All articles by Aidan Fortune – Page 88
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Government vetoes Post Office sell-off
The Post Office network will not be privatised, according to Postal Affairs Minister Ed Davey
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Spar retailers welcome AW chilled deal
Spar retailers in the South West have the opportunity to grow their chilled and frozen offer thanks to a new five-year deal signed between local Spar wholesaler Appleby Westward and Gregory Distribution
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Bestway launches Pakistan flood appeal
Bestway Group has put in place a collection across its branches so customers can make donations to the appeal for victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan
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Call to stop "misleading" supermarket jobs claims
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on supermarkets to stop making "misleading" claims about job creation to further development proposals
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10% increase in counterfeit coins
Store owners have been warned to be on the lookout for counterfeit £1 coins after the Royal Mint revealed that one in 36 pound coins are fake. This is up from last year’s figure of one in 40.
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Crime hotline for Yorkshire retailers
Store owners in Yorkshire can now call a special hotline to report and record incidents of anti-social behaviour in and around their store.
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Post Office not for sale
The Post Office network will not be privatised, according to new Postal Affairs Minister Ed Davey.
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Wholesalers vow to communicate better with retailers
Independent wholesale group leaders have pledged to do more to help retailers improve their category management after a HIM survey revealed that 50% didn't follow planograms and only 50% surveyed knew what the top sellers in core ranges were.
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Granting protection - how stores have secured funding for crime prevention
More than 1,000 retailers have benefited from the £5m allocated by the Home Office to improve store security. Aidan Fortune looks at how some of the money was spent
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Commission rejects Camelot's top-up and bill payment bid
A preliminary ‘no’ puts Camelot’s commercial services proposal in doubt
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Europe’s bid to ban the Mosquito fails
A call from Europe to ban the Mosquito security device, which is used by retailers to help prevent gangs of young people gathering outside stores, has been rejected by the government. The Council of Europe had recommended that national...
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Local stores in the front line of violent crime
The tidal wave of crime against retailers has continued into the summer with several shopworkers having their lives threatened during terrifying store raids in May and June.
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Sunday trading restrictions to remain unchanged
The government has confirmed that it will not make any changes to current Sunday trading restrictions, despite pressure from some HIgh Street chains to relax the rules on Boxing Day this year.
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Police to spend more time on patrol
The government has pledged to bring common sense back to policing and have more officers patrolling the streets rather than meeting targets and filling out paperwork.
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Teaching the value of local shops
Convenience Store visits a mock-up shop that is being used to teach children about responsibility in the community
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Mosquito device swatted for "inflicting acoustic pain" on teenagers
Retailers who use the Mosquito security system may be forced to remove it from their stores following a recommendation by the Council of Europe that national authorities ban the device
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Price fears as Asda buys smaller outlets
Asda is to extend its national pricing policy to the 193 smaller outlets purchased last month from Netto a move which could drive margins down in some neighbourhoods and threaten the livelihoods of independent convenience store owners.
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Threat of rise in VAT sparks pricing concern for local stores
Retailers are concerned that a rise in VAT could cause short-term chaos and long-term harm to their businesses.
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NFSP considers action over pay
Subpostmasters may be forced to take industrial action if a proposed pay cut goes ahead, their representatives have warned.