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All Convenience Store articles in Blogs – Page 9
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BlogEngage with local decision-makers
More decisions than ever before are being made locally this year, writes ACS chief executive James Lowman.
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BlogSnowball your sales this Christmas
HIM’s Elyse Charvin advises retailers on making the most of the last-minute festive shopper.
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BlogWork with the police
By doing our bit and supporting the local policing team, bonds are strengthened and we can make the best of a bad job, writes Samantha Coldbeck.
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BlogThe devil is in the detail
The intricacies of changing a fascia, shopfront or even exterior lighting are a big deal with local authorities.
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BlogBusiness waits
The Chancellor did little to reassure retailers over business rates reform, James points out.
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BlogA Mexican wave
Advocates point to the “success” of a sugar tax in Mexico, but that is from a starting position where sugary drink consumption is an astronomical 43 gallons per person per year, writes David.
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BlogFast and friendly service matters
HIM’s Louise Howarth addresses what good customer service means within convenience.
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BlogStore layout is the next step for Chaz
Laying out a store still comes down to a few main factors which are often interlinked, says Chaz as he embarks on the next step of his new Simply Fresh store.
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BlogThe big event
What is coming through particularly strongly this year is the sense of fun that Halloween brings, to individual stores and to communities as a whole, writes editor David Rees.
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Keep up the pressure
Every voice counts in the battle against changes to Sunday Trading regulations, says ACS chief executive James Lowman.
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Make the fright decisions
Halloween continues to grow and the opportunity for retailers to take advantage is clearer than ever, writes HIM's Matt Smith.
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The taste of success
Sales Assistant of the Year 2014 Anita Nye of Eldred Drive Store, Kent, looks to a bright future.
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It's not all going Chaz's way
A BBC documentary about the Post Office aired a bit too late to save Chaz Chahal’s plan for a Local offer in his new Inkberrow store.
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BlogKeeping up with trends
The challenge is to keep meeting changing consumer tastes, says West Sussex Budgens retailer David Knight.
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Don't ignore the food to go mission
Recent research from HIM shows one in four UK adults bought food to go from c-stores within the past seven days, writes Katherine Dixon.
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The cost of living wage
The National Living Wage will have a big impact on retailers’ ability to provide jobs and reinvest, argues SGF chief executive Pete Cheema.
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Daily business
The Conservative government has only a slim majority and won’t want an early Commons defeat, so will be sensitive to any reservations that backbenchers have over Sunday trading, writes C-Store editor David Rees.
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New store, new brand
Chaz has opted for Simply Fresh for his new store in Inkberrow, Worcestershire.
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Impact of display ban on shoppers
With the tobacco display ban in place in small stores for nearly six months, now is a great time to consider what impact it has actually had on shoppers, writes HIM's Katie Littler.
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Taking on responsibilities
As retailers, we all have a vested interest in protecting children and helping to produce a community we can all be proud of, writes Hull retailer Samantha Coldbeck.