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David Rees: Editor's comment – Page 2
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BlogThe big decision
Editor David Rees argues that c-store retailers would be better off with the UK remaining in the EU.
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BlogThe numbers game
It’s a mixed picture for independent convenience retailers in the 2016 Grocery Retail Structure, writes editor David Rees.
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BlogReal growth
Things are looking better at Nisa these days after a financially ropey period last year, writes editor David Rees
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BlogPressure point
A community win-win in a North Wales c-store highlights what is being undermined by the government’s Sunday trading proposals, writes editor David Rees.
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BlogIn praise of food to go
It requires skill and care, and a commitment to quality and service to do well, but food to go remains part of the future for the industry, writes C-Store editor David Rees.
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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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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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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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The big deal
Booker’s proposed acquisition of Musgrave GB will have a huge and lasting impact on convenience retailing in the UK.
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Take the high road
Congratulations to the team at Scotmid, and particularly those at the store in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, for being named Convenience Retailer of the Year.
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What does the future look like?
Are you an independent retailer? Have you ever considered running a franchised store? For some people, these two questions are mutually exclusive...
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Time for a new plan
When a multiple retailer arrives and says they want to open a store, it still seems that most council planning departments welcome them with open arms.
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April is the cruellest month
It has particular significance this year because the tobacco display ban will become a reality for every c-store on 6 April.
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Missing the point
One month on from the end of Costcutter’s distribution link with Nisa, what have we learned?
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A tasty development
Such has been the success of local products that independents should be asking whether they can afford not to stock them, says editor David Rees.
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Covering all bases
The Co-op’s lads’ mags ‘cover up’ ultimatum is a form of responsible retailing, says editor David Rees.
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Not to be tolerated
We need a clear signal from the government that retail and retailers are worth protecting from shoplifting, says editor David Rees.
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Planning powers
The vision, and the will, for a thriving high street needs to come from the top, says editor David Rees.