All Convenience Store articles in 24 November 2007
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Product News
Xmaslights
Cigar sales are expected to set the tobacco category on fire this Christmas so be prepared for the annual rush
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Product News
Winterwater
The bottled water category looks set to sparkle this Christmas as consumers go for hydration and health
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News
Newsmasters
A Cambridge Spar gets 10% of its store sales from news and mags. It's all down to hard work and good relationships
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News
Mighty manager
Khizar Raja of Bestway’s Liverpool depot won the title of Manager of the Year at the group’s Performance Awards, held last week at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
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News
Lord of the manor
Steve Lord has pulled out all the stops to turn a shop plagued by shoplifters into a profitable business.
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Features and analysis
Jail term for robber
A man who carried out two armed robberies at stores in Corby, Northamptonshire, has been sent to prison for three years.
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News
Heavy stuff - newsagents respond to this weighty subject
David Hankey from Great Easton in Leicestershire wrote to me: "I was very interested to read the letter from Lynn Thurston regarding the 'heavyweight' newspapers, particularly the weekend editions.
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News
Heart and soul
Amy Lanning catches up with a retailing family for whom being the heart of the community is a 365- days-a-year job
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Dear Jac
Have you heard the postman's knock?
I've seldom witnessed such group anxiety as now while that grim reaper, the Post Office, scythes its way through the country, slicing up stores, people, lives.
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News
Raise your guard
Convenience Store Insurance's lead insurer, Norwich Union, offers advice on covering your business in the event of becoming a victim of crime
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Dear Jac
Indies have the edge
Independent retailers need to show customers that supermarket shopping is "last year's model" and demonstrate how they are beating the multiples on environmental issues, local sourcing and community involvement.
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News
Decktheaisles
With just three weeks until Christmas, retailers are being urged to think beyond the traditional lines and pack sizes
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News
Tougher tobacco rules under debate by MPs
by gaelle walker Under-18s who attempt to buy cigarettes could soon be liable for prosecution, if a range of amendments to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill are made this week.
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Dear Jac
This looks like a dodgy (and phoney) deal
Rehana Ali, a subpostmistress from Manchester, rang to say that her husband signed up with a Bradford-based agent for a cashback deal on two mobile phones through Orange.
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News
C-stores prove to be a magnet for thieves
Convenience stores and news-agents suffer from some of the highest levels of shrinkage from shoplifting and staff theft in the entire retail sector, a new report has revealed.
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News
MSP calls for cigarette licence
A Scottish MSP has set out plans to introduce an alcohol-style licensing scheme for tobacco retailers in a bid to clamp down on underage sales.
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News
Budgens sells off store to JS
One of Budgens' larger company-owned stores in Mildenhall, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, has been sold to Sainsbury's.
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Dear Jac
Do I need a new licence to branch out next door?
Mohammed Asif wrote to ask: "If I decide to purchase the shop next door and knock it into one store, do I need to apply for an alcohol licence for next door?"
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News
Booker delivers fresh ideas
Booker has announced a greater focus on fresh produce and promised to freeze prices of core items including bread and milk for longer fixed periods.