All Convenience Store articles in 21 July 2007
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News
Shop a shop by texting
A local council has introduced a text message service for residents who suspect their neighbourhood store of selling alcohol to under-18s.
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Dear Jac
Selling up?
Yes, life is too short to read all the contracts you come across with their various clever and convoluted clauses.
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News
Retailer riled over MP's views
North Devon retailer Lesley Brown has invited her local MP to spend a weekend evening shift at her store after comments he made about underage drinking in the North Devon area.
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News
Karate shopkeeper
A knife-wielding robber got more than he bargained for when he attempted to steal money from a store owner trained in karate.
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Dear Jac
Starring in-store: shoplifter of the week
In genteel Eastbourne, as elsewhere, some of society's underbelly can be found. And Trevor Wratten, who trades there as The Devonshire Stores, has seen quite a few.
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News
Pricemarks given the thumbs up
A survey of retailers' buying habits has revealed that 65% buy pricemarked products each time they visit their local cash & carry.
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News
Fined over long hours
Martin McColl was forced to cough up a hefty fine last week after it was found guilty of breaching the DTI's Working Time Regulations.
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News
Fighting spirit
Jinx Hundle and Paul Burnell took a giant leap from Musgrave in Ireland to buy a Budgens store in Norfolk, and found themselves amid a media frenzy.
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Dear Jac
The 'exclusive' nature of PayPoint
I get calls from retailers advising me that PayPoint has told them it's PayPoint or Payzone, one or the other, not both.
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News
East side story
Customers have been quick to return to the revamped Bestway depot in the heart of London's busy East End
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News
MSYS in eco drive
The My Shop is Your Shop (MSYS) campaign is planning to spread the green message by highlighting the lower carbon footprint of local stores in its autumn programme.
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Dear Jac
Which direction is this footfall taking?
On the subject of PayPoint, here's another little wrinkle which doesn't help.
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Features and analysis
The defenders
Shoplifting is a plague on c-stores so it's no shock that some retailers are prepared to risk life and limb to protect their business.
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Features and analysis
Scorn over crime stats
Retailers reacted with fury this week to government claims that crime levels have plateaued.
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News
Knifepoint raider in court
A man has pleaded guilty at Guildford Crown Court after being charged with carrying out two knifepoint robberies in the same village in the space of five days.
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News
Nisa to set up councils
Nisa-Today's has revealed plans for a series of democratically elected regional councils to give members a say in the group's decision-making processes.
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Dear Jac
Retailers struggle with training costs
Almost a third of small retailers can't afford to train their staff, according to new research.
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News
Co-op fraudster pays price
A fraudster who stole half-a-million pounds from the Ilkeston Co-op was this week handed a four-year jail sentence and ordered to pay back £198,477.