All Campaigns articles – Page 5
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Features and analysis
Election issues: crime
Violent crimes against c-store staff have been in the headlines recently and all parties are sympathetic, in words at least, to the pressures stores are under.
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Features and analysis
Election issues: Competition
Only time will tell if any new government will be prepared to take on the grocery giants. If they do, we might just find out who's really in charge of the country
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Election issues: Alcohol
Alcohol's role in health issues and anti-social behaviour puts it high on every political party's list of targets for reform, and its media profile will make booze a key battleground both in the election run-up and the first years of a new administration.
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Election issues: next on the Agenda
C-Store looks at could some of the issues that will affect you during the next term of government
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Election Special: who gets the small stores' vote?
Convenience Store has identified the key areas that will affect local retailers in the next few years and looks at what the main parties have pledged to do to help.
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Election issues: Support for small businesses
All the main parties declare their support for willing entrepreneurs, but small business development is currently crushed under a weight of red tape and regulation.
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Features and analysis
The energy contract rollover trap: we’re still falling for it
Convenience Store has had its biggest ever response to its revelation of energy suppliers’ sly tactics – but many of you are still getting caught out
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Best performing convenience categories 2009
C-Store’s annual product performance survey shows that some categories just can’t be held back
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A power boost for micro-businesses
Ofgem has imposed restrictions on power suppliers which will make life easier for the smallest stores. But they and others will still need to stand up for themselves
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Features and analysis
Winning with a store makeover
Introducing the retailers and suppliers taking part in Convenience Stores' makeover project
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Convenience Store campaigns: how did we get on?
Over the past year Convenience Store has been running four campaigns to help independent retailers protect themselves from the threats of big business and relentless regulation.
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Features and analysis
Name and shame
Tory leader David Cameron believes adults who buy alcoholic drinks for children should be named and shamed, with their photographs displayed around their home town
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Features and analysis
Fly the flag for British Food Fortnight
More and more retailers are reaping the benefits of stocking produce from local suppliers with British Food Fortnight looming (September 19-October 4).
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Features and analysis
Independents say the future’s bright
Independent retailers are riding out the economic storm in good health, according to a survey of more than 700 Convenience Store readers.
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Features and analysis
Imbalance of power
In June we wrote to Ofgem, the industry regulator, urging it to show more support for small businesses in their relationships with the all-powerful power companies.
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Features and analysis
Campaigns: Stop Proxy purchasing
A Scottish c-store chain is taking the fight against proxy purchasing to its heart, and putting its message where customers just can’t ignore it
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Features and analysis
Walk & Shop is the latest bright idea
The latest initiative to support the independent retail sector – National Walk & Shop Day – is to take place on September 16.
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Too big to be small
Convenience Store is fighting to prevent power-hungry c-stores being left without any protection from the energy companies' bullying tactics
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Features and analysis
Proxy Purchasing: a law they can't ignore
Some local authorities have tackled the purchase of alcohol for children to great effect - but others may need you to explain why it's so important
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Features and analysis
Time for action on power bills
May 1 is the day we save the convenience sector millions of pounds – and it will only cost you a stamp