15 September 2020

Whatโ€™s next for the UKโ€™s best shop, Nisa Local High Heath?

โ€œDespite being nationally recognised in the middle of a global pandemic, Amrit Singh and his family have refused to stand still,โ€ Samantha Gunston, head of theย IAA, says when describing Amritโ€™s efforts. โ€œInstead, theyโ€™ve pushed forward, completing one of the first lockdown refits in the industry.โ€ When lockdown restrictions were introduced in March, Amrit and his […]

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Adapt, change and learn โ€“ IAA Retail Study Day 2020 with Walsall retailer Amrit Singh

Availability is key For Amrit and his family, planning ahead is vital, even more so in lockdown, so they bought a second van and sourced additional stock, such as alcohol, to make sure service levels remained high and their customers were looked after. โ€œCoronavirus meant we had to adapt the way we ran our business and itโ€™s

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Tributes pour in for top Spar retailer Raj Aggarwal

The independent retail community is mourning the loss of leading retailer Raj Aggarwal who passed away on the morning of Thursday 9 April. Aggarwal, 51, ran Spar stores in Hackenthorpe and Wigston with his wife Sunita. A pioneering retailer with more than 38 yearsโ€™ experience, he launched the UKโ€™s first Insomnia coffee shop and sat on the

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LOCOSOCO SECURES ADDITIONAL SITE TO HANDLE DEMAND SURGE

Community focused technology company LocoSoco, which sells environmentally friendly hand sanitiser and refill stations, has secured an additional site to handle the surge in demand and to help support businesses during the Covid-19 crisis. LocoSoco took in ยฃ150,000 worth of revenue in March 2020 from the sales of hand sanitiser and refill stations, with the

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Tech to support a new era for customer loyalty in the hospitality sector

As pubs, restaurants, hotels and cafes prepare to reopen their businesses on the 4th July, a technology company has heralded a new era for customer loyalty through technology.  Licklist for Businessโ€™s mobile ordering app and takeaway ordering system will be installed in over 300 hospitality venues by the 4th July. Brad Nobbs, CEO and co-founder of Licklist

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Refillable solutions: Thrill and spills

Thereโ€™s a huge public appetite for reducing plastic in retail, but thereโ€™s more to establishing a successful refillable solution than meets the eye. C-Store looks at the issues to consider With plastic now being seen as public enemy number one, a growing number of retailers are investing in refillable solutions, allowing their customers to actively reduce plastic

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Resilience, innovation and compassion โ€“ the independent retail response to Covid-19

Whilst weโ€™re all living through unprecedented times, it has been warming to read about some of the positives that have started appearing in the national news over the past couple of weeks, pulling out the human stories that give us hope. The simple fact is that crises can bring out the best in people โ€“

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Value refill solution designed to help stores join eco revolution

Convenience retailers keen to join the โ€œrefill revolutionโ€ are being offered a new route in, with the help of new social enterprise LocoSoco which offers a wide range of refillable household products at value price points. The solution, launched in partnership with Delphis Eco, allows shoppers to buy a range of concentrated ecological cleaning โ€œshotsโ€

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Heart of England Co-op to fit refillable sanitisers in 35 stores with LocoSoco deal

The Heart of England Co-operative Society has agreed a new distribution agreement with LocoSoco, the social enterprise which offers a wide range of refillable household products, including sanitisers, at value price points. The distribution agreement will see 35 Co-op stores fitted out with LocoSoco eco-refill stations. Heart of England Co-operative Society ambient category manager Philip

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