All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 42
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NewsGovernment announces shake up of business rates appeals
The government has vowed to reform the business rates appeals system ahead of the 2017 revaluation.
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NewsBig tobacco makes legal stand against plain packaging
The UK’s big tobacco companies are attempting to derail the government’s plain packaging legislation by lodging formal legal challenges.
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NewsBlakemore Trade Partners rolls out contactless technology
Blakemore Trade Partners is rolling out contactless payment technology across its Spar store estate following a successful trial.
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NewsEast of England Co-op launches local sales drive
The East of England Co-op is hoping to enrich the UK’s local food industry with the launch of a new Sourced Locally Fortnight.
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NewsCigarette smuggling retail gang jailed for 11 years
Three men, including a shopkeeper, have been jailed for between three and five years each after being caught red-handed with more than three million illicit cigarettes.
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NewsBestway Group launches new retail club for smaller stores
The Bestway Group is launching Xtra Local Express - a new cash and carry-based retail club for smaller stores.
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NewsRetailer on course to open tobacco "shop within a shop"
Independent retailer David Worlsford is now halfway through an ambitious store development project to become “the South East’s leading tobacco retailer.”
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NewsRecord cherry harvest to plump up sales this summer
Convenience retailers are already anticipating an extra juicy boost to sales this summer thanks to what is promising to be the best British cherry crop in years.
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Product NewsCountry Choice cooks up new Bloomer bread range
Country Choice has added four new Speciality Bloomers to its bread range.
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NewsWelsh retailers can now benefit from ACS Assured Advice
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has extended its Assured Advice scheme to retailers in Wales.
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NewsBritish Tomato Week offers plump pickings for retailers
Budgens retailers are anticipating rosy sales ahead of British Tomato Week kicking off on 18 May.
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Product NewsHamlet highlights its heritage with fresh new look
JTI has introduced new pack designs and formats across the Hamlet range in time for the key summer sales period.
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NewsMondelez seeks to boost online sales of key brands
Mondelez International is seeking to boost online sales of key brands such as Cadbury via a new initiative which will see it link many of its social media websites and adverts with retailers’ websites.
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NewsKeep your guard up
Tough new penalties combined with new ways of working and increased enforcement action expected this summer mean it has never been so important for independents to stop underage sales in their tracks.
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NewsStores still in the dark about display ban rules
Large numbers of convenience store retailers are leaving themselves dangerously exposed to future fines and enforcement action as they struggle to get to grips with the finer points of the tobacco display ban.
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NewsMars recalls batches of Galaxy Cookie Crumble
Mars Chocolate is recalling certain batches of its Galaxy Cookie Crumble chocolate bar.
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NewsMore school kids have tried e-cigs than tobacco
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are once again the butt of some negative press following the publication of two new studies this week.
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NewsDhamecha grows beyond its heartland with eighth depot
Dhamecha Cash and Carry is expanding its reach beyond the M25 following the acquisition of its eighth depot site - in Leicester, East Midlands.
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NewsLeading retailers up for grabs in first Retail Auction
Bidding is underway at the first ever Retail Auction with 12 of the UK’s leading convenience retailers up for grabs.
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NewsNew survey highlights social media opportunity for stores
A new survey has highlighted the growing opportunity that retailers and brands have to engage with shoppers on social media.