All News articles – Page 383
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Black market trade thrives in Ireland
Some 65% of convenience stores in the Republic of Ireland are aware of black market tobacco for sale in their localities, and 60% have been offered it to sell, new research commissioned by retailer lobby group Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) has...
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No grand entrance thanks to BT blunder
Spar retailer Paul Stone learned the true meaning of the term 'boxed in' after scheduling errors left a huge BT junction box blocking the entrance to his refurbished Manchester city centre store. The box, which is directly outside the...
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Shake-up to business rates causes concern
Proposals to give councils the power to set and retain local business rates have been met with anxiety by business groups. The government's White Paper on regional economic growth includes plans to allow councils to keep money collected...
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Businesses to get free health check
High street retailers can now receive a free guide to help them spot early signs of decline in their area and make improvements. The 'Healthy High Street' guide was launched earlier this month by Business Minister Mark Prisk.
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News traders dismiss industry’s Charter
News retailers have slammed as "meaningless" the new Press Distribution Charter (PDC), designed to serve as a promise of good service to traders. The PDC, which is supported by publishers and wholesalers, sets out the standards that...
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Retailers are the losers in ID checks
Policing underage sales is putting retailers in an impossible situation, says shopworkers' union USDAW. Speaking after the publication of its survey on retail abuse, which found that 82% of shopworkers have been subjected to abuse as a...
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Sparks fly over smart meter plan
The rollout of smart meters to all small businesses in 2020 will leave retailers at risk of being disconnected remotely by their energy supplier, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned. The meters are designed to help...
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‘Perfect storm’ threatens future of high streets
Conditions for a "perfect storm" capable of destroying UK high streets are being whipped up by a combination of aggressive supermarket expansion, poor planning law and low investment, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned.
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Pension plan will put retail jobs in jeopardy
Government plans to force small stores to provide their staff with a pension will fuel a move to more part-time working and stop the creation of full-time jobs in the retail trade, it is feared. From 2012 all businesses will have to...
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Post Office Bank scheme halted by government
The government has decided against the creation of a Post Office Bank scheme, blaming cost constraints
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PO cash in danger of being wasted
The government's £1.3bn investment in the Post Office network will fail to ensure its long-term future if lessons learned from the past two rounds of major funding are not acted on, it has been warned
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Shopworkers suffer a rise in verbal abuse
More shop staff were subjected to verbal abuse last year as the industry's workers took a tougher stance on underage sales, a report has found. Latest figures from the shopworkers' union USDAW revealed that 70% of staff had been verbally...
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Action needed for PO plan to work
Subpostmasters have warned that government plans to hand the running of the Post Office to local stores will be "a disaster" if the future of the network is not properly secured first. In the Postal Services Bill, Business Secretary Vince...
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World Cup kicks off row over alcohol ads
Tough new restrictions on advertising alcohol on TV, radio and in stores are being called for after a UK study claimed that millions of children as young as four were subjected to alcohol marketing during this summer's football World Cup.
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LBRO spared to work on age sales policy
News that the government office which shelters small businesses from excessive local regulation will not be axed as part of the government's spending review has been welcomed by retailers. The Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) was one...
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NewsUni-lateral thinking: Neil Thakkar and Viresh Popat have taken their Nisa Local store to another level
Retailers Neil Thakkar and Viresh Popat have taken their student store to another level by studying exactly what their shoppers want
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NewsBrothers win top Bestway retail award
Brothers Umair and Shoaib Sheikh Hussain of Metro Local in West Kensington, London, were named as Bestway's national retailers of the year at the wholesaler's Retailer Development Awards earlier this month. Shoaib emerged the winner of a...
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Campaign to stop tobacco display ban hits the target
Thousands of retailers have made the government aware of their opposition to the proposed tobacco display ban in UK shops by supporting the postcard campaign organised by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and C-Store. The...
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Taskforce to unite shops and banks
Retailers can hope for better working relationships with their banks after the Bank Task Force laid out 17 new actions designed to restore lost faith in lenders. Commitments laid out by the recently formed taskforce of high street banks...
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Londis is fresher than ever before
Sales of fresh produce through Londis stores have soared by almost 50% in the past year as quality, availability and lead times improved. Trading director Willie Hamilton said that more than 1,300 Londis stores were now stocking fresh...