All Convenience Store articles in 15 October 2005 – Page 2

  • Product News

    A Pretty Penny

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Clean up your share of today’s toiletries market.

  • News

    Number’s up for shoppers

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Retailers are confident that shoppers will be ready come Valentine’s Day next year when Chip and PIN cardholders will have to use their personal identity numbers.

  • News

    Newsagent takes steps in ramp row

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    A Kent retailer is embroiled in a legal fight because his local council has refused him permission to install a disability access ramp.

  • Features and analysis

    Pair on trial for murder

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    The trial of the two men who were charged with murdering a London c-store owner started last week at the Old Bailey.

  • Product News

    Stocklines: Sure For Men

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Unilever is launching a sub-range under its successful Sure For Men brand.

  • Features and analysis

    UK worst in theft league

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    UK retailers have the highest stock shrinkage rates in Europe, with annual losses totalling nearly £4bn, according to the fifth annual European Retail Theft Barometer.

  • News

    How to win the lottery

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Have you ever wondered why some retailers get National Lottery terminals and others don’t? Camelot explains how the system works.

  • Product News

    High Spirits

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    A burst of exciting new alcoholic drinks arriving in perfect time for the great Christmas booze fest.

  • News

    Foreign Policy

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Opening a store overseas may sound very tempting but can be fraught with danger. If you’re still keen there are some basic rules to heed.

  • Features and analysis

    The X factor

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    After a national search for the 2005 Sales Assistant of the Year, an outstanding winner has been found.

  • News

    Fears for the elderly

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    The future of the local corner store is vital to the health of Europe’s elderly population, according to the European Nutrition for Health Alliance (ENHA).

  • News

    Late delivery for newspaper ruling

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    The Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) eagerly awaited final ruling on the newspaper and magazine supply chain is expected to be delayed for several weeks, after new OFT chief executive John Fingleton called for the provisional opinion to be reviewed.

  • Dear Jac

    Dear Jac: Here’s an unusual one – a retailer in praise of trading standards.

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    It’s fireworks any second now, isn’t it? So it was great to get a call from Andy Dawes, from Halcon Stores in the village of the same name in Taunton. He and his wife Debs had recently had a visit from a new, young trading standards officer to check on ...

  • Features and analysis

    Poster to help cut smuggling

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    The Tobacco Alliance has launched a poster initiative as part of its Retailers Against Smuggling campaign.

  • Features and analysis

    crime

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    * A masked gunman opened fire on a sales assistant at a North East c-store while his female getaway driver waited outside.

  • Product News

    Stocklines: Richmond Ice Cream

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    RICHMOND ICE CREAM has launched Profit Quest, an integrated campaign of new Nestlé and Skinny Cow products.

  • Product News

    In from the cold

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Frozen launches the big fightback against the rise of chilled.

  • News

    Chilled drives sales at Smile

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    South West c-store chain Smile Stores has opened its latest store in Swindon, Wiltshire, with 50% more space devoted to chilled than other Smile outlets.

  • News

    Seasons to be Cheerful

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Mark Wingett reports on the balancing act required by c-stores whose trade is heavily influenced by location and the changing of the seasons

  • News

    Capper gets fresh with Waynes world

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Spar wholesaler Capper & Co hopes to add £750,000 to its fresh turnover by mid-2006 with the appointment of specialised fresh produce experts and the launch of an incentive scheme for its c-store managers.