All Convenience Store articles in 19 August 2006
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Product News
Stocklines
UNITED BISCUITS UK is launching Mars Mini Rolls - a sponge roll with a soft caramel filling and milk chocolate covering.
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Product News
Stocklines: Walkers
WALKERS is supporting the independent sector with a pricemarked Sensations pack.
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Product News
Stocklines
RUSTLERS, the hot snacks brand, has relaunched its range and added three new lines aimed at attracting new consumers.
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Product News
Stocklines
OCEAN SPRAY is tackling the problem of the seasonality of cranberry sauce with a new launch.
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News
Store staff reveal their worries
Three-quarters of c-store managers believe that availability could be improved significantly - and 68% of store assistants agree, a poll has shown.
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News
Starting over
A management buyout has given a new lease of life to high street chain Martin McColl. David Rees reports
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Strength in numbers
The Rural Shops Alliance was created in 2001 to give rural retailers a voice. Amy Lanning finds out how far the association has come
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Features and analysis
Life & soul
Becoming the hub of the community has been a top priority for Neil and Janet Palmer, winners of the rural category in our Growing with Warburtons competition. Amy Lanning catches up with them
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Features and analysis
Smuggling hits hard
One in five c-stores could be forced to close as a result of tobacco smuggling.
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News
M to Go is on track
Merseyrail has opened the first of its 'M To Go' combined c-stores and ticket offices.
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News
Mace gathers pace in NI
J&J Haslett has laid out an ambitious store development programme in Northern Ireland based around its smaller Mace Express outlets and the larger Mace Superfresh format.
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News
FWD test shows way to lift spirits
Putting leading spirits brands on store shelves can improve sales by 29%. That's the verdict of a recent trial by the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' (FWD) Blueprint for Spirits and Fortified Wines.
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News
ID fraudsters on the prowl for info
Fraudsters are targeting small businesses in an attempt to steal company identities.
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News
Public fears vanishing services
More than half of over-55s are worried about losing local stores and post offices, new research has revealed.
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Sale hopes ended by Tesco rumours
An independent retailer in Dorset has told C-Store how he is finding it impossible to sell his thriving business because of rumours that Tesco is opening nearby - despite the fact that the multiple has stated it is not planning to move into the area.
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Retailers defend PO service levels
C-store retailers have defended their record on running post offices ahead of anticipated strike action by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) over downsizing to small stores.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: You'll be the loser if you don't follow lottery rules
Not a lot of people win the lottery, and not a lot of retailers sell big winning tickets, so therefore not a lot of people know this: you must get Camelot's permission before you tell the press about a winner, even if that person has agreed to publicity.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Still trawling for feedback here
There is only room left here for a reminder about Spar retailer Subhas Patel's request for feedback from any retailer who has dealt with SD Media.