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WEB1 day ago · 12th September 2024 Featured, Industry News. A new report shows HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has slashed the tax gap on illicit cigarettes and tobacco by more than half since 2005. Between April 2023 and March 2024 HMRC also secured prison sentences totalling 148 years against 107 cigarette and tobacco fraudsters.
Demand for healthier energy drinks ‘continues to grow’, says …
WEBMay 13, 2021 · The report, which launched today (13 May), has found that the demand for healthier energy drinks is continuing to grow, as an association with being “healthy” is the second biggest purchase driver in the category. Compared to the brand’s 2019 report, health was “not even considered as a key driver of purchase”. “Taste” has been ...
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WEB9th September 2024 Featured, Industry News. New figures reveal Post Offices handled £3.61bn in cash deposits and withdrawals in August. The total cash deposits value totalled £2.7bn, a slight decline compared to July’s record-breaking numbers, but a year-on-year increase of +9.2%. Cash withdrawals amounted to £934m, a 8.1% rise year-on-year.
Tobacco firm launches budget smokes to satisfy demand for more …
WEBMay 16, 2022 · Tobacco firm launches budget smokes to satisfy demand for more value. Print. By David Shrimpton in Tobacco 16th May 2022. Tobacco giant JTI is launching budget versions of two of its leading brands. Benson & Hedges Blue is to sell a new rolling tobacco, while Mayfair will introduce a new ready-made cigarette, Mayfair Silver.
Retail Industry Awards 2020 winners revealed
WEBJan 27, 2021 · The Retail Industry Awards judges loved Mulkerns’ Zero Waste Wednesdays and its “huge range of sustainability initiatives”. The Forecourt Retailer of the Year – Independent award went to Parkfoot Spar, West Malling, Kent. Londis Caterways and Post Office, Horsham, West Sussex, was also named Post Office Retailer of the Year.
Plans to open more Little Waitrose convenience stores revealed
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The announcement of plans to grow its Little Waitrose network comes as the retailer unveils its latest vision for what its shops could look like for customers in the future. Waitrose’s John Barnes shop in Finchley Road, London will test new concepts as part of a store investment programme. This will see a £1bn investment over the next three ...
Booker one of Tesco’s best-performing subsidiaries, says group
WEBApr 14, 2023 · The wholesale distributor, which is a subsidiary of Tesco, recorded a 12% increase in like-for-like sales in the year to the end of February, one of the brightest spots in a period that Tesco executive Ken Murphy described as “incredibly tough”. That 12% increase brought Booker’s total sales to £8.7bn, of which £4.8bn was in retail with ...
Retail Industry Awards 2021: winners revealed - Talking Retail
WEBSep 22, 2021 · Winner: Nisa. Trailblazer of the Year. sponsored by Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I. Winner: Ajay Singh, Morley Convenience Store, Premier, Leeds, West Yorkshire. For further information, visit www.retailindustryawards.com. The winners of the 2021 Retail Industry Awards were announced last night at a face-to-face awards dinner in the City of London.
Marlboro introduces a new dimension in cigarettes - Talking Retail
WEBApr 13, 2011 · Marlboro, the world’s number one cigarette brand, has launched the newest product in the Marlboro range – Marlboro Gold Touch. Marlboro Gold Touch is an innovative new dimension in smoking. At a sleek 7.1mm in diameter – slightly thinner than Marlboro Gold Original, it offers a taste that is refined and smooth. Marlboro Gold Touch is a ...