All News articles – Page 345
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NewsStores must get in shape for Olympics
With just over four months to go, retailers with stores in one of the many Olympic traffic hot spots urgently need to review their operations, or face mammoth availability and staffing hurdles.
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NewsWolf Blass in iPad giveaway
Australian wine brand Wolf Blass is running a £250,000 iPAD giveaway this spring.
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NewsBlaze of glory
This year could prove a momentous one for the tobacco industry and give small stores the chance to set their tobacco sales alight, says Gaelle Walker
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NewsConvenience retailers willing to embrace localism
A significant proportion of convenience retailers are willing to get involved in decisions affecting local policies, according to research seen exclusively by C-Store.
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NewsEU rules on business lighting create cost burden
Retailers will be forced to implement more costly changes to their businesses when new legislation outlawing the production of low-voltage halogen bulbs comes into force next year.
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NewsQuarter of all UK tobacco sales are illicit
Over one-quarter of the tobacco smoked across the country is non-UK duty paid (NUKDP), latest estimates from JTI reveal.
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NewsPrice concerns cloud rise of Sun on Sunday
The first edition of the Sun on Sunday took up where the News of the World left off, but retailers’ optimism over sales was tempered by concerns over low margins on the paper.
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NewsJTI presents limited edition Amber Leaf
TI is introducing two limited edition pack designs its Amber Leaf Roll Your Own (RYO) brand.
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NewsSainsbury's job claims rubbished
Claims by Sainsbury’s that a proposed new store in a Wiltshire town would create 200 jobs have been debunked by a local economist, who believes a new supermarket would force the closure of local shops and drive footfall away from the high street.
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NewsWin their vote
Never underestimate the value of friends in high places, says Robin Mannering. Here’s how to get your MP’s attention
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NewsSales down but independents remain upbeat
Nearly half of independent retailers have experienced a drop in sales over the past three months, a survey by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has revealed.The Voice of Local Shops survey showed that 46% of retailers reported lower sales from November to January compared with the same period the ...
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NewsMults to move away from price in 2012
The big four supermarkets look set to turn their attention away from price in 2012, focusing their energies on improving their own label offers instead, according to an industry expert.
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NewsIGD research outlines 'store of the future'
Technology and sustainability will increasingly influence shoppers’ spending habits over the next five to 10 years, according to new research commissioned by Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE).
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NewsChancellor urged to cap business rates increases
Chancellor George Osbourne has been urged to stop the planned 5.6% increase in business rates.
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NewsMP demands clarity on riot compensation
Conservative MP Mike Weatherley has called for answers on compensation for small businesses affected by the riots last August.
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NewsJTI launches display ban guide
With just over one month to go before large stores in England must comply with a tobacco display ban JTI has launched a free compliance guide on its website www.tobaccoretailing.com.
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NewsNews retailers welcome Sun on Sunday
Independent retailers have welcomed the impending launch of the Sun on Sunday, which will fill the gap left by the closure of The News of the World.