All Convenience Store articles in 26 September 2009
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News
Midcounties Co-op shows growth
Midcounties Co-operative has recorded a 20% increase in trading profit to £12m for the first half of 2009.
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News
Irish display ban hits small stores hardest
Ireland’s smallest retailers are the biggest losers as a result of the recent tobacco display ban, findings from the ACS (Association of Convenience Stores) show.
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Opinion
To the point: Wine is a magnet for shoppers
Retailers' fear of the wine category is impeding their profitability, says Alan Toft
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News
Reach for the stars
After 25 years in the business, Yorkshire retailer Patrick Moon has finally achieved the store of his dreams
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News
Be prepared when the fall guys stop by
Injury claims may rise as cash-strapped customers look to make a quick buck, say conveniene store insurance specialists.
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News
Renewed competition test will cap supermarket growth
Convenience retailers are urging the government to adopt the Competition Commission (CC)’s revised recommendation which would limit the power of supermarkets to open new stores in areas where they are already dominant.
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News
Butters and spreads go head to head
As butters and spreads fight to stand out in a crowded convenience market, provenance is going to be a strong asset.
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News
Last-minute lobbying gets tobacco message to Ministers
Retailers representatives have lobbied government ministers over the proposed tobacco display ban, due for debate in the House of Commons next week.
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News
EFB snaps up Wine Cellar outlets
Midlands-based EFB Retail Ltd has acquired 109 stores from Wine Cellar Stores, the national retail chain which went into administration last week.
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News
Post Offices' Horizon critics join forces to air concerns
Current and former postmasters who have incurred financial losses they believe are due to glitches in the Post Office's Horizon computer system are forming a pressure group to air their concerns.
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News
Kerry initiative puts focus on the Essentials
Kerry Foods Direct To Store (KFDTS) is helping retailers adapt to the economic situation with a new initiative to save them money and increase consumer spending.
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News
Price blamed for drink deaths in Scotland
Calls to introduce a minimum price for alcohol were renewed in Scotland this week after a survey revealed that six times more people died drink-induced deaths in the country than they did in the rest of the UK.
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Product News
Think pink
Grease is the word for Pink Lady, which has teamed up with the West End musical to promote its apples. The brand will be running competitions in the consumer press, offering the chance to win tickets to the show and exclusive theatre breaks for two....
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News
Labour Pains
C-Store looks at ways to deal with those delicate staff issues which can have a dire effect on your business
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Product News
Fresh ideas give local stores a sales lift
Convenience stores in some of the most deprived areas of London have witnessed soaring sales following successful makeovers of their fresh produce as part of a new Buywell Project.
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Product News
Exceedingly new
Premier Food's Mr Kipling is hoping for success with a new Inspirations range of ambient cakes. There are two new products: Toffee Apple Bakewells and Carrot Cake Slices, rrp £1.39. At the same time the range of Cadbury Cakes is being extended with...
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News
Tobacco display: it’s a fight to the last
With less than two weeks to go before MPs return to Parliament and vote on the Health Bill on October 12, the fight to keep tobacco products on public display has reached a critical point.
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Opinion
Think tank: feedback on CTNs
HIM's Georgina Wild has some insights from a new study of the CTN trade
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News
Newsagents cry foul over OFT referral verdict
Retailers have suggested that "forces outside the normal conventions of legal, economic and public interest" are behind the Office of Fair Trading (OFT)'s decision not to refer the newstrade distribution market to the Competition Commission.
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News
Traders outraged at council discount plan
Rochdale retailers and locals are fuming over their council's proposal to secure its employees discounts in town centre shops.