All News articles – Page 339
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NewsPortas calls for better service from independents
Independent store owners have been urged to improve or face extinction by retail guru Mary Portas.
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NewsRetailers braced for return to recession
The UK has slumped back into recession, official figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show.
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NewsTougher penalties for underaged sales introduced
Local authorities have granted greater powers to revoke retailers’ alcohol licences following changes to licensing laws made earlier this week.
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NewsStore moves closer to 100% local goal
A community owned grocery store in the Colne Valley is moving steadily closer to its goal of becoming 100% local.
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NewsToday's Group targets retail growth
The Today’s Group is focusing on enhanced levels of support for retailers following its separation from Nisa earlier this year
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NewsWater-tight ideas
Water bills are to rise and the pressure’s on to save this valuable resource.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: No appetite for Sunday trading shake-up, government concludes
The government’s analysis of its recent consultation on Sunday trading revealed a lack of appetite for relaxing the regulations, even among large grocery stores, C-Store can reveal.
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NewsRustlers on-pack promo offers Mexican break
Kepak Convenience Foods has joined forces with Universal Pictures to promote upcoming film American Pie: Reunion.
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NewsNisa looks to future growth
Nisa is enjoying the opportunity to undergo a “modernisation phase” with membership changes and a new focus following the split with the Today’s Group, chief executive Neil Turton confirmed to C-Store last week
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NewsP&G launches new Gillette gel
P&G is hoping to shave off some profits with its latest NPD in the Gillette range.
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NewsGet up and grow
In a new project, C-Store is following Londis retailer Sunder Sandher on his journey in opening a second store.
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NewsFamily businesses wanted for BBC Two series
Television producers are looking for convenience stores to appear on a BBC Two series which aims to turn around the fortunes of family-run businesses.
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NewsMinister says town centres will be safe
Ministers have sought to reassure retailers that town centres will be protected by the latest planning regulations.
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NewsStores slip up less on workplace injury
The number of reported accidents in the wholesale and retail sector fell in 2010/11, according to latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures.
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NewsRetailers excluded from energy deal
The retail industry has expressed concern over the exclusion of non-domestic customers from the impending deal on energy tariffs.
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NewsTesco to invest £1bn following poor annual results
Tesco is set to invest £1bn in its stores and increase its estate in the convenience channel following a drop in profits.
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NewsJames Hall unites with bakeries for bread deliveries
Spar’s wholesaler for the north of England has teamed up with two bakery suppliers to deliver fresh bread to stores every day.
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NewsGovernment urged to cool it on pasty tax
The government has been urged to reconsider the ‘pasty tax’ amid claims it would hit those who can least afford it.
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NewsDavid Sands Ltd acquisition approved by OFT
The Co-operative Group’s acquisition of Scottish retail chain, David Sands Ltd, has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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NewsRetailers have 12 weeks to respond to plain packaging plan
The government’s UK-wide consultation on plain tobacco packaging has been launched.