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ACS launches 2011 Achievement Award
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on the retail industry's emerging entrepreneurs to compete for the 2011 Achievement Award, and the opportunity to be mentored by two of the sector's leaders. This year the winners,...
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NewsRetailers act fast in flower supply crisis
Retailers across the UK leapt into action to secure flower supplies after major flower distributor Flowerfête apparently ceased trading in the midst of the crucial spring gifting season. None of the retailers Convenience Store spoke to...
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Beat crime with Co-op’s free training
The Co-operative Group is to offer its crime awareness training computer programme to independent retailers for free. Currently in the final stages of development, the downloadable software will feature questionnaires on how staff could...
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Blakemore on brink of Capper purchase
AF Blakemore is on the verge of taking over fellow Spar wholesaler Capper & Co, Convenience Store understands. Capper released a statement last week saying it had been "talking to another company for some time about a possible merger...
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NewsRetail industry sets out Budget hopes
Wholesalers and manufacturers are urging the government to protect the legitimate supply chain by refraining from making any more inflation-busting duty increases in its March 23 Budget.
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NewsRetailers give thumbs up to National Convenience Show
Retailers from across the country returned to their stores with brimming brains and bulging goodie bags after visiting the successful National Convenience Show (NCS) at the Birmingham NEC this week.
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NewsSpiralling fuel costs drive down profits
As petrol prices threaten to punch through the £1.30 a litre mark, retailers particularly those in hard to reach areas and with forecourt sites are reporting a squeeze on margins and falling sales. Independent retailer Jonathan James,...
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NewsC-stores must seize online opportunity
Shoppers will be making fewer visits to big supermarkets and doing more grocery shopping online in the future, according to a major new study from HIM Research & Consulting.
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NewsDVDs: Play or eject
With hordes of consumers turning to the internet to download their movies, is it time to remove DVDs from your shop, or can you record big sales? Aidan Fortune investigates
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Petrol prices spark fears of staff shortage
Suffolk forecourt retailer Chris Woodruff is being forced to invest thousands of pounds in a fuel loyalty scheme for his staff, after rising pump prices made it too expensive for some members of his team to drive to work. As of next week,...
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NewsStores to fly the flag for Royal Wedding
Convenience store retailers across the UK are playing to their community strengths and applying the final gloss to plans for celebrations when Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot on April 29. The Spar store in Kate Middleton's...
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NewsOn the wrong path
The government has proposed a new approach to tackling crime, but some have major doubts that it will solve the fundamental problems
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PayPoint beats Post Office to win benefits contract
Subpostmasters have expressed “bitter disappointment” over the government’s decision to move the benefit cheques contract away from the Post Office.
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Citizencard launches most secure ID yet
Retailers are advised to keep an eye out for the new look CitizenCard, which boasts its most advanced security features to date, making it much harder to counterfeit.
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Camelot's commercial service bid denied
Camelot’s bid to provide commercial services has been refused by the National Lottery Commission (NLC).
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Holes found in plastic bag argument
Previously unpublished government research has revealed that plastic bags may not be the environmental scourge they were originally thought to be
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Budgens unveils new shopper website
Budgens has revamped its consumer website, offering shoppers a range of new
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Most shoppers expect higher food inflation
Most shoppers are expecting food prices to rise and many are seeking lowest-priced own labels to deal with this, according to IGD’s latest research.
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NewsLondon c-stores back Change4Life
Eight c-stores in London have revamped their fruit & veg offer in line with the government's Change4Life branding, and backed it up by building stronger links with local primary schools. The stores, four from the Sunstar Group and...
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ACS calls for a Budget for local retailers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has made a series of recommendations to Chancellor George Osborne to deliver a retail-friendly Budget in March. The recommendations include freeing-up decision-making within banks to ensure loan...