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Newsagents’ anger at Star's "knife in the back"
News retailers are threatening to delist the Daily Star after publisher Northern and Shell’s decision to cut its price to 25p, reducing retailer’s profit to 6.05p per copy.
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Sales assistant of the year is Annette gain
Outstanding: that was the word used by Convenience Store's Sales Assistant of the Year 2009 as she stood on stage at London's Dorchester Hotel and received her £1,000 cheque from guest host Anthea Turner.
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Booker's bigger chiller
Wholesaler Booker has invested over £500,000 in extending the chilled warehouse at its Hatfield distribution centre. At 4,000sq m, the new facility doubles the centre's chilled capacity.
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Christmas in the cash & carry
Wholesale depots are gearing up for brisk business in teh last few weeks of the year.
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2,000 hours to see off Tesco
A convenience store retailer who has spent more than 2,000 hours and thousands of pounds battling a Tesco development in Ottery St Mary, Devon, is about to find out if all his hard work has paid off.
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Cigarette vending veto gets go-ahead
Smokers will not be able to purchase tobacco from vending machines beyond October 1, 2011 after the House of Lords approved MPs' amendments to the Health Bill earlier this month.
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ID scheme stutters into life in Manchester
Retailers in Manchester are to get a lesson in how to recognise the new government ID cards which are set to hit the streets from November 30.
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Campaigners gather evidence to overturn display ban
Retail lobby groups are collecting evidence from overseas in a bid to persuade the next government to overturn the ban on display of tobacco products.
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‘Accidental’ bosses harm staff morale
Independent retailers need to focus just as much training on themselves as they do on their staff, a new study by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has advised.
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Venus buys Wine Rack brand from administrators
Tottenham-based drinks wholesaler Venus has purchased the Wine Rack brand from the administrators of the First Quench group
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Looking after the pennies
Today's consumers may be more cost-conscious than before, but introducing small price increases isn't out of the question and can result in a tidy profit. Sarah Britton reports
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Blues for Tesco and Everton after stadium plan rejected
A £400m football stadium and retail park development in Liverpool has been refused permission on the grounds that it would have had harmful effects on the “vitality and viability” of the local community
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Chevis joins Rural Shops Alliance board
The Rural Shops Alliance (RSA) has elected CitizenCard chief executive Andrew Chevis as a director
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NI decision sparks fury among trade
News International (NI)'s decision to reduce retailers' cash margin on The Sun by 1.16p per copy has been met with "revulsion and contempt" by newsagents, who say the move will take about £10m a year out of retailers' tills. NI announced...
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Retailers baffled by business rate claims
A government announcement that the majority of businesses will see their rates fall has angered retailers who have seen their valuations soar.
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Shops told to plan for new barcodes
Retailers are being advised to check their scanning equipment for compatibility with a new form of barcode scheduled for introduction in 2014. The GS1 DataBar is half the size of the current barcode found on products and therefore can be...
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Campaign update: Fight the power - A new Energy Bill
Last week's Queen's Speech offered a further glimmer of hope for small stores suffering at the hands of the energy bullies. A proposed Energy Bill, while aimed primarily at domestic accounts, could help smaller businesses by providing new...
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Licensees escape blanket restrictions
A clause allowing local authorities to impose blanket restrictions on groups of licensed premises has been dropped from the Policing and Crime Bill, which is currently going through parliament.
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Government blasted for PO closure policy
The government has been accused of displaying a "real lack of concern" over post office closures.