Community News – Page 26
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Features and analysisNisa retailer and community create poppy display
Nisa retailer Amrit Pahal has worked with his community to create a poppy display for Remembrance Sunday.
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Features and analysisIs it time to upgrade your range to attract more customers?
St John’s Budgens in Warwickshire is broadening its product offer as owner Avtar ‘Sid’ Sidhu aims to appeal to a wider audience
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Features and analysisRetailer support for children's meals during school holidays grows
Support for families struggling to feed their children during the half-term has grown with more retailers getting involved.
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Features and analysisConvenience retailers step up to help families during school holidays
The convenience sector has stepped up to help feed families during school holidays following the government’s decision to not extend free school meals during holidays.
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Features and analysisACS creates Raj Aggarwal Trophy to recognise community retailers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has unveiled a new trophy to mark the legacy of independent retailer Raj Aggarwal.
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Interviews and ProfilesFrom zero to hero: How a closed unit transformed into a 24/7 community hub during lockdown
Speaking at The Convenience Conference, Nisa retailer Tabrez Hussain tells Lumina Intelligence’s Ed Sibley how his Coldharbour Lane store quickly established itself as an essential resource for the local area
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Interviews and ProfilesHow award-winning store owner Ronak Patel is preparing for a second wave
Ronak Patel, who owns three stores in Cambridge, including the Convenience Awards’ Best Large Store Budgens Arbury, is taking staff safety to the next level.
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Features and analysisScotland leads the way in protecting retail staff
A Bill aimed at offering more protection to retail staff has taken a massive step forward in Scotland.
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Features and analysisRetailers preparing for a second lockdown
With regional lockdown restrictions tightening, retailers are preparing for a run on certain products similar to the panic buying situation earlier this year.
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Interviews and ProfilesWhat does winning Convenience Retailer of the Year mean for your business?
With the top prize in convenience due to be announced in less than a week, we speak to the 2019 Convenience Retailer of the Year to see what winning did for his store.
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Interviews and ProfilesHow I ultra-customised my offer to fire-up food to go sales
Mos Patel of Premier Heyside in Royton, Oldham, offers the ultimate in bespoke meal solutions with his popular delivery service
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Features and analysisBitter disappointment towards government inaction on worker abuse
The government’s response to a petition urging more protection for shop workers has sparked disappointment and outrage. What’s next for the campaign?
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Interviews and ProfilesWhy I moved tobacco to make way for vaping
Spar Rocket owner Baz Jethwa moved his tobacco gantry to focus on the vaping category. Has it worked out for him?
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Interviews and ProfilesForced to use body cameras to protect staff
Attacks on staff have forced Premier Eldred Drive to use body cameras to help protect them.
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Interviews and ProfilesWill Dan Brown bring a ‘fresh vision’ to the SGF?
The Nisa retailer continues to steer through obstacles that the health crisis has inflicted upon his convenience store, but now he’s juggling another role.
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Features and analysisOne Stop and Jack’s: ‘Time to take on Aldi and Lidl’
With the announcement that Tesco’s Jack’s discount line will be made available in One Stop, we examine the latest volley in the price war.
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Interviews and ProfilesNisa retailer provides a treat on GCSE results day
Nisa retailer Amrit Pahal is reaching out to his community to help celebrate GCSE day with free ice cream.
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Interviews and ProfilesCostcutter retailer Emily Rosa Ranjini: why I doubled the size of my store during lockdown
Emily Rosa Ranjini of Costcutter Stamford in Lincolnshire doubled the size of her store during the coronavirus pandemic, but did it lead to a doubling of sales?
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Interviews and ProfilesCJ Lang CEO Colin McLean explains how coronavirus has propelled the group forward
COVID-19 has seen the firm strengthen its supply chain by embracing digital and improving communications
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Interviews and ProfilesCoronavirus: ‘I haven’t had a break in 17 weeks’ says Londis retailer
Atul Sodha of Londis Harefield details how he’s been surviving during the coronavirus