All Convenience Store articles in 6 November 2010 – Page 2
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Businesses to get free health check
High street retailers can now receive a free guide to help them spot early signs of decline in their area and make improvements. The 'Healthy High Street' guide was launched earlier this month by Business Minister Mark Prisk.
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Shake-up to business rates causes concern
Proposals to give councils the power to set and retain local business rates have been met with anxiety by business groups. The government's White Paper on regional economic growth includes plans to allow councils to keep money collected...
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Product NewsPrize pot: Britvic and Pepsico join forces for 'Reward Your Thirst' on-pack promotion
Britvic and Pepsico have joined forces to create the 'Reward Your Thirst' on-pack promotion. Stretching across both brands' ranges, consumers will have the chance to win one of millions of prizes every day by texting the unique code found on packs....
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Where do you get your daily bread?
A conscientious retailer rang to say that he sometimes topped up at supermarkets with items he cannot find at Booker. Sometimes it's food items, but other times non-food such as Brasso. Was it legal to sell them on and what about the Vat?
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Product NewsHamlet cigar brand freshened up
JTI’s Hamlet cigar brand has been given a fresh new look ahead of the key Christmas sales period.
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Product NewsDine out on this: UBUK's Phileas Fogg brand is running an on-pack promotion
UBUK's Phileas Fogg brand is running an on-pack promotion offering two-for-one dining at more than 1,000 participating restaurants. If customers buy three or more Phileas Fogg packs they could also receive offers including the chance to win a...
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No grand entrance thanks to BT blunder
Spar retailer Paul Stone learned the true meaning of the term 'boxed in' after scheduling errors left a huge BT junction box blocking the entrance to his refurbished Manchester city centre store. The box, which is directly outside the...
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Black market trade thrives in Ireland
Some 65% of convenience stores in the Republic of Ireland are aware of black market tobacco for sale in their localities, and 60% have been offered it to sell, new research commissioned by retailer lobby group Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) has...
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Product NewsSeal the deal: Birds Eye have released re-sealable zip packaging
The risk of loose peas escaping into the depths of shoppers' freezers has been considerably reduced thanks to Birds Eye's re-sealable zip packaging. Available on 1.52kg bags of Field Fresh Garden Peas and 1.2kg bags of Field Fresh Petits Pois, the...
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Binoculars trained on the Horizon
The Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance (jfsa.org.uk) is making progress with its fight with the Post Office over flaws in the Horizon accounting system. Recently circulated was an email with updates on a meeting held with Edward Davey, Minister for...
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Product NewsSound bites: McCain celebrating family pride by teaming up with Heart and Big City radio networks
Potato expert McCain is celebrating family pride by teaming up with Heart and Big City radio networks to launch a £1.5m promotion. The five-month campaign will be delivered locally across 25 UK regional stations. Every month, one family in each...
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FWD: beware of too good to be true prices
Retailers could be liable for unpaid duty on any alcohol they have handled, even if they believed the stock was legitimate when they purchased it, the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) has warned. New powers enable Her Majesty's...
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Beware of stealth cuts to margins, says NFRN
Small newsagents paying carriage charges (CC) within the minimum and maximum bands determined by their wholesalers should beware of stealth cuts to their margins, the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) has warned. According...
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Product NewsTrue Brit: Turkey expert Bernard Matthews Farms is targeting patriotic consumers with a 'Tastes of Britain' range
Turkey expert Bernard Matthews Farms is targeting patriotic consumers with a 'Tastes of Britain' range. It comprises frozen turkey steaks coated in a light batter and comes in three flavours: beer batter; cheese & onion; and salt & vinegar....
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Who is this being ‘fair’ to?
The new coalition government goes on a lot about fairness. So, here's a story regarding Camelot that a lot of you may regard as very unfair. This is an excerpt from an email from Praful Shah of Queens News, Herne Bay in Kent, to Camelot...
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Product NewsA matter of fat: White fat Trex is targeting home bakers with an on-pack competition
White fat Trex is targeting home bakers with an on-pack competition offering consumers the chance to win one of 2,000 Roberts DAB radios. There will also be an opportunity for consumers to win one of 10,000 Trex recipe books. This will be followed...
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Welsh traders carry off a cut in bag charges
The Welsh Assembly Government has reduced the proposed minimum charge for single-use bags from 7p to 5p following a public consultation. It has also delayed their implementation from March to October 2011. Environment minister...
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Product NewsToast to Tillman’s: Breadcrumb-coated meat snack Tillman's Toast Me! Is now available
Breadcrumb-coated meat snack Tillman's Toast Me! Is now available in the convenience channel. The Chicken and Bacon & Egg Breakfast variants are toasted from frozen in minutes. rrp: £1.49 tel: 01227 831155
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Product NewsThe slice is right: bread purchasing choices are heavily based around slice thickness
Research showing that consumers' bread purchasing choices are heavily based around slice thickness has resulted in Hovis revamping its packaging to highlight the thickness of its cut loaves. The packs are now colour co-ordinated with red...
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Product NewsGet ahead: Head & Shoulders has launched a Scalp Care collection to help calm problem scalps
Head & Shoulders has launched a Scalp Care collection to help calm problem scalps. The range aimed at men and women includes three shampoos and conditioners for common problems: Itchy Scalp Care; Dry Scalp Care; and Sensitive Scalp Care.
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