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AF Blakemore completes its Capper takeover
AF Blakemore has completed its takeover of fellow Spar wholesaler Capper & Co (C-Store, March 4). The acquisition creates an organisation with a combined turnover of £1.1bn, serving 1,096 Spar stores including 331 company-owned outlets in the...
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NFRN “outraged” at exclusion from display ban working group
Independent newsagents have described the government’s decision to exclude them from the tobacco display ban working group as a “cold day for democracy”.
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NewsCouncil’s parking plan causes outcry
Retailers across Surrey are banding together to protest against county-wide parking proposals as the council seeks to replenish its coffers. Surrey County Council stands to make more than £2.5m by implementing fees in 3,500 on-street...
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NewsChancellor targets cheaper tobacco
The government has threatened to reverse the recent growth in the lower-priced tobacco sector by changing the way in which it levies duty, narrowing the price differential between premium and economy cigarette brands, and between cigarettes and hand-rolled tobacco...
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AF Blakemore completes Capper takeover
AF Blakemore has completed its takeover of fellow Spar wholesaler Capper & Co
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NewsBudget 2011: Osborne announces fuel duty cut
The Chancellor has announced a surprise reduction in fuel duty in today’s Budget, easing the burden of high petrol prices for retailers across the country.
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People's Supermarket loses business rates appeal
The London-based People’s Supermarket will appeal against Camden Council’s decision to not grant it discretionary business rates relief, a fact which saw it landed with a massive £78,000 bill for unpaid fees last week...
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Euro green light for Post Office funding
Subpostmasters have welcomed the European Commission’s authorisation of £180m public assistance to the Post Office network to help it continue to provide “public service tasks”.
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Scottish grocers publish election manifesto
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) has called for tougher action against retail crime and a rethink of the tobacco display ban in its 2011 local shops manifesto, published ahead of May’s Scottish Parliamentary elections.
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NewsSpar UK announces Marwood successor
Jerry Marwood is to be succeeded as Spar managing director by Debbie Robinson, former director of food marketing at the Co-operative Group. In her role at the Co-op Group, Robinson developed award-winning layout, merchandising and design...
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Welsh Assembly sets out bag charge law
The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) has issued guidance for retailers on charges for plastic bags due to come into force later this year. From October 1 retailers will be obliged to charge 5p per single-use carrier bag. The money...
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NewsCounty Choice unveils entry level baking concept
Country Choice has unveiled an entry-level baking concept that will allow retailers to gain a foothold in the food-to-go market. The compact four-tray oven and cooling stand takes up less than a metre of space and Country Choice says they can...
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Display ban set for delayed rollout
Retailers have longer to comply with ban, but plain packaging is still an option
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Scottish stores call for equality on ban
The Scottish government has been urged to go one step further to ensure retailers north of the border are not placed at an unfair disadvantage compared with their English counterparts when a tobacco display ban is imposed...
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Government behind restorative justice idea
Government plans to prioritise restorative justice over custodial sentences for shoplifters have been met with criticism. Responding in Ministers' questions to a query on shop theft, prisons minister Crispin Blunt said that he wanted...
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Concerns raised over PayPoint benefits deal
Retailers have expressed concern over the government's decision to move the benefits payments contract from the Post Office to PayPoint...
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NewsCampaigns: Keep tobacco over the counter - Out of the dark
Thanks to committed campaigning on behalf of the small store trade, the restrictions on tobacco are less onerous than they could have been
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Jail for trader caught selling illicit tobacco
An unscrupulous convenience retailer who netted hundreds of thousands of pounds by using his store as a front behind which to sell counterfeit and smuggled tobacco products has been jailed for eight months. Ashok Kumar Thapar and his...
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CCTV code of practice on MPs’ radar
The government has opened a consultation on proposals for a code of practice on CCTV and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems. In its Protection of Freedoms Bill, ministers hope to introduce guidelines for the placement of...
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NewsSupermarkets’ job claims are exposed
Supermarkets' job creation claims have been undermined by new analysis which shows Tesco and Sainsbury's cut their total employee numbers in 2010 despite massive store development programmes. Analysis of the multiples' annual reports...