All Blog articles – Page 18
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A chilling tale
Londis retailer Sunder Sandher narrowly avoids disaster when his new chillers break down.
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Make your own destiny
We are all in a dangerous market for so many reasons, but our biggest potential threat is ourselves, says award-winning retailer David Knight.
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Shooting blanks
A campaign to force retailers to stock shooting magazines on the top shelf is ludicrous, says Anjali
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Slow progress
It’s been nearly two years since Costcutter executive chairman Colin Graves stood up at the group’s annual conference…
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Olympic spirit
C-stores can learn a lot from the ‘can do’ attitude of the Olympics, says HIM’s managing director Tom Fender.
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Message to George
Give the tools to local shops to rebuild the economy, says James Lowman of ACS
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Chiller changes
Sunder is set to cut electricity costs at his Londis store in Headington thanks to new equipment
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Planning for the future
It is a constant source of amazement to me just how much store building is being carried out by the multiple grocers.
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Missing out on a golden opportunity
David Knight is concerned about the precedent set by Olympic marketing dos and don’ts
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In the running
There can be no doubt which is the major topic of conversation in homes, offices and retail checkout queues this week: Olympic fever
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Planning for Diverse Local Centres
Our new guide, Planning for Diverse Local Centres, attempts to explain and simplify the new planning regime.
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Learning about my customers
Researching and reacting to shopper trends is paying dividends at my new Headington store
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The big symbol switch
It’s a very interesting time for the symbol group market right now. It’s a growing market, and has been for many years as independent retailers realise that they need increasing levels of professionalism and support in order to compete, but it’s also in high flux.
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Unfair business relationships
Unfair business relationships are preventing retailers from doing their jobs, says James Lowman
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Editor's comment: The big symbol switch
It’s a very interesting time for the symbol group market right now.
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BlogFresh thinking
At a recent retailer focus group, when asked what’s doing well and what we need to do better, all 10 or so retailers sat around the table replied ‘chilled and fresh’!
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Plain speaking
It is the retail industry that has the most to lose from this latest state-sponsored assault on the tobacco sector.
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Editor's comment: Plain speaking
Convenience Store is one of the many organisations to have submitted a response to the government’s consultation on the plain packaging of tobacco products…
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Dan Cock: Village stories
Dan urges retailers to wake up to the opportunities chilled and fresh can bring
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Fine tuning reaps rewards
When I first moved into the store in March I had seven days to get it open, so it was a big rush.