All News articles – Page 442
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Broadway beckons
Husband and wife duo Dennis and Linda Williams have been serving their community for decades.
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A big voice for small stores
Stand Up, Speak Up will take on the key issues facing our sector – with your help
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Tesco planning veto boosts small stores
Tesco’s proposed development in Sheringham, Norfolk, has been turned down – a decision which local MP Norman Lamb predicted would “send shockwaves through the planning system nationally”.
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Future’s bright for redesigned Spar
An emphasis on fresh produce and food to go has seen sales at Spar’s latest Store of the Future rocket by 14% in its first week of trading.
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The burning issue
Fire can wreck a business and it’s vital to take precautions. Convenience Store Insurance’s lead insurer Norwich Union has some advice
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Campaigners go to parties
Retailers’ representatives are putting the case for small stores to delegates at the conferences of the three main political parties this month.
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Change on the cards
British consumers will make a ‘significant shift’ towards contactless payment in the next 12 months, says a credit and debit card supplier.
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A chilling message
New laws mean that c-store owners could face fines if they allow their freezers and chillers to leak greenhouse gases.
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Cover price concern
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) has suggested to members that selling news and magazine titles above their cover price could help restore margins eroded by recent carriage charge rises.
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Co-op gears up for TV
The Co-op is to stress its community roots with a new advertising campaign offering ‘a great deal locally’.
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Council helps PO to re-open
An Essex post office shut down in the latest closure round has re-opened with the backing of the local council.
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Retailers take fight to the DoH
Members of the Tobacco Retailers Alliance (TRA), the coalition of independent retailers who campaign on tobacco issues, descended on the Department of Health’s (DoH) offices in Waterloo to deliver a weighty 7,500 postcards.
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The end game
David Warren, marketing controller at Mattessons, worked up a sweat when he switched the board room for the stock room
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Solihull retailers win fight for free parking
Retailers in Solihull, West Midlands, are celebrating a hard-fought victory in their campaign to persuade the local council to create new free parking facilities for local stores.
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Growth for Thresher
Thresher Group is continuing its move into convenience with plans to open 10 more stores in time for the Christmas rush.
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Town’s notes help keep trade local
Independent retailers in Lewes, East Sussex, are reporting a dramatic rise in sales thanks to the launch of a new local currency.
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Older staff prove the most loyal
Mature shop staff are likely to be more loyal to their employer and stay in their job for longer, new research has suggested.
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The new recruits
Finding, managing and motivating staff can be tough. Here three of our C-Store Champions explain how they do it
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News retailers stick with poor service
Most convenience store retailers would stay with their current newspaper and magazine wholesaler, even though they feel they are receiving poor service, a survey has found.