All Convenience Store articles in 9 July 2005 – Page 2
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News
Baugur pulls out of Somerfield bid
Baugur has confirmed it has pulled out of the consortium which is in talks to buy Somerfield after six of its senior executives, including chief executive Jon Asgeir Johannesson, were faced with fraud charges.
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News
Lords to chew over Bill to ban gum
Following its second reading on July 5, the private Bill to ban the sale of chewing gum in London has been referred to a Select Committee of the House of Lords.
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Product News
In the Bag
Winebox wants C-store retailers to add a little extra to wine sales with a new range of wine sundries.
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Features and analysis
ATMs come clean
Shoppers using fee-charging ATMs in c-stores will be told exactly how much they are being charged under new rules that have come into force.
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Features and analysis
Female assistant threatened with gun
A female store assistant had a gun put to her head during an armed robbery on a Hampshire c-store.
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Features and analysis
Retailers keep faith in ASBOs
Retailers have backed the continued use of anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) to fight the problem of abusive customers, even though new figures show that more than 40% of those issued have been breached.
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News
ANR puts its case to MPs
The Association of News Retailing has written to MPs about the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) draft proposals for the news and magazine supply chain.
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News
Gardiner’s got it taped – ACS
The British Retail Consortium and the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) have welcomed the government’s restatement of its pledge to lighten the burden of red tape on retailers.
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News
ACS cuts through red tape
Kalpesh Patel, who runs Wonersh Village Stores, near Guildford, Surrey is pictured being taken through his licensing application by Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) public affairs executive Shane Brennen
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Has anyone put staff through an accredited licensing course lately?
Some may remember that a few issues back (C-Store June 3) I wrote about Stephen and Lesley Devereux’ frustration with putting their daughter Simone through a £150 licensing course to go with her application for a new personal licence only to discover that the certificate was no longer recognised. The ...
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Features and analysis
Abuse on the rise
More than one third of British workers who face customers have been verbally abused while at work, according to new figures.
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News
Relief as G8 leaves Scots in peace
As the G8 circus left Gleneagles many convenience stores were relieved to be getting back to normal trading conditions.
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News
25 Scottish Mace stores join Spar
The future is looking clearer for independent Mace stores in Scotland, with Spar announcing that a total of 25 have signed up to its fascia since the closure of Aberness Foods in May.
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