All News articles – Page 420
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55,000 back local trade campaign
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has delivered a 55,000-strong petition to Downing Street to demand government action to protect local businesses.
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Change4Life stores reap the rewards
Positive results mean healthy eating scheme is extending to more stores. More than 100 convenience stores in the North East of England are now participating in the government's Change4Life healthy living campaign, and reaping the rewards of...
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Time for action
An independent retailer has a plan to change MPs' minds on a tobacco display ban - but we must act fast to show we're the good guys, he says
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Nisa invests in adding to store numbers
Nisa-Today's plans to plough more than £6m into the symbol group this financial year, including converting 240 stores to the new Nisa fascia and recruiting 150 new members by the end of March 2010.
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Scotland and NI may adopt bag charge
Scotland and Northern Ireland could join Wales in introducing a mandatory charge for single-use plastic bags.
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Anti-smoking group targets local shops
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) Scotland is calling on the public to write to their local shop if they are in favour of the removal of tobacco displays. The lobby group has launched a campaign urging the public to ask retailers to support…
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The big deal: The news distribution merry-go-round
It hardly seems that the dust has settled from our last change of news wholesaler, when we switched from T Cox & Son to Dawson News, that it's all change again.
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Delay to Health Bill gives stores a break
An unexpected delay in the passage of the Health Bill through parliament has given tobacco retailers a chance to show their MPs in person how the proposed display ban would affect them.
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Boost sales, not costs
Aidan Fortune visits a store where a simple shelf makeover has added to sales with no increase in costs
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Campaign update: The real villains exposed
Our campaign to see the law changed to stop adults buying cigarettes for children has highlighted what many retailers believe is the true route of supply to under-18s.
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Drinks trade unites for health campaign
A £100m advertising campaign to alert the public to the dangers of binge drinking launches in September with the support of drinks suppliers and retailers. Backed by the Department of Health, the Campaign for Smarter Drinking will feature the...
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Sea Change: Nisa Local, Scarborough
Daniel Wilson found setting up his third store on the coast was a world apart from his first ventures. Sarah Britton reports
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Stocklines: Pick and chews
Walkers Nonsuch is now offering its 12 varieties of twistwrap toffees in 2.5kg bulk bags for pick and mix. The sweets are wrapped in metallised wax paper film, which ensures that they keep their shape and freshness, while remaining eye-catching. The...
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MPs demand POs get more services
Government must do more to help local post offices, says a new report by the Business and Enterprise Select Committee. Post Offices - Securing Their Future, an investigation of the Post Office network and the role it plays in communities,...
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Stocklines: Rocket launch
Pocket Rocket is the latest energy 'shot' to hit the UK market. The goji berry- flavoured drink contains amino acids and vitamins and claims to offer 'long-lasting stimulation without the crash'. It is available in a 55ml bottle with 'steel look'...
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MPs rally in support of newsagents
Newsagents who fear they will be "at the mercy of monopolies" if government does not intervene in the news and magazine supply chain have gathered the support of MPs in their call for a fairer deal for small stores.
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Radiation scare traps shoppers
Staff and customers at a West Sussex Budgens store had to endure a nervous three-hour lock-in when the area around it was cordoned off after a radiation scare. A canister with radiation warning markings was found in the letter box of...
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Underage National Lottery sales hit record low
The number of children claiming to buy National Lottery tickets has fallen to the lowest level ever.
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Crunch Buster cleans up at £1
Colgate, Dettol, Harpic and Mr Sheen are among the 17 brand-name products added to wholesale group Bestway and Batleys' £1 consumer range.
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Licensing delays could stop Scottish alcohol sales
Retailers in Scotland fear they may not be able to sell alcohol after September 1 because of delays in the processing of new licensing applications.