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NewsCamelot ready to push the button on extra services
Camelot says it could deliver its bill payment and phone top-up service to independent retailers "within weeks" if the National Lottery Commission (NLC) gives it the go-ahead later this month. The NLC is expected to announce its final...
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NewsPremier launches £1m give-away
Premier has launched its biggest ever promotion with a £1m give-away.
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Bestway celebrates 35th birthday with "biggest" promotion
Bestway is launching its biggest ever promotion to celebrate 35 years in the business.
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PGMA switches supply route to Costcutter
Scottish buying group PGMA is to end its 14-year relationship with Nisa-Today’s on March 31.
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Banks urged to lend locally
Banks are being urged to restore local lending powers to help small businesses survive.
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C-stores welcome employment tribunal changes
Local retailers have welcomed government plans to change the rules on employment tribunals and relax regulations.
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Wholesalers announce positive results
Two major wholesalers have reported positive growth in spite of treacherous weather and a flagging economy.
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Minister questioned over supermarket levy
Scottish retailers have called on Finance Secretary John Swinney for answers on the large retailer levy when he appears before the Local Government and Communities Committee today (Wednesday).
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ACS steps up campaign for local high streets
The Association of Convenience Stores' (ACS) campaign to secure the future of the British high street has gained momentum.
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NewsScotland delays tobacco display ban
Retailers in Scotland are breathing a small sigh of relief after the government announced that it was to delay the implementation of a tobacco display ban.
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NewsSmall firms hampered by fuel duty rises
Small businesses will have to lay off staff, freeze wages and reduce investment in new products and services if fuel duty prices continue to rise, according to a Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) poll.
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Licence suspended after public tip-offs
A store in Chesterfield has had its alcohol licence suspended following a council surveillance operation prompted by complaints from the public. Derbyshire County Council has imposed a one-month licence suspension and four new conditions...
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Retailers back Camelot’s commercial services plans
Camelot has welcomed research suggesting two-thirds of retailers would favour its plans to enter the market for bill payment, mobile phone top-ups and other commercial services.
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Industry leader bows out after 45 years
Elwyn Davies, retail development director at AF Blakemore & Son, has retired after 45 years working in the grocery industry. Davies started his retail career with his uncle RJ Davies in Aberdovey, mid-Wales, before joining Sainsbury's...
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Web tool helps net new customers
More than 300 independent retailers have signed up for a new online marketing tool designed to drive trade into local stores and town centres. The All The Little Shops (ATLS) web tool provides its independent retailer members with a...
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Poor record keepers will face steep fines
Small businesses are being warned to get their books in order, ahead of an HMRC crackdown on financial record keeping and tax payments in the spring. Despite promising a 'light touch' to mistakes made in the process of implementing the...
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Retailers up their spend on security
Retailers spent more than £210m last year in an effort to cut crime, according to the British Retail Consortium's (BRC) Retail Crime Survey 2010. The spend was up 10% on last year and, said the report, resulted in the overall number of...
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NewsNew products on view at NCS 2011
Dozens of brands will be using the National Convenience Show (NCS) to launch products on to the UK convenience market in a few weeks' time. The current NCS line-up includes leading wholesalers Booker and Costcutter, alongside drinks...
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Hot beverages: Ones to watch
A chip off the old block In September Cadbury revamped its Cadbury Drinking Chocolate, Cadbury Instant Chocolate and low-calorie Cadbury Highlights with a modern pack redesign. As part...
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Newsagents hit out at rising carriage charges
Newsagents have raised concerns over the increasing costs of carriage charges imposed on them by wholesalers who are benefiting from new business from regional publishers.Over the past few months publishers such as Trinity Mirror,...