All articles by Aidan Fortune – Page 90
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Features and analysis
Stab victim joins in calls for action
A retailer who was brutally attacked has slammed the courts for lenient sentencing and called for more police presence. Mohammed Sarwar, of S & A News in Oldham, Lancashire, was set upon by two youths as he was taking cash from the...
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Features and analysis
Stab victim joins call for action on retail attacks
A retailer who was brutally attacked has slammed the courts for lenient sentencing and called for more police presence.
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News
Public backs Sunday trading restrictions
As large retail groups call for a change in the law, over three-quarters of the public say they want the current Sunday trading rules to remain.
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News
Post Bank leads PO revival plans
The government has revealed details of the Post Bank scheme and announced funding to give the faltering Post Office network a much-needed shot in the arm. Through the 11,500-strong network, the Post Office banking service will offer a...
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News
Midcounties Co-op shows strong growth
The Midcounties Co-operative has announced a 19% year-on-year increase in trading profit for the 12 months to January 23, 2010. Gross sales also grew 5.2% to £787m from the previous period’s figure of £748m. Food retail had a 7.3% like-for-like growth over the year.
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News
Post Bank leads PO revival plans
The government has revealed details of the Post Bank scheme and announced funding to give the faltering Post Office network a much-needed shot in the arm.
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News
Aid for rural shops, just like Ambridge
A new online resource has been created to provide a how-to guide for villages looking to set up a community-owned store. The Community Shops Network website provides essential information and support on legal and financial issues that...
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Features and analysis
Reporting crime is your best defence
Retailers have blamed a lack of police response for their unwillingness to report incidents of robbery and abuse.
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News
Deadline nears for business rates appeal
Retailers who wish to contest their business rates over the past five years have until March 31 to submit their appeal.
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News
Aid for rural shops - just like Ambridge
A new online resource has been created to provide a how-to guide for villages looking to set up a community-owned store, and has already come to the aid of The Archers.
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News
Funding for SGF Healthy Living Programme
The Scottish Public Health Minister Shona Robison has pledged £679,000 to the latest phase of the Scottish Grocers’ Federation’s (SGF) Healthy Living Programme.
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Product News
Upwardly mobile
Aidan Fortune looks at how local retailers can capitalise on the ever-expanding mobile phone market
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News
Licence refunds hit the right note
Retailers can now claim refunds on excessive music copyright fees for the past five years, following an unsuccessful High Court appeal by Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL), (Convenience Store, February 19). Any retailer who has paid more...
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Features and analysis
Make this stop now: Reaction to murder of Huddersfield retailer
The murder of a Huddersfield retailer has been met with a deluge of demands for better protection for convenience store workers.
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Features and analysis
Four charged over retailer murder
West Yorkshire Police have charged one man and three teenagers with the murder of convenience store owner Gurmail Singh and the robbery of his store last month.
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News
Online help for community-owned stores
A new website has been set up to offer advice in setting up a community-owned shop. The Community Shops Network provides support on a range of issues including legal, financial, retailing and installing a Post Office.
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News
Camelot unveils new-look Thunderball lottery draw
National Lottery operator Camelot is to increase the top prize value for the Thunderball game and introduce an extra weekly draw as part of a major revamp for the brand
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Features and analysis
Never again: outrage over the death of Gurmail Singh
The murder of a Huddersfield retailer has been met with a deluge of demands for better protection for convenience store workers
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News
Licence refunds hit the right note
Retailers can now claim refunds on excessive music copyright fees for the past five years, following an unsuccessful High Court appeal by Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL).
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News
More support for Post Bank
The call for a Post Office banking service has increased following the Association of Convenience Stores’ (ACS) submission to the government’s consultation.