Tag: NFRN
Greg Deacon joins NFRN as Chief Operating Officer
The NFRN has appointed Greg Deacon as its new Chief Operating Officer, effective from 9 September. Deacon joins...
Reach raises prices, cuts margins
Newspaper publisher Reach has accompanied cover price hikes for two of its Sunday titles with a drop in...
Newsagent murdered as new retail violence surveys published
Shop theft and age-restricted sales are key triggers for violence and abuse against shopworkers, a new Usdaw survey...
Crime Minister reveals plans to tackle retail violence
Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins has announced a package of measures to tackle violence against retailers. The move...
Home Office ‘positive’ about shopworker protection
Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins (pictured) has hosted representatives from the retail sector for a top-level industry summit...
Police and thieves: NFRN chief calls out Home Secretary
NFRN National President Mike Mitchelson challenged Home Secretary Sajid Javid on police response and the performance of Police...
Margaret McCloskey leaves NFRN
Margaret McCloskey, Head of Operations at the NFRN, is to leave the organisation at the end of September...
NFRN condemns publisher for ‘game changing’ distribution experiment
Comic publisher Egmont has been accused of reducing independent news stockists in the north of England to second...
John Menzies sells news distribution business
Menzies Distribution has been sold to a private equity firm for £74.5m. Parent company John Menzies will now...
Justice Minister hears independent retailers’ concerns about retail crime
NFRN National President Mike Mitchelson (pictured left) spelled out the impact that retail crime has on independent retailers...