Daryl Worthington

1 month ago | betterretailing.com | Daryl Worthington

Campari is rolling out a unified label design for Magnum Tonic Wine in both the UK and Jamaica. The new design arrives in the UK this week, and Jamaica in April. According to Campari, the standardisation of the product’s packaging across the two markets aims to address consumer misconceptions about their being differences in the product. The drink itself has always been the same in both the UK and Jamaica. The new look is inspired by the original green-label design sold in Jamaica.

1 month ago | thewire.co.uk | Spenser Tomson |Daryl Worthington |Esi Eshun |Lucy Thraves

April 2025 Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 494. Inside our brand new issue: Raven Chacon: The Diné/Navajo composer foregrounds unheard and silenced voices in his radical works for ensembles, electronics and noise. By Esi Eshun Ingrid Laubrock: The New York based reedist creates settings for koans and poems as part of a unique new compositional practice.

1 month ago | betterretailing.com | Daryl Worthington

The Crime and Policing Bill has been brought before Parliament. As well as street crime and antisocial behaviour, it targets tackling shop theft and retail crime. The government describes it as “one of the biggest updates to policing for decades.”Several parts of the Crime and Policing Bill are significant for local shops. The Bill scraps the effective immunity for shop theft of goods below £200. Additionally, the Bill makes assaulting shop workers a separate offence.

2 months ago | thewire.co.uk | Daryl Worthington

February 2025 To accompany his report on Pointless Geometry in The Wire 493, Daryl Worthington selects music from the back catalogue of the eclectic Polish label 2025 marks ten years of activity for the Łódź, Poland headquartered Pointless Geometry label. During that time it has focused on releasing music by artists from across Poland, embracing the plurality of underground music communities in the country.

2 months ago | betterretailing.com | Daryl Worthington

Better Retailing reported earlier this year that rising costs were putting pressure on multiples to sell convenience store sites. Some of these sites earn £30,000 to £40,000 per year. In other words, there is a lot of profitable convenience store sites on the market. Indeed, a recent business report by commercial property estate agent Christie & Co. revealed property sales across the convenience sector had risen annually by 20% in 2024.