QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1926-2022 Retailers pay tribute to monarch following death our say
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to Florence the pleasure of travellingsee some of the but THIS month, I had and I couldn’t help trip. Italy for a few days stores during my alongside sucountry’s convenience independent retailers Express format. My visit included smaller g Carrefour and its permarket chain we’re experiencin dissimilar to what availability isIn scenes not too indicated widespreadretailers who used here, bare shelves independent the was it and differentiate sues. However, overcome the problem their initiative to
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store. “The wholesale up some the is so fragile “I decided to hang as delivery systemwe can’t close at 11am on the windows that down her shutters “To show posters of respect for people right now NOEMI DISTEFANO on another on 19 September. and get a delivery the a mark respects, we opened the to see. Customers are feeling day. If we did, it would have retailers our in the passing We had for a few hours INDEPENDENT very down about a knock-on effect. respects store and closed at 11am of the Queen,” she added. have paid their trading, but paid II, fol- morning funeral,” retailers continued the monarchy by to Queen Elizabeth 8 Sep- for the start of the to However, other respect on in silence to pay tribute lowing her death open- she said. having a one-minute to put- decided way. Samantha tember, by reducing of her Davies also chose she said. day shop win- a differentowner of Wharf- at 11am,” ing hours on the up posters on her to quotes from Coldbeck, For the full story, go and in Hull, said funeral. Davies, dows featuring the edale Premier afford to close betterRetailing.com Welsh retailer Trudy News the Queen’s speech over she could not search ‘Queen Elizabeth’ Davies & Jubilee. of Woosnam pulled Platinum in Llanidloes, Powys,
occasion, often themselves. coffee as a social The Italians treat chat over an espresfamily for a quick this to their meeting friends or store I visited used so, and one family-run advantage. the store At the entrance of YOU fully kitted out MANY OF was a coffee bar, e coffee. It ALREADY HAVE to serve barista-styl effective and was an impressive to the UNIQUE SERVICES way to attract customers offer store when its convenience wasn’t at its best. worth thinkLike the store, it’s introcan you ing about what to overcome duce in your store availability issues. already have Many of you will it can be other bar, specialist confresh coffee, but such as a sandwich services as well, vaping range. fectionery or a unique mentioning the passing of Queen I can’t finish withoutbroke as my plane from Italy landed news English passenElizabeth II. The all the Italian and back in London, with it. This highlights the global impact on ed by many gers commenting 70-year reign, demonstrat she had during her to her in your stores. of you paying tribute
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CO2 shortage
DRS lawsuit
are taking legal ac- RETAILERS costs. The plant against deposit return drinks energy of the UK’s action (DRS) administrator SUPPLIES of soft counts for a third scheme Scotland Limited and beer into convenience production. affected by CO₂ will explained Circularity stores could be claiming its cost The company of carbon the ammo- (CSL), the closure of thouanother shortage that by shutting lead to CO₂ production dioxide (CO₂). said nia plant, date sands of businesses. Grocers’ FedSupplier CF Industrieshave will be halted. The start Scottish The has a pretemporary closure last month it would eration (SGF) issued at its plant of the determined. be to halt production to rising yet to in Teesside due
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‘ALL WE WANT IS FAIR PAY’
claiming action letter to CSL not cover handling fees will retailers’ costs. Cheema Chief executive Pete “�inanthe said retailers face up reverse cial burden to set with no vending machines recovering means of properly scheme”. the this cost through
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