All Convenience Store articles in 6 August 2005 – Page 2
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News
Merger on the cards
The plan to merge the Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op (OS&G) with the West Midlands Co-op has moved a step closer, after members of the two societies voted in favour of the integration.
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Product News
Card sharp
Greetings cards are a great source of profit, says Barbara Johnston at Leigh post office in Kent.
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Features and analysis
Crime toll hits small businesses
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has repeated its call to the government to make business crime a key performance indicator for police, after a new report found that 58% of small businesses fall victim to criminal activity each year.
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News
Burning Desire
Sarah Dike and her family had to start from scratch when their c-store was wiped out by a blaze.
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Product News
Park bench to premium
NPD and a focus on quality not price is changing consumer perception of cider.
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Product News
Health matters: Could balanced eating become the latest dietary trend
With the demise the low carb fad, could balanced eating become the latest dietary trend, asks Jackie David?
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News
Sainsbury hits back in Kent
Tesco has been given a taste of its own medicine after a Sainsbury’s Local opened near one of its c-stores in Kent and was immediately deluged with customers.
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Features and analysis
Sixth attack on store
A store and post office in an otherwise sleepy Leicestershire village has just been raided for the sixth time under its current ownership.
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Time to close the file on the pre-pay Visa mystery, although I’m none the wiser.
Sometimes files live on my desk for so long that they fade round the edges, gathering a patina of age. One such file concerns Visa. Those with very long memories may recall that, last October, I recounted the story of Jayesh Patel, who runs Classic News in Northampton. He had been cold-called by two scruffy-looking blokes who tried to sew up a deal whereby Jayesh became an agent offering pre-paid Visa and MasterCards. No hassles, no credit checks and fifty quid to Jayesh for every one sold. He said no.
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Product News
Charging ahead
There’s plenty of new product development in the functional drinks sector where sales are up 9%..
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: ‘Buyer beware’ remains good advice.
Some ‘newish’ retailers contacted me with a stocktaking dispute following their purchase of a small store in West Yorkshire.
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Product News
ACS wants a ban on street drinking
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is urging the government to enforce a strict ban on drinking in public.
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Product News
Access all areas
It’s festival season - and that means soft drink sales for local retailers whatever the weather.
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