All Convenience Store articles in 15 August 2009 – Page 2

  • News

    Costcutter launches pound trial

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Costcutter stores across the UK could soon be fitted with new '£1 or less' zones, if a trial proves successful.

  • Product News

    Children's drinks are cool for kids

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    As usual the summer months are flying by and all too soon and it’s time to consider is what their children will drink while at school.

  • Product News

    On the rise: bread works for c-store retailers

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Make your bread feature work for you by tuning in to different meal times and you'll reap the benefits of this essential market

  • News

    Bank glitch causes retailers a headache

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Store owners across the UK found themselves in the firing line recently after a technical hitch with the Bank of Scotland's electronic card terminals charged many shoppers twice for Chip and PIN purchases.

  • News

    Minister stands by display ban

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Health Minister Gillian Merrion has told retailers' representatives that the government is determined to force through its proposed display ban on tobacco products.In meetings earlier this week with the Association of Convenience Stores...

  • Dear Jac

    Dear Jac: The ‘Horrors of Retailing’ Awards

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    At the moment the twin winners are the Post Office and its Horizon system and the Bank of Scotland (BoS) and its leasing arrangements for photocopiers supplied by Lanwall.

  • Dear Jac

    Dear Jac: Shop around is a good mantra

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    It isn't all that often that someone leaves a message on my answering machine that goes: "I've got some excellent news."

  • Dear Jac

    Dear Jac: A DIY approach to spotting fakes

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Brian Phillipson, a now-retired shopkeeper from Morecambe, Lancashire, reckons you spot fakes by rubbing notes against clean paper.

  • Opinion

    A cure for everything

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    As ham is revealed as the latest health threat, David Rees wonders  if the grocery police have gone too far

  • News

    More c-stores are checking ID

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Off licences and convenience stores are leading the retail sector with the biggest increases in performance in asking for IDs when a potential underage customer attempts to buy alcohol.

  • News

    Authorities urged to aid independent shops

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Local authorities are being urged to ensure that independent retailers have the opportunity to serve their communities,  as a survey reveals that 80% of people have to travel outside their local area to meet basic shopping needs.

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    Product News

    Age-restricted sales training online

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    An online training module which teaches store staff how to refuse sales and defuse confrontational situations has been developed by tobacco supplier JTI.

  • Product News

    The Oxo factor

    2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Premier Foods is relaunching Oxo in an X-shaped block instead of its famous cube.

  • Product News

    Cadbury bags female market

    2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury is to launch ‘Koko by Cadbury’, a new range of gifting chocolates, in time for the all-important Christmas period.