All News articles – Page 351
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NewsPrice slide creates a buyer's market
Average retail property prices took a tumble last year, plummeting by 3.6% in 2011 following the 2.1% rise in 2010.
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NewsRetailers make Olympic efforts to boost trade
Retailers located near Olympic venues are implementing major changes to their businesses in a bid to fully capitalise on the Games this summer.
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NewsBBC picks Best-one for film shoot
It was lights, camera, action at Best-One in West Park, Leeds, when the store was used to film new BBC drama The Syndicate.
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NewsBooker wins the fight for festive food sales
Booker-supplied retailers outperformed most of the major multiples and convenience chains over the Christmas period.
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NewsNI field force to help boost news sales
News International has set up the industry’s “biggest” field force to help retailers boost sales across the news category.
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NewsDavid Sands Ltd bought by Co-operative Group
Scottish retail chain David Sands Ltd has been acquired by The Co-operative Group.
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NewsMüller buys Wiseman to create dairy giant
Britain’s biggest fresh milk company, Robert Wiseman Dairies, is to be taken over by the German Müller Dairy in a deal worth almost £280m.
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NewsRetail crime victims urged to speak out
Retailers who have been victims of crime over the past 12 months are being urged to share their experiences.
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NewsCustoms sting nets massive tobacco haul
More than 16.5 million illegal cigarettes have been seized in Castleton, the single largest haul in the North West in the last 12 months.
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NewsPeople's store faces funding shortfall
Plans by The People’s Supermarket to invest in its Holborn store in London are hanging in the balance
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NewsStores sought for new Portas show
Independent retailers struggling to make ends meet are being urged to get in touch with retail guru Mary Portas
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NewsCostcutter ready for fascia rollout
Costcutter is gearing up for the launch of its first MyCostcutter and Kwik Save fascia stores in early February.
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NewsScotland backtracks on tobacco display ban
The confusion surrounding the implementation of a tobacco display ban in the UK deepened this week after the Scottish government scrapped the April 1 start date for large stores.
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Welcome to Convenience Store's new website
Editor David Rees talks you through the new website.
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NewsIndustry hopeful Portas advice will be heeded
Mary Portas’ recommendations to save our high streets have been warmly received by the independent retail industry.
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NewsSugro sets out support package
Impulse wholesale group Sugro has pledged to support retailers through another challenging year.
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NewsVimto launches fruit drops
Fruit drink Vimto is making waves in the confectionery market with Vimto flavour…
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NewsNew regulations likely to disrupt C&C visits
The amount of time that retailers spend in cash and carries is likely to increase once a tobacco display ban has been enforced in April.
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NewsHMRC does a U-turn on tax return checks
The government has backtracked on a scheme which would have led to steep fines for retailers behind with their book-keeping.