes were seized by Hull City Council’s Public Protection Team during 2024
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Features and analysisTrading Standards to bolster street presence with new £10m boost
The additional funding would support the recruitment of an additional 80 apprentice enforcement officers
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Features and analysisResponsible Retailer of the Year: Costcutter Epsom
Being a responsible retailer is at the heart of everything that happens at Costcutter Epsom