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Dec 13, 2024 | 
thefedonline.com | Alan Cheng
Independent retailers have condemned Reach for using the festive period to try to sneak through cover price rises on its national, daily and weekly newspapers accompanied by a widespread cut in terms. Mo Razzaq, the National President of the Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) said: “Such penny pinching at a time that is usually associated with giving is despicable. Where is the Christmas and New Year cheer?
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Katie Du |Michael Uy |Alan Cheng |Braden Millan
Supporting Information Filename Description bju16601-sup-0001-Supplementary-material.docxWord 2007 document , 900.9 KB Fig. S1. Meta-analysis of SFRs between ambulatory and inpatient PCNL (A). Stone-free defined as no residual stone on imaging (B). Stone-free by any definition. Fig. S2. Subgroup analysis of complications between SDD and ambulatory PCNL. (A) Total complications. (B) Clavien–Dindo ≥III complications. (C) Change in haemoglobin (grammes per decilitre [g/dL]). Fig. S3.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
thefedonline.com | Alan Cheng
Last month, we launched a survey to help us understand the level of retail crime in members’ stores. Questions asked about Fed members’ own experiences of crime and their thoughts on police responses. Below is what members told us. Winner of the £300 prize drawTyne and Wear member Michael O’Flaherty is the lucky winner of £300 in our Retail Crime Survey prize draw.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | David-Dan Nguyen |Sendai City |Alan Cheng |Liam Murad
Although conflicts of interest of journal editors and authors have been investigated,1,2 the traditionally opaque nature of peer review has hindered their evaluation among peer reviewers, despite their crucial role in academic publishing.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
thefedonline.com | Alan Cheng
The Fed has launched an exciting partnership with Worldpay, a global leader in payment processingWorldpay champions retailers by powering their payments. With that part of the daily tasks taken care of, retailers are free to focus on everything else that makes their business great.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
thefedonline.com | Alan Cheng
Banknotes featuring a portrait of King Charles III have been issued for the first time today (Wednesday, June 5). The portrait of the King will appear on existing designs of all four banknotes (£5, £10, £20 and £50), with no other changes to the design. Banknotes featuring the portrait of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will remain legal tender and are co-circulating alongside King Charles III banknotes. The public will begin to see the new King Charles III banknotes very gradually.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
thefedonline.com | Alan Cheng
Raising the minimum price for alcohol sold in Scottish shops will not stop problem drinking but could put retailers at further risk from retail crime. That’s the warning from independent retailers after today’s (Thursday’s ) proposal to increase the minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol from 50p to 65p – a 30 per cent rise.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
thefedonline.com | Alan Cheng
Wakefield Magazine PackPlease be aware that Wakefield have encountered some operational issues along with incremental weather issues which has impacted yesterday’s magazine pack across a few of our branches where magazines are packed from our Wakefield Hub. The branch are in the process of implementing contingency plans to mitigate any ongoing impacts. This has affected all customers serviced by our Wakefield, Sheffield, York, Stockton and Dundee depots.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
thefedonline.com | Alan Cheng
Fed member Hitesh Pandya, of Toni’s News, in Ramsgate, appeared on BBC Radio Kent the day after the government announced it intends to introduce an outright ban on disposable vapes. Mr Pandya, who has been in business for 42 years, was invited to give his thoughts about the proposed ban from a retailer’s point of view. He highlighted the high probability of illicit traders benefitting from the ban at the expense of responsible store owners.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
thefedonline.com | Alan Cheng
Banning disposable vapes in the UK will not help people give up smoking and vaping but will fuel the illicit market, independent retailers have warned.
