All Convenience Store articles in 4 December 2010
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News
Fifth of c-store shoppers use them daily
Almost one-fifth (17%) of people who shop at convenience stores go there at least once a day, according to the latest research from IGD.
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News
Booker to protect retailer profits
Booker has pledged to maintain independent retailers’ margins on both Euro Shopper and Happy Shopper price marked products (PMPs) when VAT jumps to 20% on January 4.
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News
Retailers claim business rate victory
Retailers are celebrating a new legal requirement for councils to poll businesses before introducing Business Rate Supplements (BRS).
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Opinion
Opinion: Make hay while the snow falls?
FMCG manufacturers should look to the convenience sector to boost sales in the snow, says Linda Horton, data manager at SalesOut.
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News
Stores urged to claim music licensing refund
Thousands of retailers have been urged to claim money owed to them by music licensing company PPL.
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News
Communities empowered under Localism Bill
Communities will be given more powers to take over threatened shops and shape local development under the government’s long-awaited Localism Bill.
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News
Nisa unveils big plans for the small screen
Nisa is poised to launch its first ever TV advertising campaign as it seeks to boost consumer awareness of the brand and its retailer membership.
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Products In Depth
Cash in: Sniff out profit
Colds might be a nuisance, but they can make you money. Tracy West takes a healthy interest in the latest marketing advice for the category
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News
Over the counter: Brave hearts- Churchills, Glasgow
Gaelle Walker meets the father-and-son team who aren’t afraid of moving into new territory
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Products In Depth
Cash in: Basket essentials - the nitty-gritty
Shoppers rely on their local convenience store for a lot these days, so if you get the basics right the sales should follow, as Matt Chittock points out
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Product News
Local sourcing: Weetabix makes purchasing pledge
Weetabix Food Company has pledged to buy all of its wheat from with 50 miles of its factory.
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Product News
Make a mark: Mikado introduces pricemarks
Mikado has introduced pricemarks to its 39g packs.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Doing the supermarket shop
I'm getting yet more feedback on buying from the supers (featured in the past two columns). Here are two interesting, rather more 'remote' responses. Mollie emailed: "We visit supermarkets as well as using the C&Cs. We are a very small...
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Computer says no to VAT upgrade
Our website had a 'name can be supplied on request' comment from a retailer who is an ex-systems programmer and who had a complaint regarding the cost of updating his Point 4 Epos system to handle the imminent VAT increase in January. He...
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Product News
Sprint finish: Linford Christie the new face of Kleenex Pockets
Fresh from I'm a Celebrity, Linford Christie is the new face of Kleenex Pockets.
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Product News
Pot shot: Müllerlight launches Inspired By cheesecake flavour
Initially available as part of a six-pack, Müllerlight Inspired By New York Style Cheesecake flavour yogurt is now available in a 165g single pot.
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Advice Guide
Carry on caring
Four Champions discuss their approach to community retailing and how it differentiates them from the multiples
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Product News
Campaigns: Dare to dream
As the trade waits in anticipation for news about the future of the tobacco display ban, the opportunity remains to influence government policy
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Customer care to count on; Bestway Cash & Carry: an apology
I get complaints about some companies with monotonous regularity; others I never hear about. Until very recently ShopEquip fell into the latter category and, apart from a brief blip, I believe all has now returned to harmony between supplier and...
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Advice Guide
Think tank: Read all about it
HIM's Georgina Wild focuses on magazine shoppers and how to tempt them to buy more items.