All Convenience Store articles in 7 November 2009 – Page 2

  • Dear Jac

    Dear Jac: our rates have risen 210%

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Gin and Sam Palmer, who run a Spar in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, are facing a colossal rates rise of 210% this year about £28,000 extra, owing to the fact that the town is doing well compared with a few years ago.

  • News

    Fantastic Five: Sales Assistant of the year 2009

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    The judges of the Sales Assistant of the Year Awards can tell you it's nearly 300 miles from Plymouth to Braintree in Essex, and more than 250 from there to Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast. Those are just two of the journeys we undertook...

  • News

    Pressure on to resist minimum wage rises

    2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Retailers have again called for a freeze on the minimum wage in a meeting with the Low Pay Commission.

  • News

    Poor start for ‘slapdash’ Menzies

    2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Convenience Store columnist Dave Newman is fuming at the quality of service provided by Menzies Distribution since it took over the supply of newspapers in Sussex and Kent last month.

  • News

    Scottish stores join push to local foods

    2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Leading Scottish retailers have made a commitment to supply more local food and drink in their stores.

  • News

    MPs slam government on Post Office closures

    2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

    The government has been accused of displaying a “real lack of concern” over post office closures.

  • Product News

    Full of Pride

    2009-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Fuller's London Pride is back on TV screens until the end of November, in prominent slots during international, Champions League and FA Cup football, Midsomer Murders and the new ITV drama, Murderland. 

  • Product News

    Season of soft drinks

    2009-11-11T00:00:00Z

    As the holidays approach, retailers need to make key decisions about soft drink ranges to add some sparkle to Christmas sales, writes Aidan Fortune

  • News

    Local is key for new chain Haldanes

    2009-11-11T00:00:00Z

    New retail group Haldanes aims to return shopping to the heart of the community with an emphasis on locally sourced products.

  • Product News

    Big shot little shots - the new force in energy

    2009-11-11T00:00:00Z

    The buzz about energy shots has crossed the Atlantic and exploded into UK c-stores. Aidan Fortune looks at the players hoping to make it big here.

  • News

    All abuse and no praise for underage sales refusals

    2009-11-11T00:00:00Z

    A retailer who has never failed a test purchase is calling for more credit for the hard work stores do to combat age-restricted sales.

  • Product News

    Silver tequila

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Diageo Great Britain (GB) has introduced Jose Cuervo Especial Silver, a new tequila variant which will replace Jose Cuervo Clasico.

  • News

    Shopping with mother: is this a proxy purchase?

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    BBC News last week featured a report on a  woman who was fined £80 for buying on behalf of a child after she was seen buying vodka-based drinks with her 15-year-old daughter. Read more and give us yourr views
     

  • Product News

    Milk link: here is the Moos

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Milk Link has introduced a Chocolate Creaminess flavour to its Moo range of extended shelf-life flavoured milk drinks.

  • Product News

    Stone's ginger getaway

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Constellation Europe is targeting half a million consumers in the run up to Christmas, with a national promotion from Stone's Original Green Ginger Wine.

  • Product News

    Old El Paso gets kitted out for TV

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Old El Paso is back on TV throughout this month with a campaign featuring the brand's best-selling products: Old El Paso Original Smoky BBQ Fajita Dinner Kit and Old El Paso Enchilada Dinner Kit.

  • Product News

    Do the Lambrini this Christmas

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Halewood International is putting a £1m pre-Christmas marketing push behind its Lambrini brand in a bid to drive sales growth in the traditionally busy pre-Christmas trading period.

  • Product News

    Marmite brings savoury to cereal

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Unilever has released a Marmite cereal bar in an attempt to shake up the £314m category. It is claimed to be the first savoury cereal bar to enter the UK market.

  • Product News

    Stongbow takes a bow

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    S&N UK is to release a viral online advert for Strongbow as its new promotional campaign in cinemas.

  • Product News

    Bakehouse's zest behaviour

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Bakehouse is filling the gap in the market for citrus-flavoured sweet pastries.