Tony Corbin

London

Digital Editor at Independent Retail News

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Articles

Co-op and Royal Mail partner to roll our parcel lockers

2 days ago | talkingretail.com | Tony Corbin

The first ones will launch in summer, with plans for lockers at 100 stores. The lockers will allow people to drop off pre-labelled Royal Mail parcels and returns 24/7. Co-op said collection will also be available at the lockers soon. The lockers provide label printing, meaning customers just need to pay for postage online and print the label by scanning a QR code at the locker, or request a QR code if they are returning a purchase.
High Streets UK sets out four point plan to tackle retail crime

2 days ago | talkingretail.com | Tony Corbin

HSUK said recent government commitments on retail crime – including reprioritising shoplifting and making assaulting a retail worker a standalone offence – are welcome acknowledgements of unprecedented levels of loss from customer theft, which have soared to £2bn and escalating violence against shop staff.
Bexley Council closes four shops found selling illegal vapes and tobacco

2 days ago | talkingretail.com | Tony Corbin

The orders, granted by Bromley Magistrates Court on Friday, 30 May, come under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
New data shows UK office workers spend £57m a week on chocolate

2 days ago | talkingretail.com | Tony Corbin

Despite 82% of people adjusting their spending habits at the start of this year, largely due to rising costs, office perks and in-person work culture are contributing to an uptick in spending. More than half (54%) of workers are more likely to buy sweet treats and snacks when in the office compared to working from home, with 52% treating themselves as a reward for going into the office and 24% buying more in the past three months.
Safety scheme for vulnerable individuals to expand into retail

2 days ago | talkingretail.com | Tony Corbin

The aim is for the scheme to reach more small businesses in other sectors, such as independent retail, beyond the night-time economy. FSB is a grassroots organisation that gives a voice to 5.5 million small businesses across the UK. Ask for Angela launched in 2016 and provides discreet assistance to those in need by training venue staff in vulnerability management.
Functional drinks boom as Gen Z swaps coffee and alcohol for healthier alternatives

2 days ago | talkingretail.com | Tony Corbin

It shows a sharp rise in demand for the drinks, which are enhanced with ingredients like vitamins, probiotics, and collagen and designed to support everything from gut health to natural energy. Ocado’s data shows a 54% year-on-year increase in health drinks sales, spanning everything from kombucha to prebiotic sodas. Two in five (40%) of the general population now buy functional drinks several times a month, rising to nearly two thirds (61%) of Gen Z.
Dentsu and Co-op set sights on transforming retail media space

3 days ago | talkingretail.com | Tony Corbin

The innovation will bring together the platform’s original data – derived from comprehensive global surveys – and new cutting-edge eye tracking research conducted by attention specialists Lumen Research on behalf of the Co-op Media Network. Findings from the research challenge conventional wisdom about in-store media’s effectiveness.
A thousand disposable vapes seized from Slough stores on first day of ban

3 days ago | talkingretail.com | Tony Corbin

On Sunday, the council’s Trading Standards officers visited stores to check for compliance with the ban on disposable vapes, which came into effect on the same day. Since January, officers have educated 250 shops in Slough on how they could remain in compliance with the law. Despite this, around 1,000 single use vapes were seized.
Sleaford and Cheltenham store owner imprisoned after thousands of illegal vapes and cigarettes found

3 days ago | talkingretail.com | Tony Corbin

Lincolnshire Police officers seized thousands of illegal vapes and cigarettes in raids at Karwan Dewari Khatab’s Fresh Fruit and Grocery store on Southgate in Sleaford between September 2023 and February 2024, when the shop was closed by court order. In total, some 5,405 illicit cigarettes and vapes were seized, along with 3.45kg of hand rolling tobacco. Some of the items were stashed in jigsaw boxes.
Post Office signs deal with Western Union for money transfer services in branch

3 days ago | talkingretail.com | Tony Corbin

This means Western Union will be the sole provider of international money transfer services at Post Office branches. The company will also expand beyond the current 4,000 Post Office locations which offer its money transfer services, providing customers a way to send money overseas from thousands of locations across the UK.