60|Retail News|May 2020|www.retailnews.ie
What's New VYPE HAS YOU COVERED THE Menthol Ban came into effect on May 20, meaning it is illegal to stock or sell menthol cigarettes. PJ Carroll offers you and your customers a wide range of menthol products and an award-winning vaping device, for a genuinely satisfying alternative. Customers can choose from Crushed Mint, a combination of fresh mint and vanilla notes; Peppermint Tobacco, a fresh wave of peppermint shot through with an authentic tobacco flavour sensation; and Just Mint, a simple and unmistakable blast of fresh peppermint. PJ Carroll are offering an ePen 3 Mint Limited Edition Starter Kit for only €8 to drive trial and encourage your customers to ‘experimint’ with vaping! For more information about Vype products and offers, see b2b.pjcarroll.ie, contact your PJ Carroll Sales Representative, or contact the company’s Telemarketing Department on 1800 604500.
STAPLETON’S FLOUR POWER ANSWERS ALDI’S CALL! WITH so many households taking to baking in a big way, keeping flour on the supermarket shelves has been a real challenge. Stapleton’s Bakery, based in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, and who supply Aldi with nine fresh bread lines, including Handmade Irish Pitta Bread, has added another essential product to its business, supplying 142 Aldi stores nationwide with two varieties of flour, 1kg plain or 1kg wholemeal. “This is a perfect example of the close relationship that exists between Aldi and our suppliers,” said John Curtin, Group Buying Director of Aldi Ireland. “With such a demand for flour, we are very happy to be able to have extra product on the shelves of all 142 Aldi stores - Joe and his team at Stapleton’s Bakery have done a great job turning this around in such a short space of time.”
CIRCLE K LAUNCHES ‘LITTLE THANK YOUS’ INITIATIVE CIRCLE K has launched a new community initiative to give special recognition to the people in Ireland who are working hard to keep the country moving right now. ‘Little Thank Yous’ gives customers the chance to send a gift to someone who they feel deserves a thank you for their efforts to support their local community, from health professionals to teachers, delivery drivers or business owners who have donated food to a local cause. Customers visit circlekthanks.eu/ie and personalise a message and share a gift link, which can be sent to up to five of their ‘heroes’. When the customer’s chosen ‘hero’ opens the link to redeem their gift, they will be provided with a list of beverages from Circle K’s in-store product range that they can redeem for free in sites across Circle K’s company owned store network nationwide.
INITIAL HYGIENE’S INNOVATIVE ANTIBACTERIAL DOOR HANDLE SOLUTION INITIAL Hygiene has developed an innovative solution for businesses to counteract surface contamination. The HygenicTouch Door Handle is an antibacterial door handle cover that uses silver ion technology to eliminate bacteria, by working immediately to destroy any microbes deposited onto the surface by users. Its purpose is to reduce cross-contamination from one user to the next, ensuring that the handle is clean for all users. Initial’s hygienic door handle solution can fit any type of door handle (lever, push plate or pull handles), and can be installed in 60 seconds. It requires no alterations to the structure of the door.
MRS DOYLE’S TEA IN ALDI
IF ever there was a time for a decent cup of Mrs Doyle’s tea, it’s definitely now, and the good news is that Mrs Doyle’s tea is available in Aldi since May 20. Over the years, Mrs Doyle has had many offers to bring her famous Irish tea blend to the big island but it seems she knew there would be a time, and a place, and it’s definitely now, as she partners with Aldi Ireland. With each pack sold, there will be a donation made to help children in the developing world make it through the present crisis.
JAVA REPUBLIC CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS PIETA JAVA Republic has launched its ReLeaf Campaign, which will see the company donate €1 from every box of tea sold online to Pieta, throughout the month of May. The Covid-19 pandemic meant that Pieta had to cancel its largest annual fundraising campaign, Darkness into Light, and instead is appealing to others to help spread its messages of solidarity and raise awareness of the work it does. “We have always been huge advocates for the tremendous work Pieta does within our society. Now more than ever we need to be mindful of our own mental health and get help and support if needed. We’re privileged to be in a position to support Pieta”, said Grace O’Shaughnessy, Managing Director of Java Republic.
