All Convenience Store articles in 30 August 2008 – Page 2
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Full marks for perseverance in a training plan
Lesley Brown from Frankmarsh Stores in Devon is keen to hone up her staffs’ skills and went surfing on the Skillsmartretail.com website to see what tools were available.
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News
C-stores feel the downturn
by gaelle walker Convenience store retailers are feeling the pain of the credit crunch as grocery prices continue to soar and consumers rein in their spending.
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News
Co-op in-store mini-banks go on trial
The Co-operative Group is planning to put banking operations in up to 250 of its UK stores. Services will vary, with some stores having a machine to withdraw cash and deposit cheques, while others will have staff available to advise on financial...
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News
Counterfeit cigarettes
Nine million counterfeit cigarettes destined for the streets of Burnley have been seized by customs officials at the port of Felixstowe in Suffolk. The fake cigarettes arrived from Namibia and were hidden in containers which were described as...
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Over the counter? Not in this case
I don’t usually do small ads; however, this one is different. Brian Keirl, from a forecourt store, Hazlegrove Services near Yeovil in Somerset, has emailed the following:
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Product News
Stocklines hot news: Cadbury
CADBURY is introducing two new additions to the Cadbury Dairy Milk range this week: Cadbury Dairy Milk Cranberry & Granola and Cadbury Dairy Milk Apricot Crumble Crunch. The flavours have been selected after extensive research and experimentation...
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News
Internet buying group rolls out
A new buying group for independent retailers is being rolled out nationally this week – powered by the internet. IBN.net provides retailers with a single statement, single payment option for a large number of direct-to-store suppliers, with all copy...
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News
Bridge Building
Gaelle Walker met up with independent retailer David Bridge to find out his plans for surviving tough times
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News
From news stands to brands
The popularity of the internet and the continuing rise of free titles are hampering sales revenue growth in the magazine category
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News
ChanneI Island Newsagents bought by Spar group
Channel Islands Newsagents Ltd (CI Newsagents) has sold 12 stores to the Channel Islands Wholesale Group (CIWG) for an undisclosed sum. Daniel Bowyer of Christie & Co, which handled the sale, said the group, which owns both CI Newsagents and the...
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News
Counter attraction
Independent retailers with a supply chain background tell Rich Airey what benefits their former jobs bring to their current roles
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Features and analysis
Attackers strike as police ignore call
A brutal attack on a 60-year-old shop assistant could have been avoided if police had been quicker to respond to a call for help, a Birmingham retailer has claimed. Nadeem Sajad contacted police and asked them to move on a large group of disorderly...
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News
All ye faithful
Repackaging and rebranding of old favourites are likely to feature in this year’s festive confectionery
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News
Smuggling to rise in crime spree ahead
The trade in illegally imported goods such as cigarettes is set to rise as a result of the economic slowdown, a leaked Home Office letter to the prime minister has revealed. Rates of alcohol, tobacco and fuel smuggling are forecast to leap as...
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News
Fear after closures
Lydgate village in Yorkshire is in danger of being wiped off the map after both its local shop and post office closed and even the village sign was altered. Newsagent Leon Hudson decided to shut last month after more than 19 years in business....
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Opinion
Think tank: Georgina Wild of HIM explains why convenience retailers should embrace additional services
If there are any retailers out there who remain unconvinced about the importance of services – or the value of the services shopper – then hopefully these facts taken from HIM’s Convenience Tracking Programme will help convince you otherwise.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Footfall – how exactly does it add up?
My anonymous (by request) retailer runs a small CTN in a seaside town, and is a former PayPoint agent. “We had PayPoint for many years and were disillusioned that the bank’s cash handling fee was larger than the commission earned on utility bills and the like, effectively meaning...
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News
ACS in action
ACS chief executive James Lowman on why gaining the ear of politicians is so important
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News
In my view - Sept 05 2008
The credit crunch is biting, the discounters are growing, and it’s been tipping down with rain for most of the summer, it seems. Independent retailers could be forgiven for running to the hills. There’s nothing we can do about the weather, and not...
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