All News articles – Page 384
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Smart facts: Classic brands dominate the soup sector
If you are not stocking the traditional favourites in ambient soup, you're missing out
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Today’s Group builds for a strong tomorrow
Today's Group managing director Bill Laird has outlined a positive vision of the future of the group and the wholesale industry despite the challenging times. Speaking to Convenience Store shortly after the group's Suppliers and Members...
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NewsFriendly Faces: Customer service at David Sands
The team at David Sands knows that the best possible customer service and a strong local sourcing policy are the group’s most important assets.
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Guilty verdict given to Gurmail killers
Two men have been found guilty of the murder of retailer Gurmail Singh, who died defending his c-store earlier this year. Muawaz Khalid and Nabeel Shafi attacked Gurmail at his Cowcliffe store in Huddersfield during a robbery in...
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Tesco wins Sheringham store war
A bitter 14-year battle by small shopkeepers to keep Tesco out of the Norfolk town of Sheringham has been lost by a hair's breadth. To the bitter disappointment of residents and local businesses who opposed the application, North Norfolk...
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NewsRetailers consider impact of spending review
Chancellor George Osborne's barrage of spending cuts has sparked varied reactions among the retail community and its partners.
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Read all about it: Challenges in the newspapers and magazines category
Five of our C-Store Champions talk us through the challenges they face within the newspapers and magazines category. Sarah Britton reports
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NewsAcademy awards for best support
The Retail Academy is bringing the yellow t-shirt back to local stores to support its skills training programme for independents. Store owners ordering training CDs from the academy's website can claim a free t-shirt emblazoned with the...
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Nisa admits targeting Costcutter members
Nisa actively stepped up its targeting of Costcutter members in the wake of RedOrange’s change of groups in June, Nisa-Today’s chief executive Neil Turton has admitted. Speaking exclusively to C-Store, Turton also revealed that this…
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Group hits the small screen with new ads
Fresh, local and independent will be the core messages of Nisa's first ever TV campaign set to launch at the end of December.The upmarket five-week campaign is expected to help Nisa achieve a sixth consecutive year of 20% growth, group...
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NewsSmokers still in the dark on age limits
Government, local councils and Trading Standards must go further to support retailers in the fight against underaged tobacco sales, according to the Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA) after a survey revealed that more than a third of adult...
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Agreement aims to stub out illicit trade
Imperial Tobacco has joined its fellow manufacturers JTI, BAT and PMI in signing a co-operation agreement with the European Commission and the European Union (EU) to combat the illicit trade in tobacco. As part of the new 20-year...
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Green ambition: Time to go green with bills set to soar
With bills set to soar, going green will be critical if you don’t want to find yourself in the red. It’s time to consider chiller doors and LED lights
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Imperial loses display ban legal challenge
An attempt by Imperial Tobacco to challenge Scottish Parliament plans to ban the display of tobacco in shops has failed. Judge Lord Bracadale ruled that none of a series of challenges mounted by Imperial on the legislative competence of...
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Batleys in partnership with Diageo: An easier way to buy
Diageo has been working with Batleys to make the spirits departments at each of the company’s cash and carry depots easier for retailers to shop
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Paperwork cull lets bobbies reclaim beats
Police officers will spend more time patrolling Britain's streets from next year, after Home Secretary Teresa May pledged to cut the number of hours that they spent on desk work. The move would help them to build much closer ties with...
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Store uses bluetooth to talk to shoppers
A Nisa Local store in Leicester has become the first store in the group to adopt Bluetooth technology to help boost sales. Due to go live next week, the system will allow owners Neil Thakkar and Viresh Popat to make contact with all...
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NewsA Broadway hit: Broadway Premier Store, Edinburgh
Dennis and Linda Williams’ Broadway Premier certainly has star quality, as Gaelle Walker finds out on a tour of the store
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Name and shame for wage cheats
Employers paying less than the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will be named and shamed under a new government scheme. The sanction was announced in the same month that the NMW rose to £5.93 an hour for workers aged 21 and over.
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New passport makes ID checks easier
A redesigned UK passport which will make verifying personal details far easier is now being issued to citizens. The new 10 year passport also has strengthened security features to make it much harder to counterfeit or doctor.