All News articles – Page 392
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Sunday trading restrictions to remain unchanged
The government has confirmed that it will not make any changes to current Sunday trading restrictions, despite pressure from some HIgh Street chains to relax the rules on Boxing Day this year.
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Newsagents suffer as margins shrink
Newspaper and magazine wholesaler Smiths News has been accused of “profiteering” after it raised its Carriage Service Charges (CSCs) to newsagents by 4.78%, an average increase to retailers of £1.42 a week.
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Indies unite to tackle the sector’s big issues
More than 50 independent convenience retailers gathered in Luton, Bedfordshire, last week to discuss how to work better in partnership with the police, local authorities, trading standards and each other.
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Portas makeover works wonders for Cleall’s
Community retailers Juliet and Chris Porter have been inundated with support following their appearance earlier this month on BBC TV's Mary Queen of Shops.
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Waitrose reveals its convenience model
Waitrose is the latest of the big supermarkets to enter the convenience market with the opening of the first example of its new store format.
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A shoulder to cry on from Caravan
Store owners and staff who have suffered traumatic events at work will be able to get free advice from a new 24-hour helpline launching on July 1.
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Three events in one show for 2011
The convenience sector's three unmissable events will take place side by side at the NEC in Birmingham next year giving retailers, wholesalers and suppliers the chance to attend all three with minimum disruption and cost to their business.
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Funding aid for Scottish post offices
Scottish subpostmasters will be offered grants of up to £25,000 to help diversify their business.
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Rebates behind the RedOrange switch
Retail group RedOrange signed its new supply deal with Costcutter because it could guarantee better rebates than by dealing with Nisa directly, Convenience Store has learned. RedOrange announced last week that it had agreed a new supply...
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Bestway expands in Scotland with cash & carry deal
The Bestway group has acquired Scottish cash and carry company Bellevue, which has branches in Edinburgh and Stirling.
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Campaign update: Fight the power
Earlier this year a poll of independent retailers put the unequal relationship between energy supply companies and their customers at the very top of the shops' list of issues that needed to be sorted out under a new government.
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The perfect combination of traditional and contemporary retailing
Store manager Gary Bilbrough pays homage to old traditions while keeping in touch with modern-day needs. Sarah Britton reports
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Cover price cut creates Star wars
Newsagents are furious at the Daily Star's new national price of 20p, reducing a retailer's return on each copy to less than 5p. The retailer's margin of 24.2% means that stores will take just 4.84p per copy, down from 8.47p when the...
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World Cup sales fail to meet expectations
Convenience retailers say trading during the World Cup so far has been as disappointing as the England team's performance.
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Scores on The Doors gets a new name
The government-funded food business hygiene rating scheme 'Scores on The Doors' is to be re-branded ahead of the national rollout this autumn.
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Mayor faces hearing for test purchase slip
A retailer in Buntingford in Hertfordshire who is also the town's mayor faces a review on his alcohol licence after failing an underage test purchase.
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LPC told to take note of small firms’ needs
The government has instructed the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to consider the competitiveness of small firms when compiling its National Minimum Wage (NMW) report for 2011.
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Mosquito device swatted for "inflicting acoustic pain" on teenagers
Retailers who use the Mosquito security system may be forced to remove it from their stores following a recommendation by the Council of Europe that national authorities ban the device
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Star wars: The newsagents strike back
Newsagents are furious at the Daily Star’s new national price of 20p, reducing a retailer’s return on each copy to less than 5p.