All Convenience Store articles in 8 December 2007 – Page 2

  • News

    Festive crime wave ahead

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Retailers should be bracing themselves for a surge in crime as new research by Checkpoint Systems predicts that £431.2m-worth of stock will be stolen in the run up to Christmas.

  • News

    AGM votes for a more united Nisa

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today's members have spoken of the need to move forward after the election of several new member directors at the group's AGM.

  • News

    Action on proxy purchasers

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Adults who purchase cigarettes for those underage could soon face stiff penalties if new sanctions recently debated in Parliament come into force.

  • News

    TSO gets taste of Challenge 21

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    A trading standards officer (TSO) has accepted a store chain's challenge to work behind the counter and enforce a Challenge 21 policy.

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    Retailers rubbish on-the-spot fines

    2007-12-12T00:00:00Z

    An independent retailer and serving magistrate has criticised the issuing of on-the-spot fines for shoplifters because he says most offenders simply tell the courts they can't afford to pay.