All Convenience Store articles in 11 September 2010
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News
Pressure group calls for end to ID checks
A call by an obscure campaign body to scrap age-verification policies such as Think 21 or Challenge 25 has been dismissed by retailers' representatives.
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Dear Jac
Who has the winning ticket?
The date on this issue's front cover is a fingers-crossed day for Camelot. The National Lottery Commission's closing date for interested parties to make their final representations about its provisional decision to withhold consent for Camelot...
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Features and analysis
Taking on the teenage terrors
A panel of C-Store Champions discuss how they deal with anti-social behaviour
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Product News
A tobacco room with a view or two
JTI is helping retailers make the most of tobacco with a programme of seminars and a new-look tobacco room at BA Cash & Carry in Cardiff
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News
Warning as retailers opt for self-defence
Two recent incidents have raised the question of how far retailers should go to defend themselves and their stock from criminals. Bury retailer Mohammed Javed made national headlines last month after he threw tins of cat food at men who...
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News
Sheringham Tesco goes to public vote
The long-running battle to keep a national supermarket chain out of the Norfolk town of Sheringham will take a new turn next month when residents vote on the future of the development.
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News
Wholesaler to retailer: Getting in the Zone
Britvic and Blakemore have found an innovative way to highlight new products to retailers visiting the company’s Wolverhampton branch
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Product News
Freshen up the soup selection
Tins of tomato soup will always be in demand, but if you’re looking to take your store to new heights, then fresh soup could be the answer
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Product News
Fresh meat for the local market
Stocking fresh meat needn’t be complicated. Get it just right and it could be a big draw for customers, says Noli Dinkovski
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Product News
Scottish stores fear minimum pricing hangover
The Scottish government's plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol could be a double-edged sword for small stores.
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News
Trial reveals horror of fatal store raid
Five robbers accused of murdering Huddersfield retailer Gurmail Singh beat him to death with bottles from his own shelves, a court has heard. Prosecutor Adrian Waterman QC told Bradford Crown Court: "Gurmail Singh did not meekly hand over...
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News
In time for Diwali
Sharwoods has teamed up with actress Joanna Lumley to mark the company's 120th anniversary and has developed a limited-edition Mango & Kashmiri Chilli Chutney to celebrate. An on-pack campaign will run to support the Gurkhas, with 10p from every...
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Product News
Tobacco display: The fight goes on
Retailers across the UK are facing the prospect of increased costs and reduced service levels – unless we can stop the display ban going ahead
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News
Stick them up to deliver extra newspaper sales
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) has introduced a new icon for stores that deliver newspapers, which it hopes will become a familiar sight on the high street.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Are you on their list?
Dear old Britain is getting on, and so are many of its buildings. And English Heritage likes to do that preserving thing by listing buildings. But if you haven't worked out whether your bricks and mortar are worth preserving, it could cost you.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: When paying online isn’t an option
Are you doing your VAT online? Alvin Wilkinson isn't. A bit of a reactionary is Alvin. No computer, no epos, no mobile phone. But his store, Countdown in Hornsea, Yorkshire, does very nicely thank you and he pays his considerable VAT on time. Or...
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Opinion
Think tank: Deals on meals
Georgina Wild of HIM has some advice on offering value for breakfast, lunch and dinner
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Features and analysis
Second Walk & Shop Day makes its mark
Hundreds of independent stores were involved in the second My Shop is Your Shop National Walk & Shop Day, which took place on September 2.
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News
Waitrose damages newsagent’s trade
Waitrose is refusing to back down on its decision to sell newspapers and magazines in its new Cambridge convenience store, despite the protests of a neighbouring newsagent who claims his business is being "bled dry".
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News
C-stores have golden oldie opportunity
Local shops have a real opportunity to make colourful margins from the 'grey pound', a survey by pensioners' magazine Mature Times has found.