All Convenience Store articles in 17 July 2010
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News
Call for councils to stand up for 'essential' corner shops
Councils should be given more powers under the planning system to protect small shops, says a report by the London Assembly.
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News
10% increase in counterfeit coins
Store owners have been warned to be on the lookout for counterfeit £1 coins after the Royal Mint revealed that one in 36 pound coins are fake. This is up from last year’s figure of one in 40.
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News
Post Office not for sale
The Post Office network will not be privatised, according to new Postal Affairs Minister Ed Davey.
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Opinion
Think tank: The need for speed
Georgina Wild of HIM considers how c-stores can improve their customer service
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Features and analysis
Crime hotline for Yorkshire retailers
Store owners in Yorkshire can now call a special hotline to report and record incidents of anti-social behaviour in and around their store.
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News
Retail property market on the road to recovery
The property market came alive over the past six months as credit lines began to open up and entrepreneurial retailers seized opportunities.
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Features and analysis
Granting protection - how stores have secured funding for crime prevention
More than 1,000 retailers have benefited from the £5m allocated by the Home Office to improve store security. Aidan Fortune looks at how some of the money was spent
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News
Wholesalers vow to communicate better with retailers
Independent wholesale group leaders have pledged to do more to help retailers improve their category management after a HIM survey revealed that 50% didn't follow planograms and only 50% surveyed knew what the top sellers in core ranges were.
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Product News
Newquay leads the way on preventing alcohol reaching children
A multi-agency partnership in Cornwall that uses both enforcement and education to stop alcohol reaching children is working. Dave Visick reports
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News
Family re-opens store after fatal raid
The family of murdered retailer Gurmail Singh have re-opened his store five months after he was killed in a brutal attack.
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Product News
Perfect pour from Smirnoff
Diageo Great Britain has launched Smirnoff Perfect Pour Cocktails, ready-to-serve bartender cocktail recipes for Cosmopolitans and Mojitos.
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Product News
The local store: an oasis for parents in need
The baby and toddler aisle is a key emergency shop and it’s time that c-stores started reaping the benefits. Kate Miller looks at the areas you need to cover
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Product News
Magic touch wins an IPad
Sunmagic has unveiled a summer campaign which gives consumers the opportunity to win an Apple iPad.
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Opinion
To the point: The importance of team spirit
Alan focuses on the importance of team spirit a key foundation of Sir Terry Leahy's success...
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Product News
Highland Spring takes tennis on the road
Highland Spring is encouraging families to pick up a racquet with its tennis roadshow, the Highland Spring Hot Shots Tour 2010.
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News
Local store seeks professional help
Gaelle Walker visits a retailer who has hired a marketing manager to help him meet the needs of the local community
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Dear Jac
Dear jac: A power salute to the subpostmasters
I'm indebted to a couple of retailers for sending me recent update emails and cuttings on the subject of the Post Office's accountancy system Horizon.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Putting a spanner into Tesco’s works
Ian Layton, who runs Maple Street Stores in Bracebridge, Lincoln, has put together a letter intended primarily as information for local councillors in the hope that they'll want to put a spanner in Tesco's works
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Product News
Pip pip hooray for Copella
Copella has added a new apple & cherry flavour to its range.
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BlogEditor’s comment: Topping up the lottery; Never on Sunday
David Rees on Camelot’s recently rejected payment and top-up service proposal, and why Sunday trading laws should stay as they are…