All News articles – Page 372
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NewsSupport voiced for Nisa-Today’s split
Members of the retail and wholesale arms of Nisa-Today's are united in their support for proposals to demerge in order to bring more focus to both organisations.
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NewsTobacco plain packaging awaits Australian retailers
Australian retailers are facing a double whammy of tobacco legislation after the government launched proposals to make plain packaging of all tobacco products mandatory by July 2012.
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Report proposes radical changes to help small stores
A report on the future of independent shops has proposed radical new changes to help protect local retailers and “reverse the decline of the high street”.
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Spar wholesaler CJ Lang to acquire AML
Scottish Spar wholesaler C J Lang & Son is in negotiations to acquire the family-owned convenience store chain A M Landsburgh (AML), which has operated in the Dundee and Fife regions for more than three generations.
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Co-op snaps up Shropshire Nisa store
Nisa member DAB Stores has sold its convenience store and garage forecourt site in Minsterley, Shropshire, to the Co-operative Group for £1.6m
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NewsThe Village Stores Spar Walthamstow wins top prize at CRA
The Spar store in Walthamstow Village has been named as the best convenience store in the country by the judges of the 2011 Convenience Retail Awards.
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Tobacco smuggling gang jailed
A “massive quantity” of illicit tobacco has been prevented from hitting the legal market after four key players in an major international smuggling operation were jailed last week.
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Nisa and Today's considering split
Talks are underway within Nisa-Today's which could result in the retail and wholesale arms of the organisation being de-merged
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Government unveils aid for crime victims
The government has launched a £1m programme to help victims of anti-social behaviour and crime. The scheme, unveiled by Home Secretary Theresa May, aims to provide a voice for those who have been affected by crime. The government will...
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Cigarettes and alcohol lead the way
Tobacco and alcohol continue to be the top-performing categories for convenience retailers, according to C-Store's annual Product Performance survey. More than half of the 150 retailers questioned in the poll named either tobacco (27%) or...
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TV supermarket hit by rates bombshell
The People's Supermarket is to appeal against Camden Council's decision not to grant it discretionary business rates relief, after it was handed a £78,000 bill for unpaid fees last week. Owners of the member-owned sustainable food...
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NewsDuty cut fuels hope over carriage costs
The reduction in fuel duty announced in last week's Budget will make it "politically difficult" for news wholesalers to announce further hikes in carriage costs, according to newsagents. However, retailers and their suppliers, while...
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Champagne sales make a comeback
Independent retailers have a "big opportunity" to take advantage of the resurgent champagne sector, according to an industry expert. In 2010 the number of bottles of champagne shipped to the UK soared by 16% to 35.5 million, making it the...
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EC gives green light to Post Office funds
Subpostmasters have welcomed the European Commission's authorisation of £180m-worth of public assistance to the Post Office network to help it continue to provide "public service tasks". Commission vice-president in charge of competition...
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NewsRetailer pulls plug on Internet Eyes
CCTV surveillance scheme Internet Eyes has suffered a setback after a store owner decided to remove the system from his shops after complaints from his customers. Jinx Hundal had installed Internet Eyes in three of his Budgens stores in...
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Government focuses on minimum wage
The government has pledged to give clarity on future National Minimum Wage levels and introduce measures to support town centres. In the Retail Growth Strategy, published alongside the Budget, plans were unveiled to invite the Low Pay...
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Planning reforms a threat to high streets
The government's plans to introduce a "new presumption in favour of sustainable development" could have the effect of undermining the sustainability of local high streets, retailers have warned. The Chancellor announced in the Budget that...
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NewsStab victim slams lenient sentence
A retailer has lashed out at the soft sentence handed down to a raider who attacked him. Abdullah Ali of Ali's Convenience Store in Newport, Gwent, had ammonia sprayed in his face and was stabbed in the leg with a screwdriver when he...
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Scots retailers must sign to sell tobacco
Scottish tobacco retailers must now sign up to a new register or face jail time and fines of up to £20,000. The new Register of Tobacco Retailers was launched on April 1 under the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010,...
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Store puts spotlight on small producers
Shoppers at Maloney's Budgens of Ascot were treated to an impressive three-course 'Seasonal Lunch' when owners Vince and Dennis Maloney held the first in a series of quarterly events to celebrate the store's wide range of groceries from small...