Dear Jac – Page 90
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Don't get distracted by a clever crowd
Dave Fenwick, who owns two stores, one at Wootton Bassett and another at Marlborough in Wiltshire, rang to say he had just been robbed - twice.
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It doesn't come on a platter
Chris Ray is keen to expand his offering at Pound Road Stores in Bristol with fresh meat and needs controlled atmosphere packing.
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No booze cruise for Karmail
I got a call from Karmail Singh, the retailer who lost his licence after his mother died. (She had been the premises licence holder and he did not inform the council within the required seven days.)
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Here's an open and shut case
I urgently need feedback from anyone who has recently replaced their shutters or who knows what their local planning policy is on the use of shutters.
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Lib Dems' fair play
The Liberal Democrats have called for the introduction of an independent retail regulator to tackle the increasing dominance of the supermarkets.
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Indies lack faith in commission inquiry
The majority of convenience store owners do not believe the Competition Commission's inquiry into the Big Four supermarkets will be of help to independent retailers, a C-Store survey has revealed.
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Not so sweet sixteen
The government will be raising the minimum age for the purchase of cigarettes from 16 to 18 years on October 1, which has highlighted a few attendant problems.
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Is there now a legal minimum age to smoke?
Rakesh Sood rang to ask what's going to happen to the 17-year-old who already smokes when the legal age for purchasing tobacco goes up
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Could an online petition do the business?
In the week that the government is ignoring a million-plus signatures in opposition to its congestion-charging proposals posted to its website, a similar idea is being floated by Elizabeth Brown regarding Alphyra.
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The staff of life and a fishy tale about loaves
No doubt about it, bread is a very emotive subject.
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CCTV footage: admissible evidence?
Can previous as well as current CCTV footage be used in court to help convict a shoplifter?
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An appealing story about business rates
An update on the story of Ramy Patel, who was attempting to get a reduction on his business rates.
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Headline news: collecting newspaper debts
A retailer is stuck with customers who won't pay for newspapers or partworks.
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Counterfeit at the C&C? Anything is possible
The case of a shopkeeper charged with selling counterfeit vodka - which has devastated him as he insists he buys only from reputable sources