David Rees: Editor's comment
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BlogReturn the consultation
Now that the government has published its consultation document about a deposit return scheme for drinks containers, the convenience industry can start to work out how much it is going to cost it. While the proposals are officially subject to consultation, some form of legislation was inevitable from the moment ...
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BlogThe year ahead
At first glance, it seems like as an industry we will have more challenges than opportunities to deal with in the coming year but, then again, that has probably always been the case.
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BlogA safe place?
The shocking, but not entirely surprising, findings of our mini survey of c-store operators is that practically every single one has been a recent victim of crime.
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BlogAdapting the gantry
Our research indicates that retailers, and consumers, have simply got used to the inconveniences of tobacco regulation and carried on, says C-Store’s editor.
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BlogWelcome to the new world
The completion of the Co-op’s takeover of Nisa signals the start of a whole new way of doing business, not just for Nisa retailers but for Costcutter stores, too, writes C-Store’s editor.
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BlogA merge too far?
The CMA needs to consider very carefully whether the proposed Asda-Sainsbury’s merger is in the best interests of shoppers and the market as a whole, writes C-Store’s editor.
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BlogA more natural solution
The trick is to make it easy for consumers to recycle, not to develop an elaborate mechanism for recirculating 8p charges through the retail industry, writes C-Store’s editor.
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BlogA choice-driven future
If there is a common thread that runs through all of our main CRA winners, it is that they have forged their own individual identities in the markets in which they operate, says David.
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BlogA launch into space
The Booker-Tesco merger needs to be a launchpad for a more profitable and competitive future for the thousands of small businesses that depend on Booker to be a strong, stable and effective partner.
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BlogFinal hurdle
For retailers supplied by one of the Booker brands, the Tesco-Booker merger cannot come soon enough, writes C-Store’s editor.
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BlogDon't waste the chance
An unusual combination of Theresa May and David Attenborough has put plastic waste firmly on the public agenda, writes C-Store’s editor
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BlogA very new, new year
With such unprecedented change about to sweep through the independent convenience sector, 2018 will certainly be all about the “new”.
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BlogA future of co-operation
The Co-op takeover was a ‘Brexit’ vote for Nisa – deeply polarising and divisive, writes C-Store’s editor.
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BlogTime marches on
The major changes in the industry that have been anticipated throughout 2017 are finally reaching their end-game.
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BlogOpen for entries
The Convenience Retail Awards, now open for entries, was created to celebrate the smart, resourceful and ambitious operators that the industry is blessed with, writes David.
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BlogThe cost of living
Further evidence this week that the National Living Wage is having a huge impact on the retail industry, says editor David Rees.
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BlogThe big question
Politics is in a fluid situation at the moment, as is the future structure of the independent sector, writes editor David Rees.
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BlogExchange rates
There’s only so much that tinkering with business rates can achieve, says editor David Rees.
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BlogThe old labels don't apply
While the announcement of the ‘Besco’ merger took pretty much everyone by surprise, on reflection perhaps we should have seen it, or something like it, a mile off, writes editor David Rees
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BlogPrepare for 2017
If there is a theme for this year it could be ‘do it yourself’, writes editor David Rees.