All Convenience Store articles in 10 September 2011
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News
Post Office mutualisation plans announced
The government has announced plans to mutualise the Post Office, giving more say to subpostmasters, customers and communities on how the network is run.
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Interviews and ProfilesMeeting room
Five C-Store Champions discuss how retailer panels have benefits for all parties
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One in seven town centre shops remain vacant
More than one in seven high street stores remain empty, although the figure has stabilised after three years of dramatic increase, new figures reveal.
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Lib Dems pledge to stand firm against supermarkets
Liberal Democrat minsters have pledged to “stand firm” against supermarkets’ abuse of power by creating a robust Grocery Code Adjudicator.
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Dear Jac
Policing the publishers
I have written from time to time about publishing scams, whereby retailers have been persuaded to buy advertising space in magazines that claim to support the emergency services or promote drugs awareness in schools.
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Dear Jac
Part and parcel of playing by the rules
This was different. This column has spent a lot of time exhorting retailers to follow PayPoint’s rules by the book to avoid being scammed. But high-profile retailer Lesley Brown, of Frankmarsh Stores in Barnstaple, likes to do things by the book….
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Features and analysisReach out
Convenience Store meets retailers who have reached out into the community…
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News
Stores give thumbs up to health lottery
The independent retailing community is getting behind the launch of a new high profile lottery game launching on September 29.
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Features and analysisThe warmer front
With costs rising all the time, finding ways to cut energy bills needs to be a priority…
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Products In DepthHalloween - Tricky business
The nation has fallen under the spell of Halloween and there are monster sales to be had for retailers who get into the spirit of it
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News
Fresh departments drive Booker growth
Booker has announced a 7.6% rise in total sales in second quarter trading, with fruit and vegetable departments performing particularly well.
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Dear Jac
Epos systems drive you rand the bend
It isn’t just our country’s Post Office experiencing problems with its computer system (Horizon), which has seen many sub-postmasters penalised for accountancy errors.
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Advice GuideInsurance: Cover your bases
Accidents can happen at any time in a store, but when you venture into offering food to go, the risks increase. Aidan Fortune looks at the implications for insurance
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News
ACS calls for minimum wage freeze
Convenience stores are being held back by year on year increases in the national minimum wage, according to evidence submitted to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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Features and analysisSmall suppliers
They’re usually lovingly made, but selling local artisan products can be a complicated business.
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News
Indies step up for Walk and Shop Day
Shoppers will be encouraged to leave their cars at home and visit their local shops on October 5, the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' (FWD) Walk and Shop Day. The day will be marked with supplier activity in selected stores,...
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Product NewsBatteries - Power selling
Batteries offer great profits on relatively small sales, and with companies investing more in packaging it’s simple for retailers to offer a core range
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News
Stores forced to act on parking abuse
The increase in council parking restrictions is forcing retailers to take action to deter people from abusing their free spaces.
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News
Nisa makes a difference
Almost £250,000 has been donated to charities and local communities across the UK in the past three months through Nisa's charity, Making A Difference Locally (MADL). Since the charity was launched in 2008 more than £1.6m has been donated...