All News articles – Page 385
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Community split over shop plans
Locals from a small Dorset village are bitterly divided over plans to build a new community shop. A steering group led by Dorset County Councillor Michael Bevan wants to extend Trent's village hall to create a 775 sq ft volunteer-run...
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Co-ops post strong half year results
The Midcounties Co-operative has posted a 34% increase in trading profit for the first half of the year. The group's food sales for the six-month period rose 6.4% as shoppers supported responsible retailers, chief executive Ben Reid...
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NewsIndependents ready to fight supermarket surge
Small stores have what it takes to fend off the competition – and win
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Stores warned to get set for snow
Store owners should start preparing now for another winter of wild weather after experts warned of a repeat of last winter's icy conditions. Meteorological group Positive Weather Solutions predicted another "harsh, snow-filled winter" in...
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Illicit tobacco trade harms newsagent
The life of a Lancashire store manager is being made a misery by repeated raids on her store and its tobacco gantry. The Martins branch in Fulwood, Preston, has been targeted four times in the past six weeks by the gang who are thought to...
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NewsRetailers urged to show some heart
C-store owners will have a chance to get up close and personal with MPs and other politicians at this year's Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) Heart of the Community Seminar. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government...
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Cabinet minister to answer questions from the retail trade
C-store owners will have a chance to get up close and personal with MPs and other politicians at this year's Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) Heart of the Community Seminar
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New Nisa/Costcutter deal is on the table
Nisa-Today's chief executive Neil Turton has urged Costcutter to sign an extension to the company's partnership contract, but insisted that the distributor can comfortably survive were Costcutter to leave the organisation when the current deal ends in 2014
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Retailers splash out on store refurbishment
After two years of cutbacks, shop fitting is finally on the up as confidence returns and retailers invest in their stores
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Co-op gets back on the acquisition trail
The Co-operative Group has revealed plans to open a further 300 food stores from early next year once the integration of Somerfield is complete.
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Keeping Tobacco over the counter: Adding fuel to the fire
As the government considers the details of the tobacco display ban, more evidence shows that bans harm small stores and add to the illicit trade
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To the point: Alan Toft
Alan says a new report by a respected think tank ignores the community value of local shops
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Legislation: Alcohol
Booze is big news. With recent official data showing an increase in hospital admissions for alcohol-related harm, and further evidence of a North-South divide, it’s a category where regulation looks set to become dizzyingly tough
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Costcutter ramps up its consumer appeal
Costcutter's TV advertising campaign will be on air for more than half of next year, with 10 three-week bursts of activity scheduled for 2011.
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Scottish Legislation: Under Attack
Stores in Scotland face a tougher set of legal restrictions than their colleagues south of the border
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Legislation: Consumer protection
The customer, they always say, is king, and that’s why the coming few months and years are likely to see a battalion of new laws and legislations to protect his right royal highness
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Legislation: Convenience law
From banning tobacco displays to binning batteries, bumping up business rates or even banishing sweets to the top shelf, it's easy to understand why even the most diligent of retailers could feel bogged down by the laws, wacky proposals and...
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Deflating interest hits local currency
They were supposed to unite communities and support local businesses, but local currency schemes are losing favour with busy retailers and shoppers, it has emerged.
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Go to Tesco, Daily Mail tells readers
The Daily Mail is under fire for excluding independent retailers from its free DVD offers.