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Tesco holds fire on Holmfirth store
Tesco has withrawn its application to build a 5,500sq m store in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, home of the long-running BBC series Last of the Summer Wine. The supermarket chain had applied to build the store on a site two miles outside of the...
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Government ignores its own statistics, says retailer
Campaigning retailer Steve Denham says the Department of Health (DH) is using outdated data to justify targeting retailers as the source of tobacco products to children.
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Tories target stores with licensing laws
A Conservative government would 'tear up' the existing licensing laws and close off-licences which repeatedly sell alcohol to children, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling said last week. Addressing the party's conference in Manchester,...
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Brown’s wage rise pledge will cost jobs
The Prime Minister's pledge to increase the National Minimum Wage in each of the next five years will inevitably lead to job losses, say c-store retailers.
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Scottish consumers support retailers
The campaign against a Scottish tobacco display ban has gathered further pace after more than 10,000 Scottish shoppers signed a petition slamming the proposals.
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C-stores even more popular
Convenience stores and CTNs are being visited more often by shoppers, according to a new study
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Tobacco retailers face up to undercover operations
The details of the tobacco display restrictions have been released. Fortunately for local stores, they are still up for negotiation.
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Landmark’s Hot House milestone
Landmark Wholesale's Hot House retail development scheme has reached the milestone of its 2,000th store conversion.
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Irish call for fair minimum wage
The Irish trade body for convenience stores has claimed that unfair minimum wages will lead to a 'retail wasteland'.
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Small stores pay for tobacco display ban
The ban on the display of tobacco products will be the "most disruptive and costly" in the world, say retailers' representatives, with smaller independent stores carrying the heaviest burden.
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Retail boost for Booker
Booker Wholesale has recorded a 5.5% increase in like-for-like retail sales for the 24 weeks to 11 September 2009.
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Challenge rate rises, says retailers
Independent retailers are calling on their industry fellows to appeal against new business rates valuations introduced this month
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NewsMPs display lack of support for retailers
The tobacco display ban will go ahead despite lively late debate in the Commons and intense lobbying from retailers
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Thrifty shoppers look to the future
Shoppers will continue to watch their spending once the recession is over, says a new survey from IGD.
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Spar goes large in Wales and South West
Spar’s international format for larger stores, Eurospar, has been introduced to Wales and the South West of England.
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It's D-day for C-Stores
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on MPs to vote against the proposed tobacco display ban in the Commons today, as ministers have failed to provide full details of the ban in advance of the vote.
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Midcounties Co-op shows growth
Midcounties Co-operative has recorded a 20% increase in trading profit to £12m for the first half of 2009.
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Irish display ban hits small stores hardest
Ireland’s smallest retailers are the biggest losers as a result of the recent tobacco display ban, findings from the ACS (Association of Convenience Stores) show.
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Butters and spreads go head to head
As butters and spreads fight to stand out in a crowded convenience market, provenance is going to be a strong asset.
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Renewed competition test will cap supermarket growth
Convenience retailers are urging the government to adopt the Competition Commission (CC)’s revised recommendation which would limit the power of supermarkets to open new stores in areas where they are already dominant.