All Convenience Store articles in 1 October 2005 – Page 3
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Product News
Look deep into my pies...
C-stores can cash in on the revival of traditional British food.
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News
Extra day to return unsold magazines
Retailers are to be given more time to claim credit for magazine returns after a cross industry agreement was reached to further extend the cut-off time for returning unsold magazines.
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News
Curry firm fined over fake labels
A Leicester company that supplies frozen pre-prepared curries to c-stores has been fined £5,000 after it was revealed that some of its products carried fraudulent health marks.
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Features and analysis
crime
A Birmingham-based c-store owner and his wife received screwdriver stab wounds to the face as they beat off armed raiders.
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News
Healthy opportunity created
Retailers have welcomed the government’s plan to ban junk food from schools.
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Product News
Cream of the Crop
The creamy Italian ambient sauces category may be in decline but Premier Foods believes it has the answer.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Have councils discovered a new licence to print money?
Retailers are continuing to contact me with tales of licensing wrangles with their local authorities.
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News
Costcutter looks to new markets
Costcutter is looking to expand its franchising empire further into Europe and into the Far East.
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Stocklines: Comfort cooking
The November issue of food magazine Delicious has a free covermounted pastry brush and Indian cookbook.
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News
Join the club
C-Store looks at how UK warehouse club Costco is committed to giving its members top quality goods at the lowest possible prices.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: The need for at least two licences has caused trouble for some.
Two retailers trading in Norfolk have been utterly incensed to have their licensing applications rejected after getting local authorities blessing in the first place and getting the paperwork in on time. Nicola List rang to say that her partners application had been checked in front of them by a helpful ...
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News
Security caps to raise spirits
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) is aiming to sign up at least 20 retailers to trial a new scheme to boost spirit sales in the independent sector.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Here’s a training tip – make it clear to staff what they can and can’t sign for.
This interesting little tale comes from Paul Henshaw, whose current Spar store trades in Meliden, near Prestatyn, North Wales. He used to own another store not far away at Bodelwyddan, and in 2001 a member of staff signed him up to a five-year leasing agreement with a hygiene services company ...
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Product News
Stocklines: Cafedirect
Fairtrade brand Cafédirect is launching the first single-blend Fairtrade whole bean coffee range
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News
BP takes next step
BP is to launch the next generation of its Connect c-stores in London and Glasgow next week.
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News
Nisa launches loyalty bonus
Nisa-Today’s is to launch a new loyalty scheme for retail members that allows them to earn an extra 1.5% quarterly rebate on all purchases through the company’s Central Distribution Services (CDS).
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Product News
Stocklines: Blossom Hill
PERCY FOX has launched two sparkling wine versions of its Blossom Hill brand – sparkling rose and sparkling wine.
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Features and analysis
Man bites retailer
A young shopkeeper from the West Midlands is recovering after a savage bite from a thief he chased from his store.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: This is a Camelot question - how big is your wallet?
This is the feedback slot. Chris Blakey (The Paper Shop, Halifax) has been in touch. Yes it’s him again, as featured in our last issue with definitive info on coins of the realm. Chris is a university graduate and a very lively retailer with, I suspect, useful input on most ...
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