All Convenience Store articles in 21 November 2009
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News
The new face of Today’s
The Today’s Group has introduced an new look for its Today’s Local and Today’s Extra fascias.
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News
Newsagents’ anger at Star's "knife in the back"
News retailers are threatening to delist the Daily Star after publisher Northern and Shell’s decision to cut its price to 25p, reducing retailer’s profit to 6.05p per copy.
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Opinion
Monopoly money
Tthere are a worrying number of areas of operation where retailers have neither choice nor control, says Convenience Store editor David Rees
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Features and analysis
A cool offer on hot drinks
In the middle of a downturn, diversifying into a full-on hot food-to-go operation may just be a pipe dream for many. Yet there is a way of getting a piece of the action without risking all.
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Product News
Winter's warmer in chilled and frozen
This Christmas holds plenty of promise for the frozen and chilled categories as consumers ditch counting the pennies and plump for premium produce.
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Features and analysis
Cash transit robberies on the rise
Cash and Valuable In Transit (CVIT) robberies are on the increase according to a survey by industry intelligence unit SaferCash
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News
Christmas in the cash & carry
Wholesale depots are gearing up for brisk business in teh last few weeks of the year.
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News
Booker's bigger chiller
Wholesaler Booker has invested over £500,000 in extending the chilled warehouse at its Hatfield distribution centre. At 4,000sq m, the new facility doubles the centre's chilled capacity.
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Product News
Back to bubbles for a sparkling celebration
The wine trade expect the return of clink, clink fizz over the next few weeks
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News
Sales assistant of the year is Annette gain
Outstanding: that was the word used by Convenience Store's Sales Assistant of the Year 2009 as she stood on stage at London's Dorchester Hotel and received her £1,000 cheque from guest host Anthea Turner.
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News
ID scheme stutters into life in Manchester
Retailers in Manchester are to get a lesson in how to recognise the new government ID cards which are set to hit the streets from November 30.
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News
Cigarette vending veto gets go-ahead
Smokers will not be able to purchase tobacco from vending machines beyond October 1, 2011 after the House of Lords approved MPs' amendments to the Health Bill earlier this month.
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News
2,000 hours to see off Tesco
A convenience store retailer who has spent more than 2,000 hours and thousands of pounds battling a Tesco development in Ottery St Mary, Devon, is about to find out if all his hard work has paid off.
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News
Campaigners gather evidence to overturn display ban
Retail lobby groups are collecting evidence from overseas in a bid to persuade the next government to overturn the ban on display of tobacco products.
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Product News
Time for tea
Twinings has launched a new TV ad for its 'Discover the Art of Tea' campaign.
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Product News
Ronaldo scores for Soccerade
Sports drink Soccerade has entered the UK market with Portuguese and Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo the face of the drink.
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Product News
Shloer's Sparkling prizes
Shloer has teamed up with homeware retailer Habitat to support its new rosé variant.
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Product News
Lowest of the low
UBUK has cut the fat of three of its McVitie's biscuit brands by a further 50% following a similar reduction 12 months ago.
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Product News
LoveFilm puts the Kettle on
Kettle Chips has joined forces with online DVD rental service LOVEFiLM.
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Features and analysis
Home for the holidays
This Christmas looks set to be a bumper one as consumers plump to celebrate at home