All articles by Aidan Fortune – Page 87
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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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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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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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Cabinet minister to answer questions from the retail trade
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
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Retailers hit out at e-payment schemes
A new service raises questions over stores’ loyalty to electronic payments
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Rates and empty shops on the rise
Retailers are being threatened with the prospect of further significant business rate rises when new levels are implemented next April.
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Hot beverages to go: Hot offer
On-the-go hot beverage sales are another way of getting customers into your store. Aidan Fortune looks at how you can make the most of your offering
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Thunderball turns into Blunderball
Lottery operator Camelot has completed an upgrade of all its terminals following a blunder which allowed stores to process out-of-date play slips for the new-format Thunderball game thus diminishing customers' chances of winning the jackpot.
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Crispy business: survival in the impulse snack market
Coming through the economic downturn unscathed, the crisps, nuts and snacks category is setting its sights on further growth, writes Aidan Fortune
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Cash security; play it safe, not sorry
Complacency when it comes to cash can be dangerous. Aidan Fortune speaks to the experts on the importance of protecting your money
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Retailer fined for out of date food offences
A shop owner in Kent has been fined £3,465 after a Trading Standards crackdown on food sold beyond its 'Use By' date. Krisnnapillai Saseendran, who runs a Spar and a Costcutter in Margate, was convicted of 21 offences under the Food...
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Own-label sales on a high as shoppers switch
Consumer and retailer confidence in the quality and value of own-label products is increasing demand for them in c-stores, say the sector's wholesalers. Landmark Wholesale last month saw an 11% year-on-year increase in own-brand sales....
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Rates rebate for ghost town stores
A group of retailers in Rotherham, including two Co-operative stores, could earn a 10% refund on their business rates because the area they are trading in has gone into decline since their rate valuation.
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Own-label sales on a high as shoppers switch
Consumer and retailer confidence in the quality and value of own-label products is increasing demand for them in c-stores, say the sector’s wholesalers.
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Features and analysis
Retailer warning over self defence
Two recent incidents have raised the question of how far a retailer should go to defend themselves and their stock from criminals.
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The pub might be going, but the hub lives on
Spar store owner Bill Bains has become the latest retailer to breath life back into a community by opening a convenience store on a derelict pub site. Bill turned the former pub in Bestwood Park, Nottingham, into a 3,000sq ft store...
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Relief for retailer not liable for raid losses
A subpostmaster who was asked to pay almost £9,000 after an armed robbery on his premises has been told he is not liable for the loss after all.
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Features and analysis
Stores told to ‘make a note’ of shoplifting
Lincolnshire store owners have lashed out at a police scheme to dissuade them from reporting the theft of goods worth £20 and under
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Features and analysis
May pledges more police on the beat
Government plans to release bobbies from their bureaucratic constraints and put them back on the beat have been welcomed by small shop owners
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Bungled ram raid is caught on camera
A Leicestershire retailer's investment in security has foiled a gang's violent attempt to steal his well-secured in-store ATM