All News articles – Page 419
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Smiths swoops as Dawson goes under
Troubled newstrade wholesaler Dawson News has lost its battle for survival following the loss of several major distribution contracts with newspaper and magazine publishers and has gone into administration. Remaining wholesalers Smiths...
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North East stubs out illicit tobacco trade
The UK's first multi-agency scheme to clamp down on the illicit tobacco trade has been set up in the North of England.
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Walk & Shop event pushes local gains
Cutting transport costs, reducing food waste and getting daily exercise are among the benefits of walking to the local shop which will be celebrated on September 16, National Walk & Shop Day (NWSD). The Federation of Wholesale...
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Tesco in fake letter storm
Retailers and residents in Leeds are angry after a letter in support of plans to build a Tesco store was found to be a fake.The discovery has sent the planning process into chaos with hundreds of other documents having to be checked to...
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Stores’ precautions are fighting swine flu
Retailers have yet to feel the full effects of the swine flu pandemic sweeping the country, according to a survey of Convenience Store readers.Despite estimates that 15% of the UK workforce would be struck down in the first wave of the...
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Opinion: Swine Flu
We've been quite lucky so far it hasn't affected us. I've put some notices up in the staff areas reminding them to wash their hands, something they should be doing anyway."
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Proxy purchasing: a growing problem
Outside of a hard core of teenage rebels, schoolchildren are generally less likely to smoke or drink than 10 years ago. But those who do say they are getting their supplies from new sources.
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Holy smoke
A man received the shock of his life after a shopworker in the US accidentally charged him more than a quadrillion pounds for cigarettes. Josh Muszynski, from New Hampshire, realised the mistake when he checked his balance and found that...
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Best of the best
Busharap Ghani's Best-One store in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is in probably the best location that a convenience store could be.
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Proxy purchasing on the increase
The proxy purchasing of alcohol and cigarettes is on the rise as schoolchildren are finding it more difficult to purchase age-restricted goods from stores, according to a new study.
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Walk & Shop stresses the local advantage
Cutting transport costs, reducing food waste and getting daily exercise are among the benefits of walking to the local shop which will be celebrated on September 16, National Walk & Shop Day.
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Display ban will fuel black market, say retailers
Three in four British retailers fear that a ban on tobacco displays will shift trade from their stores to the black market, a survey by the Tobacco Retailers Alliance (TRA) has found.
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Pressure on banks for fairer deals
Britain’s banks have been urged to lend more money to small businesses to help them see out the recession.
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Supply deal behind Bibby’s Nisa bid
The Nisa Today’s board has turned down an approach by Bibby Line Group to acquire the wholesale and retail group.
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CC requests grocery ombudsman
The Competition Commission (CC) has called upon government to establish a grocery ombudsman.
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Steve challenges trade to shape up on underage sales
Retailer Steve Denham is ramping up his crusade to stamp out cigarette sales to under-18s with a series of challenges to the industry.
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Reassurance on returns as Dawson's departs
Administrators for Dawsons News, the newstrade wholesaler which ceased trading last week, have reassured retailers that their returns and vouchers will be honoured
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Outside influence
Help with the management of newspapers and magazines has come from an unexpected source - a wholesaler that doesn't distribute them.
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MPs concerned over need test removal
An influential group of MPs have called for the need test to remain as part of the retail planning process.
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Scottish stores face training gap despite licence concession
Retailers in Scotland are still facing disruption due to the new alcohol licence regime despite a concession over personal licences by the Scottish Government