All News articles – Page 267
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The way you used to light up sales
My piece about the mistaked query about a tobacco licence sent one reader down memory lane…
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Pick up parcel? You're not playing
I asked for feedback from those of you engaging in parcel handling…
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Have you been tested and did you pass?
Not everyone is happy with JTI’s Serve Legal scheme to assess retailers’ ‘challenge culture’…
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NewsFresh produce and value drive further growth for Booker
Booker has posted another positive set of trading results with total sales in the 16 weeks to January 3 up by 19.1%.
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NewsPre-paid or unpaid?
The last thing that Mark Canniford wants to do is help fund the Daily Mail’s current promotion…
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NewsShop theft figures reach nine-year high
Retailers have suffered the highest levels of shoplifting in nine years, a survey has revealed.
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NewsWatching the competition
No business can afford to live in a bubble. Keeping an eye on the competition means getting up close and personal with rivals and employing the sleuthing skills of staff and customers.
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NewsIndependent forecourts urged to improve store standards
Independent forecourt operators have been urged to improve store standards to hold market share as the multiples increase their fuel estates.
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NewsScotmid Co-operative, Torphins
Scotmid Co-operative is helping consumers worship at the altar of retail with its store in Torphins, outside Aberdeen.
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NewsShop vacancy rates drop to three-and-a-half year low
Shop vacancy rates in the UK have dropped to the lowest level (13.9%) in three and a half years.
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NewsDavid Sands returns to convenience with new store
David Sands is returning to the sector with a new store trading under the Nisa Local fascia.
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NewsMcColl’s enjoys growth in convenience format
McColl’s Retail Group’s increased focus on convenience trading paid off with an increase in sales during the Christmas period.
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NewsNew Go Local Extra store opens in Huddersfield
Parfett & Sons have launched a new Go Local Extra store in Brighouse, Huddersfield.
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NewsCustomer Missions: Gifting
The spring season brings with it a host of sales opportunities, and you need to plan ahead if you want to maximise the key gifting occasions.
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NewsTobacco firms tight-lipped as stores count down to display ban
Tobacco manufacturers are remaining tight-lipped about how they will accomplish the gargantuan task of helping the UK’s small stores comply with the display ban in just over one year’s time.
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NewsMPs debate a ban on tobacco proxy purchasing
Plans to make the proxy purchasing of tobacco products illegal were debated in Parliament on Tuesday.
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NewsOwn brand bonanza
Big brands watch out - own brands in the independent sector are gaining popularity..
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NewsBreakfast: A perfect start
From bacon to biscuits, croissants to cornflakes, the choice of what to eat for breakfast is huge and it’s a market c-stores should be exploiting.
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NewsConfident Nisa focuses on service improvements
Nisa is putting increased focus on service levels to retailers in what will prove to be a key year for the organisation.
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NewsThree in four c-store retailers optimistic about 2014
Three out of four retailers are optimistic about the year ahead, according to the latest C-Store poll.