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All articles by David Visick – Page 9
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News
Forget CTN, fresh food is the future
Stores must shun the old retail model of CTN (confectionery, tobacco and news) and a reliance on distress purchases if they are to thrive, according to AF Blakemore's managing director for Spar distribution Dennis Evans. Addressing...
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News
Free caps to help boost spirit sales
The supplier of Smirnoff, Gordons and Bells is offering independent retailers free security caps in an effort to persuade them to bring spirits out from behind the counter. Diageo Great Britain's Free Your Spirits campaign...
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News
Newsagents’ anger as Star follows Sun
News retailers are threatening to delist the Daily Star after publisher Northern & Shell's decision to cut its price to 25p, reducing retailers' share to 6.05p, and to 40p on Saturday, a cut of almost 5p to the retailer. The publisher...
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News
2009: the year of bigger and better convenience stores
Despite recession and lending restrictions, 2009 was a year of investment for the convenience retail industry
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Features and analysis
Name and shame for retail robbers
Police in Northamptonshire are looking to cut down on retail crime by publishing mugshots and CCTV footage of wanted criminals and offenders caught in the act.
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Product News
Forget CTN, fresh is the future
Stores must shun the old retail model of CTN (confectionery, tobacco and news) and a reliance on emergency purchases if they are to thrive, according to AF Blakemore’s managing director for Spar Distribution Dennis Evans.
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Product News
Free security caps to boost spirits
The supplier of Smirnoff, Gordons and Bells is offering independent retailers free security caps in an effort to persuade them to bring spirits out from behind the counter.
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News
VAT change goes ahead at busiest time of the year
Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed the planned rise in the rate of VAT to 17.5% will go ahead on January 1.
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News
The new face of Today’s
The Today’s Group has introduced an new look for its Today’s Local and Today’s Extra fascias.
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News
Newsagents’ anger at Star's "knife in the back"
News retailers are threatening to delist the Daily Star after publisher Northern and Shell’s decision to cut its price to 25p, reducing retailer’s profit to 6.05p per copy.
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Product News
Back to bubbles for a sparkling celebration
The wine trade expect the return of clink, clink fizz over the next few weeks
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News
Sales assistant of the year is Annette gain
Outstanding: that was the word used by Convenience Store's Sales Assistant of the Year 2009 as she stood on stage at London's Dorchester Hotel and received her £1,000 cheque from guest host Anthea Turner.
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News
Mail joins the fray on Sun rate cut
Mail Newspapers has weighed into retailers' fight with News International (NI) after the latter cut newsagents' cash return on The Sun by 1.16p per copy. NI says the move restores retailers' margin to its standard 23.2%, but in a letter...
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News
Concession on VAT change offers little help
The government is to give retailers a few extra days to comply with the forthcoming rise in VAT, but the January 1 deadline remains.
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News
Mail joins the fray on Sun rate cut
Mail Newspapers has weighed into retailers’ fight with News International (NI) after the latter cut newsagents’ cash return on The Sun by 1.16p per copy.
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Product News
New Covent Garden's soup gets a roll out
New Covent Garden is introducing three new flavours as part of its biggest ever NPD rollout.
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News
Local stores take their message to MPs
There is no better time for local retailers to press for reform than in the months leading up to a general election, said speakers at last week's Heart of the Community Seminar, organised by the Association of Convenience...
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News
Tories vow to turn the tide of red tape
The Conservative spokesman for small businesses has said the Party would "give independent retailers back the power to compete" if it comes to power in next year's general election. Mark Prisk MP, tipped by many as a likely minister in a...
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News
Furious newsagents consider action on Sun rate cut
News International (NI)'s decision to reduce retailers' cash margin on The Sun by 1.6p per copy has been met with “revulsion and contempt” by newsagents who say the move will take over £10m a year out of retailers' tills.
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News
Fantastic Five: Sales Assistant of the year 2009
The judges of the Sales Assistant of the Year Awards can tell you it's nearly 300 miles from Plymouth to Braintree in Essex, and more than 250 from there to Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast. Those are just two of the journeys we undertook...