All News articles – Page 389
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Store owner Kamal goes back to skills school
Kamal Thakar, owner of Stop Shop News in Edgware, Middlesex, is off to college next week as one of 10 independent retailers from a variety of sectors to have won a scholarship to attend the week-long Oxford Summer School organised by Skillsmart.
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MPs urged to rethink carrier bag charge in Wales
The plan by the Welsh Assembly Government to introduce a charge for single-use carrier bags continues to cause concern as the deadline for implementation approaches.
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Your ‘last chance’ to stop display ban
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is campaigning to get as many retailers as possible lobbying the government to overturn the tobacco display ban. Postcards urging the government to scrap the ban have been sent to cash and...
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Over the counter: The Village Stores, Walthamstow - Original Thinkers
James Brundle and his three business partners are determined to make a name for their store by sourcing a range of unusual and exciting products. Sarah Britton report
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Watchdog is a step in the right direction
The creation of the Grocery Code Adjudicator (GCA) is an overdue step towards a fairer and more competitive market, say small store representatives.
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Nisa offers an incentive to go green
Nisa-Today's is offering a 75% reduction in annual fees to members of its Nisa symbol group who agree to cut out paper, printing and postage costs and carry out all their business communications with the wholesaler electronically.
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The pub might be going, but the hub lives on
Spar store owner Bill Bains has become the latest retailer to breath life back into a community by opening a convenience store on a derelict pub site. Bill turned the former pub in Bestwood Park, Nottingham, into a 3,000sq ft store...
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Relief for retailer not liable for raid losses
A subpostmaster who was asked to pay almost £9,000 after an armed robbery on his premises has been told he is not liable for the loss after all.
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Small businesses could lose local ally
The government office which protects small businesses from excessive local regulation is under threat as part of the coalition’s cost-cutting strategy – a move which could hinder its aim to reduce the burden of regulation.
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Charter is no help to newsagents
Newspaper and magazine retailers believe a proposed industry charter will not prevent wholesalers and publishers imposing unwanted allocations and high carriage charges.
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Nisa gives its members an incentive to go green
Nisa-Today’s is offering a 75% reduction in annual fees to members of its Nisa symbol group who agree to cut out paper, printing and postage costs and carry out all their business communications with the wholesaler electronically.
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Banks will be forced to open their pockets
Business secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans to encourage banks to increase their lending to small firms, allowing them to invest in their businesses
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Council blamed for local store closure
The owner of a two-year-old Costcutter store in Larne, Country Antrim, who says he has been forced out of business by a new Asda superstore, has blamed the local council for allowing the out-of-town development
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Government vetoes Post Office sell-off
The Post Office network will not be privatised, according to Postal Affairs Minister Ed Davey
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Tough approach to age-checks pays off
Convenience store staff are getting better at challenging customers to produce proof of age when attempting to buy alcohol and cigarettes, an independent test purchasing company has found
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Spar retailers welcome AW chilled deal
Spar retailers in the South West have the opportunity to grow their chilled and frozen offer thanks to a new five-year deal signed between local Spar wholesaler Appleby Westward and Gregory Distribution
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Camelot renews bid for top-up service
Camelot is hoping to make the National Lottery Commission (NLC) change its mind about allowing bill payments and phone top-ups through National Lottery terminals
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Cutting the cost of chilling
This summer’s soaring temperatures have boosted sales of chilled drinks – but if your equipment isn’t right, your profits may well end up being lower than you think