All Blog articles – Page 21
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Editor’s comment: Grateful for small mercies; Trading places
Last month the government pledged to "clamp down" on tobacco smuggling, with £917m-worth of extra investment in HMRC, and the promise of more seizures and prosecutions "at all levels" for those engaged in smuggling.
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Editor’s comment: The giant killer
Some daunting figures once again from Tesco in its results last week £3.5bn profits on sales of £68bn but perhaps the scariest aspect is new chief executive Philip Clarke’s view that the company can do better.
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Dan Cock: village stories
Serving customers is an honour and a privilege says new columnist, Premier retailer Dan Cock
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Dave Newman: The Big Deal
The weather might be on the turn, but Dave hopes to spread some of his sunny outlook
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BlogEditor’s comment: David Rees - Happy Holidays
I hope you've got all your plans in place for the country's imminent bank holiday bonanza. An unusually late Easter and the Royal Wedding mean that we have two consecutive long weekends to deal with. And while that might pose some operational challenges for staffing and deliveries
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Editor’s comment: David Rees - The price of popularity
When I first started working in this industry many years ago, I remember one retailer telling me: "It's difficult to make much money selling things that are popular".
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ACS in action: Digesting the 2011 Budget
James Lowman digests the highs and lows of the 2011 Budget and its implications for small stores
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Editor’s comment: Fashionably late
There are a couple of hugely irritating elements to the display ban's final entrenchment in law, confirmed by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley last week...
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Editor’s comment: David Rees - It's time for change
Are you moving with the times? It's an interesting question, because according to HIM's recent study, The Future of Convenience, most of you think you are doing so, but most of your customers think that you aren't.
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Editor’s comment: Fresh thinking
Fresh thinking
One of the most interesting things about this job is seeing the ways new thinking on retailing gets adopted throughout the industry at sometimes surprising... -
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Editor’s comment: David Rees - The IT Crowd, A small window of hope
The IT crowd
Technology has changed the way that every one of us lives our lives, and the retail environment is no exception.
Independent retailers used to be notoriously... -
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Editor’s comment: Creation myths
David Rees: Creation myths David Cameron's recent so-called summit for jobs sent shivers down my spine. Among the 19 big corporation chiefs sipping tea at Number 10 were the heads of the big four supermarket chains. Not surprisingly....
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Editor's comment: The cloud on the horizon
As the new year unfolds against a backdrop of rising VAT and general belt-tightening, there are still many positives for the convenience retail sector to focus on.
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Opinion: James Lowman's New Year's resolutions for government
James Lowman, chief executive of the ACS, outlines the New Year’s resolutions he would like to see government make
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Editor’s comment: Friendly neighbourhoods
As I write this last comment piece of the year for C-Store there is still snow on the ground, and any year that has been topped and tailed by heavy snowfall, as this one has, could be counted as a good one for local shops.
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The big deal: Changing seasonal trade
As Christmas approaches, Dave reflects on how seasonal trade has changed over the years
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Editor’s comment: Is plain packaging a good idea?
Editor David Rees discusses the ramifications of the potential introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products. And where does the blame lie for drink-related anti-social behaviour?
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BlogACS: we need to avoid a development free-for-all
James Lowman calls for a mature debate about encouraging town centre growth in the economic downturn
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Editor’s comment: The village and the idiots
Localism is all very well in theory, but local businesses will still need to be protected, argues David Rees
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Editor’s comment: Cut crime, not budgets; Cider rules
The new government's spending review is the great debate of the day, and with good reason. With £80bn to be cut from government spending across four years, it's not just those who work in the public sector who will feel it. One way or another, it will affect us all...