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NEWS LETTER The NFRN and ACS have raised concerns about the future of the newspaper supply chain in a joint letter to the Minister of State for Media
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SPAR CAMPAIGN URGES SHOPPERS ‘NOT TO RETURN TO THEIR OLD WAYS’
and Data, John Whittingdale
SPAR HAS LAUNCHED A NEW DIGITAL CAMPAIGN CELEBRATING
MP. The letter outlined areas
INDEPENDENT RETAILERS AND ENCOURAGING SHOPPERS TO
that need to be addressed for
CONTINUE TO BUY LOCALLY.
the supply chain to operate more efficiently and effectively, including carriage service charges, requested delivery times, territorial protection and coupon redemption processes.
LIDL EXPANDS Lidl plans to open four new stores in Scotland over the next 12 months including stores in Rosyth, Finnieston
Spar has unveiled a digital campaign to encourage consumers to continue supporting local independent retailers. The campaign sees a video featured on Facebook and Instagram and includes advice on how stores can continue to support their local communities. The video has ready been viewed over 2.2 million times and urges customers not to go back to their old ways and explains how Spar retailers and stores are there for communities.
“Family-owned stores on your doorstep or at the end of the phone, doing what they can to help because you’re not just customers, you’re neighbours and these days we’re more of a community than ever and we will keep being there for each other,” it says. The second part of the campaign features 50 independent Spar retailers from all over the UK and will run until September on all major social media channels.
and Robroyston. It has also revealed a list of 28 ‘sites of interest’ across the country.
NISA ’APPY More than 1,000 retailers have signed up for the new Nisa mobile app since it launched two weeks ago. The app has been downloaded and registered on almost 2,000 devices as retailers make use of both mobile phones and tablets to benefit from the new technology. Around 2,200 standard orders have been placed directly via the app.
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SCOTMID EXTENDS SNAPPY SNAPPY PARTNERSHIP Snappy Shopper is launching with Scotmid in Edinburgh following pilots in West Lothian, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire. Around onefifth of Scotland’s population can now take advantage of the service. Scotmid will offer over 1,000 product lines via the Snappy Shopper app and website which are picked, packed and delivered within an hour. Delivery slots are made available every 24 hours and booked on a firstcome, first-served basis. The concept gives Scotmid a point of difference over other larger retailers, whose
online home delivery services are often booked up days in advance. Scotmid’s Stewart Dobbie said: “The positive feedback we receive daily from customers in areas where Snappy Shopper is in place supported our decision to expand the offering.”
