All Convenience Store articles in 9 October 2010
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Product NewsPlenty more: Wipe Up and Win Plenty on-pack promotion
Plenty is launching a Wipe Up and Win Plenty on-pack promotion, running over the course of the next eight weeks and offering consumers the chance to win over £9m in cash prizes. The initiative is being supported by a £3m marketing campaign to...
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Features and analysis
London hit by motorbike store raiders
Retailers in London and its surrounds are being advised to reappraise their security systems against a backdrop of prolific smash and grab raids. Up to three stores a week have been targeted by the highly organised criminal gang in the...
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Product NewsNew look: Heinz has revamped its HP Sauce range
Heinz has revamped its HP Sauce range for the first time in nine years. The change is designed to emphasise the versatility of the sauce and its different usage occasions. The new look coincides with the introduction of recyclable PET bottles with...
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NewsRetailers urged to show some heart
C-store owners will have a chance to get up close and personal with MPs and other politicians at this year's Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) Heart of the Community Seminar. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government...
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News
Illicit tobacco trade harms newsagent
The life of a Lancashire store manager is being made a misery by repeated raids on her store and its tobacco gantry. The Martins branch in Fulwood, Preston, has been targeted four times in the past six weeks by the gang who are thought to...
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News
Stores warned to get set for snow
Store owners should start preparing now for another winter of wild weather after experts warned of a repeat of last winter's icy conditions. Meteorological group Positive Weather Solutions predicted another "harsh, snow-filled winter" in...
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NewsIndependents ready to fight supermarket surge
Small stores have what it takes to fend off the competition – and win
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Raise your glasses!
Brian Corby rang from the Wood Green Community Shop in the New Forest. A lady had come into the store and said that someone had sold Ben Shaws Shandy, which says 'made with real beer' on the label, to a young person. Brian's wife is the licensee...
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Upping the return on a winning draw
Rajan Jhangee, of Paradise Stores, Brentwood, Essex, has asked why Camelot limits the commission it pays out on winning tickets. He understood that small stores could give out Camelot prize money up to a limit of £200 and that they would receive 1%...
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: Not toxic perhaps, but unacceptable
My 'wee' story in the last issue has prompted several people to get in touch telling me that urine is 'sterile-ish' stuff. But that doesn't mean people should go around weeing wherever they like. The retailer who first contacted me says she has now...
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Product NewsGo nuts: Halewood International has launched Crabbie's Nuts
Halewood International has moved into the snack market with the launch of Crabbie's Nuts. Available in three premium flavours ginger spiced dry roasted peanuts & cashews, nut mix with lime pickle & ginger and a Raj mix with nuts, noodles...
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Advice Guide
It's good to "talk": Helplines and counselling services
Helplines and counselling services are available to help you and your staff get over serious incidents in your store. Tracy West reports
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News
Co-ops post strong half year results
The Midcounties Co-operative has posted a 34% increase in trading profit for the first half of the year. The group's food sales for the six-month period rose 6.4% as shoppers supported responsible retailers, chief executive Ben Reid...
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Product NewsRefined relaunch: The Dormen Food Company has relaunched its nut range
The Dormen Food Company has relaunched its nut range with new-look packaging and a stream-lined offer. As well as a new foil bag for freshness and shelf standout, the rebranded packaging carries an updated image of the Dormen nuttelier the...
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News
Community split over shop plans
Locals from a small Dorset village are bitterly divided over plans to build a new community shop. A steering group led by Dorset County Councillor Michael Bevan wants to extend Trent's village hall to create a 775 sq ft volunteer-run...
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Dear Jac
Dear Jac: A waste of time and money? No comment
You wouldn't really switch your rubbish collection unless it was going to save you money, would you? Stupid question. Vipul Pabari, who trades as Connaught Rd PO in Leicestershire, says that the price quoted to him by the PHS Wastetech...
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Product NewsXmas flavours: Kettle chips has released a limited edition variant with a festive flavour
Kettle Chips has released a limited edition variant with a festive flavour. Stilton & port is now available in a sharing-size bag until the end of the year. The product incorporates genuine British stilton and a ruby Port from the Douro Valley....
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News
New passport makes ID checks easier
A redesigned UK passport which will make verifying personal details far easier is now being issued to citizens. The new 10 year passport also has strengthened security features to make it much harder to counterfeit or doctor.
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News
Name and shame for wage cheats
Employers paying less than the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will be named and shamed under a new government scheme. The sanction was announced in the same month that the NMW rose to £5.93 an hour for workers aged 21 and over.
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Products In DepthCash in: Staying in tonight - Fine dining
Providing shoppers with everything for a night in can certainly add sales. Aidan Fortune looks at how to make sure you have the right ingredients