All Convenience Store articles in 27 September 2008 – Page 2
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Product News
Spirits of Christmas
The next three months will see spirits soar, so be sure your profits go with them. Dave Visick reports
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Product News
A new journey for Pilgrims Choice
Retailers looking to provide their customers with a gentle Cheddar may be interested in North Downs Dairy’s latest offering.
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Product News
Spoilt for choice: Cash in mint and gums
New flavours have added complexity to the mints and gums market, making it hard for retailers to keep up, says Claire Mahoney
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News
ID cards offer no short-term gain
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the government to do more to encourage young people to carry ID when making age-restricted purchases.
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Features and analysis
Card con crushed
A gang operating an international credit card scam which targeted forecourt stores has been jailed. The fraudsters used a warehouse to store cloning equipment, blank credit cards and camera footage of customers at sites across the country. The...
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Product News
stocklines hot news: Kumala campaign
CONSTELLATION EUROPE is investing in a £5m marketing campaign for its flagship South African brand, Kumala.
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Calendar girls (and Chris)
Staff from Spar Helston, Cornwall, have raised £21,600 for the NSPCC through sales of a specially produced calendar. The team also organised in-store events, fun days, raffles, a sale of soft toys and a collection box. “We were delighted to present...
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: How do you manage your news – push button or push pencil?
Budhu Mal, who runs Gamlingay One Stop in the village of Gamlingay on the border of Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, wondered if I knew of a software package that he could use to manage his newspapers and magazines.
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Product News
Butter up your customers: butter’s wholesome image makes a comeback
As the trend towards natural continues to grow, it seems butter’s wholesome image is making a comeback. Matt Chittock investigates
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Minimum wage increase bites
Hard-hit retailers face further pressure as the latest rise in the National Minimum Wage has added to their financial burden.
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C&C bags send eco message
Wholesalers Landmark and Booker have both responded to consumers’ environmental concerns with the release of reusable bags. Landmark has introduced a ‘Bag for Lifestyle’ that is made from recycled polypropylene. The bags will have a retail price of...
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Features and analysis
Stores face rash of bacon thefts
Retailers are being advised to keep a much closer watch on their chilled fixtures due to a dramatic increase in bacon thefts. The breakfast staple is being targeted by shoplifters because of its rapidly escalating price and the ease with which it...
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Product News
stocklines ambient: smaller McVitie's packs
United Biscuits UK has introduced its McVitie’s Victoria and Masterpieces in smaller pack sizes.
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Product News
stocklines ambient: desserts from Heinz
HEINZ has launched a new ambient dessert range, Heinz Fruit.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Where can he buy shedloads all at once?
Here’s a query I couldn’t find the answer to. Marek Hussein, thought he had read in Convenience Store about a company offering to supply household cleaning products by the pallet load.
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News
All in the timing
How do all the hours c-store retailers spend in their businesses add up? Aidan Fortune went to find out
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News
Costcutter store in gas alert
Staff at a Costcutter store had to be taken to hospital after suffering sickness and sore eyes when mystery fumes filled the shop. Manageress Lynette Taylor sent three of her staff at the store in Blaby, Leicestershire, to hospital when they began...
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FSB calls on PM to offer financial aid
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the prime minister to introduce specific measures for small businesses as part of the government’s economic revival package. In a letter to Downing Street, FSB national chairman John Wright...
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