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  • village stories
    Blog

    Dan Cock: Village Stories

    2012-01-06T00:00:00Z

    Dan reflects on Christmas 2011 and the areas he will be concentrating on in the months to come.

  • Blog

    Paradise deferred

    2012-01-05T15:36:40.200Z

    The cost of doing business in the small store sector is threatening to overwhelm so many of the consumer and lifestyle trends that should be triggering a boom in the industry.

  • Blog

    Autumn statement

    2012-01-05T15:15:00Z

    When it was suggested I comment on George Osborne’s autumn statement for this column, my reaction was ‘What statement?’.

  • DAVID-REES
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    Editor's comment

    2011-12-20T09:46:00Z

    The cost of doing business in the small store sector is threatening to overwhelm so many of the consumer and lifestyle trends that should be triggering a boom in the industry.

  • Opinion

    The advent of the Localism Act

    2011-11-25T14:51:00Z

    Government plans to hand decision-making powers to communities across the country are now official

  • DAVID-REES
    Blog

    Editor's comment

    2011-11-25T00:00:00Z

    It was fascinating to hear the Bibby Line Group and Costcutter management team talking of the acquisition of the symbol group

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    Predicting a 'smoking' 2012

    2011-11-11T17:01:00Z

    I have to admit I had no burning issues on my mind. Until, that is, I heard some exciting predictions for the year ahead by Booker CEO Charles Wilson.

  • Blog

    Dan Cock: Village Stories

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Dan’s already planning ahead for the challenge and opportunities that 2012 will bring

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    Editor’s comment: David Rees

    2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Just weeks before a stringent new regime on alcohol sales comes into force in Scotland, the stakes are being raised down South, too.

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    Editor’s comment: David Rees - The big question

    2011-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Would you like a Tesco opening on your street? I'm sure that most of you would answer no. And for those of you (and there are some) who have seen an increase in footfall as a result of a Tesco...

  • Blog

    The community role of retailers needs to be taken seriously

    2011-08-31T00:00:00Z

    One of the few positives that emerged from the recent rioting has been a renewed expression of community, argues James Lowman

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    Editor’s comment: Reading the riot act

    2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

    As I write this, the courts are full, and have been working weekends to clear the backlog of riot-related cases. Government ministers are also looking into withholding state benefits from...

  • village stories
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    Dan Cock: Village stories

    2011-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Retailer Dan Cock reflects on riots, rising costs and relationships

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    Editor’s comment: Robin Mannering - Planned to imperfection

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    It's good to see a concrete development in the government's high street agenda. Indeed, there is much to welcome in the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF): councils are urged...

  • DAVID-REES
    Blog

    Editor’s comment: A special event

    2011-07-22T00:00:00Z

    We have the reputation in this country of looking for the cloud around every silver lining, but I strongly believe that the 2012 Olympics is going to be a tremendous success.

  • Blog

    Editor’s comment: Scales of justice

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    If there is one topic that has dominated the convenience store sector for five, maybe 10 years, it's the incursion of the multiple grocers into neighbourhood retailing.

  • Blog

    Dan Cock: Village stories

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Availability problems could be mitigated if we all talked more, says Dan Cock

  • Blog

    Editor’s comment: Calling all super staff

    2011-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Today is one of our favourite days of the year at C-Store, as it marks the launch of our annual Sales Assistant of the Year competition.

  • DAVID-REES
    Blog

    Editor’s comment: David Rees - 5% is the magic number

    2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Are your sales up 5% this year? If so, you're above average. The annual review of the convenience retail industry compiled by the IGD (with a little help from us), puts growth in the convenience sector at 4.9% for 2010-11. And as the IGD report is the most respected and widely quoted annual study into the sector, you can accept its findings with a fair degree of confidence.

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    Editor’s comment: Grateful for small mercies; Trading places

    2011-05-13T00:00:00Z

    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.