David Rees: Editor's comment – Page 5
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Editor’s comment: The numbers game; Leading the group
The numbers game. We're all familiar with the dangers of lies, damned lies and statistics, but the numbers surrounding the UK economy don't look good at the moment.
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Editor’s comment: Government on hold
David Rees argues that a coalition government might be a good thing for the retail sector
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Editor's comment: Somerfield satisfaction
David Rees suggests the Co-op is not the only organisation seeing sales figures of former Somerfield stores falling short
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Editor’s comment: Numbers with meaning; Display of ignorance
Can you visualise £62bn? It's not easy to do. For one thing, it requires more zeros than are available on a standard pocket calculator display. But £62bn is what Tesco achieved in global sales in the past year.
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Editor’s comment: Second-class citizens; Sign our petition
There's a strange mixture of stories emerging from the Post Office at the moment. On the one hand, there's good news about the PO's new banking service which will give consumers new reasons to visit their local offices and give retailers more...
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Editor’s comment: Play your cards right
A colleague was shopping in a local Co-op store recently and, prompted by the debit card terminal to vote on an issue of the day, she attempted to share this involvement with counter staff. "Yeah, I know," said the teenager behind…
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Editor’s comment: No thinking on drinking
While the government is still patting itself on the back for the tobacco display ban, the attention of health professionals is predictably turning to alcohol
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Editor’s comment: In the dark
We waited until MPs had voted on the Health Bill before sending this issue of C-Store to the printers, but we had a sinking feeling some time ago that it was a foregone conclusion. Monday night's...
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BlogEditor’s comment; Identity cards; Waste disposal
The final, much-anticipated launch of the new national ID card next month comes at a time when retailers are increasingly being singled out and persecuted for not asking for ID often enough.
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Editor’s comment: Does Tesco have any friends any more?
Does Tesco have any friends any more? Although the company is, on the whole, widely respected in the retail trade, it also has some very active opponents. The retail giant has increasingly come under...
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Editor’s comment: Nisa Today's bid; Swine flu
David Rees sees the bid for Nisa-Today's as the start of a new episode in the long running saga.
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Editor's comment: Behind every good retailer...
Independent retailers generally choose that path because they want to be their own boss, but we all know it is tricky to make it entirely on your own.
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Editor's comment: Tobacco display ban - get involoved
We've long been urging retailers to protest about the tobacco display ban.
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Editor's comment: Tins and packets are back
Tins and packets are back, says David Rees, but don't ignore other areas of expansion
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Editor's comment: IGD figues; Cancel your energy contract
At this time of year I always find myself looking forward to the latest figures from IGD about the size and shape of the convenience store sector.
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Editor's comment: Empty shops revival plan; Steady trading
The Government's plans for empty shops have sent David Ress to check the calendar
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