All Convenience Store articles in 5 December 2009 – Page 2

  • News

    Palmer and Harvey adds online ordering

    2009-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Wholesale group Palmer and Harvey has launched a website to allow retailers more flexibility when ordering.

  • News

    Government seeks views on PO services

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Plans for increased services offered by the Post Office network have been outlined by the government in a public consultation document.

  • News

    Forget CTN, fresh food is the future

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Stores must shun the old retail model of CTN (confectionery, tobacco and news) and a reliance on distress purchases if they are to thrive, according to AF Blakemore's managing director for Spar distribution Dennis Evans. Addressing...

  • Opinion

    Think tank: Creating the right pricing impression

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Georgina Wild of HIM provides some insight into shoppers' attitudes to c-store pricing. The world is now very price- and value-focused and that has implications for c-store operators. As part of the...

  • Product News

    Over the counter medicines - Just the tonic

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    In 2008 30 million adults in the UK suffered from a cold. And, according to Mintel’s Global Market Navigator, we’re expected to cough up £521m on over-the-counter (OTC) cold remedies this year.

  • News

    Makro offers a little textra for Christmas

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Independent retailers can make big savings thanks to a SMS Christmas promotion from cash and carry Makro.

  • Features and analysis

    Cash in transit robberies on the rise

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Cash and Valuables In Transit (CVIT) robberies are on the increase, according to a survey by industry watchdog SaferCash. In the first 10 months of 2009 there were 911 CVIT robberies, up 15% from the same period in 2008. The survey also...

  • Products In Depth

    Cash in with Payzone

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Retailers displaying a creative streak can win cash prizes with Payzone’s Winter Campaign team-up with E.ON and npower.

  • Product News

    Souper-charged campaign

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Baxters is showing its commitment to the soup category by investing more than £1m in a new brand campaign.

  • News

    Free caps to help boost spirit sales

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    The supplier of Smirnoff, Gordons and Bells is offering independent retailers free security caps in an effort to persuade them to bring spirits out from behind the counter. Diageo Great Britain's Free Your Spirits campaign...

  • News

    New faces elected to Nisa holdings board

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    The Nisa-Today's Holdings Board has two new faces following the group's elections.

  • News

    Stores build bigger and better future

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Despite recession and lending restrictions, 2009 was a year of investment. The convenience industry is preparing for the new decade with a new breed of larger, better local store if it can find the money to fund the investment...

  • News

    Battery retailers urged to be ready

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Retailers eligible for the Batteries Compliance Scheme are being urged to sign up ahead of the Christmas rush on batteries, to ensure they do not end up paying to have them recycled when the law changes in 2010. From February 1 next year,...

  • News

    Demand for balance in tobacco plan

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the government to crack down on tobacco proxy purchasing as part of a balanced approach to reducing youth smoking.

  • News

    Newsagents’ anger as Star follows Sun

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    News retailers are threatening to delist the Daily Star after publisher Northern & Shell's decision to cut its price to 25p, reducing retailers' share to 6.05p, and to 40p on Saturday, a cut of almost 5p to the retailer. The publisher...

  • Product News

    Alcohol Bill poses threat to small stores

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Scottish retailers are alarmed by the lack of detail in the Alcohol Bill, which they say could give the Scottish government sweeping powers and have a severe impact on small stores.

  • Features and analysis

    Longer sentence for store robber

    2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

    A raider who assaulted a convenience store owner with a gun has had his sentence increased.

  • Opinion

    A surprisingly good year

    2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

    C-Store editor David Rees looks back on a year of expansion and investment against the odds.

  • News

    Dhamecha ready for depot number six

    2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

    London cash and carry group Dhamecha has started work on its sixth depot.

  • Dear Jac

    Dear Jac: Health and Safety on the stupid side

    2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

    I'm sure you will all join me in wishing those in charge the best of health and safety for the new year.