All News articles – Page 409
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Business rates relief scheme unveiled
Store owners facing massive business rates hikes in 2010 will get some reprieve as the government announced a transitional relief scheme.
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More Threshers stores to go by Christmas
A further 381 stores owned by First Quench, the off-licence group which operated under the Threshers, Wine Rack, Haddows, Victoria Wine and Bottoms Up fascias, will close in December. This takes the number of stores closed since the chain...
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Mail joins the fray on Sun rate cut
Mail Newspapers has weighed into retailers' fight with News International (NI) after the latter cut newsagents' cash return on The Sun by 1.16p per copy. NI says the move restores retailers' margin to its standard 23.2%, but in a letter...
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Deal or no deal - how retailers manage their suppliers
We asked our C-Store Champions what makes their relationships with suppliers work.
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Mults’ motives for deals questioned
Convenience store retailers have rubbished the supermarkets' claims that their latest multibuy promotions are designed to reduce food waste.
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Man on a mission: Mannys, Long Ditton, Surrey
To outsiders he is known as Manoj Patel. But to the residents of Long Ditton in Surrey, he is known simply as Manny the man bringing life and laughter back to a small village which had been in danger of losing its spark. Everyone loves...
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Tesco to take Express route for expansion
Tesco has suggested it is preparing a new assault on the convenience sector which would see it double its existing portfolio of small format Express stores.
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Smart facts
Impulse products lead the way as SalesOut reveals the year's best new products. With 2009 drawing to a close, SalesOut has looked at the data from 5,000 independent stores, including 3,000 symbols, to discover the...
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Scots set the standard with proxy purchase ban
Scotland is to become the first British country to ban the proxy purchase of tobacco products, a move which many hope will put pressure on Westminster to follow suit.
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Price not the key factor for most shoppers
Four out of five shoppers do not consider price as the most important factor when shopping in a c-store, according to a new study from HIM.
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Bulletin: Mults eye non-food boom... UK still a fast food nation... Durex maker on the up
Supermarkets expect non-food to grow 40%; Brits love chips shock; SSL impresses overseas
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New barcode requires scanner check
Retailers are being advised to check their epos systems for compatibility with a new barcode format that comes into effect from 2014
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Concession on VAT change offers little help
The government is to give retailers a few extra days to comply with the forthcoming rise in VAT, but the January 1 deadline remains.
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Groups 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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Mail joins the fray on Sun rate cut
Mail Newspapers has weighed into retailers’ fight with News International (NI) after the latter cut newsagents’ cash return on The Sun by 1.16p per copy.
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Towering sucess
Spar retailer Paul Stone's latest store is the epitome of modern convenience retailing with its carefully staged lighting, wide aisles and metre upon metre of chiller space.
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Child's play; coping with kids in the aisles
Kids. They might be shy of 3ft tall, but these tiny people can have a seriously big impact on your business.
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A warning bell sounds for store alarm systems
Is your alarm working properly? More importantly, does it meet your insurer's stipulations?
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A ray of light for smaller stores
The many small stores who find themselves outgunned in the ongoing battle against the giants of gas and electricity supply can take some comfort from new licensing conditions set by the industry's regulator.
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Local stores take their message to MPs
There is no better time for local retailers to press for reform than in the months leading up to a general election, said speakers at last week's Heart of the Community Seminar, organised by the Association of Convenience...