All News articles – Page 444
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Going for gold in HND
Martin McColl is to relaunch its home news delivery service with the help of a delivery specialist. Leicester-based retail consultancy the Fore Partnership has signed a three-year deal to manage newspaper delivery for the group’s 1,300 stores....
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Hancocks in Liverpool
Hancocks is to open a 16,000sq ft confectionery cash and carry in Liverpool later this month, just in time for the Christmas rush. Hancocks CEO Andrew Hancock said he was confident the depot would further strengthen the business. “We know that...
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Huge response to tobacco review
The Department of Health (DoH) has been inundated with retailer responses to its consultation into tobacco control, C-Store can reveal. A spokeswoman for the DoH said that “several thousand small retailers” had written in to indicate their...
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MPs to take part in retail seminar
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is to stage a new event this year to help retailers improve the level of contact with their local MPs. The ‘Heart of the Community’ seminar will feature hints and tips on how to engage with MPs and the...
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Picking up the pieces
Alan Carr refuses to let criminals get the better of him, as Sarah Britton finds out
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To the point
Alan Toft foresees a time when delivered wholesalers lose their appeal – and it could be very soon
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Worthitssalt
The crisps and snacks market is booming as more consumers buy into the category, reports Tracy West
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£100m staff costs for gantry changes
Retail productivity will be hit hard by the proposed tobacco display ban, with retailers suffering increased costs and a drop in customer service standards, new research has shown.
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Bargain Booze is on track for 50 c-stores
Bargain Booze is on track to open its 50th convenience store by the autumn. The group recently opened its 34th Bargain Booze Select Convenience franchised outlet – in Ulverston, Cumbria – and group bosses expect to reach the 50 mark for c-stores...
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Tobacco law must address real issues
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned the government that the proposed ban on the display of tobacco products is a distraction which must not prevent it from addressing the real issues affecting the tobacco market.
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Support for store after shooting
Residents of Walworth, South London, have rallied round staff of their local Costcutter after the fatal shooting of a customer in the store. Ryan Bravo, 18, was shopping in the store with his brother and cousin on August 6 when two men burst in and...
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Brothers in arms
As independents fight to defend their territory in today’s tough market, five C-Store Champions offer their thoughts on working together to get results
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Three more giant steps in plastic bag reduction plan
The demise of the single-use plastic carrier bag has come a step closer with Tesco, Asda and the East of England Co-op all revealing plans to limit their distribution of free bags. With the government keen to force retailers to charge for carrier...
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C-stores unite to oppose the ban
Retailers across the UK have thrown their support behind Convenience Store’s Keep Tobacco Over The Counter campaign. As the September 8 deadline to register protests against the proposed ban on tobacco gantries and 10-packs looms, C-Store has...
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Dearer beer fear near
Unprecedented cost increases in the brewing industry will see a sharp increase in the retail price of beer, a supplier has warned. InBev UK, which produces Stella Artois and Becks, is to introduce a new wholesale price list effective with...
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Give them a break
There is still time to put your staff forward for Convenience Store’s Sales Assistant of the Year Awards ahead of the September 1 deadline for entries. The Awards recognise the invaluable contributions that store staff make to the business they work...
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Capper puts down roots
Spar wholesaler Capper & Co has introduced a programme to help its 105 stores get involved in community projects. While the company has in the past donated money and employees’ time to local communities on an ad hoc basis, the new Rooted in the...
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Celebrity mags lose out to the internet
Celebrity titles were among the losers as magazine sales fell by 3.4% in the year to June. Audit Bureau of Circulation data revealed that in the celebrity and gossip sector, Heat (down 15.8% year on year), Reveal (-20.2%), Real People (-25.6%) and...
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Chisholm to lead growth
Scottish convenience chain David Sands has restructured its senior management with the appointment of a new chief operating officer, Ewen Chisholm. Managing director David Sands will move to the broader role of chief executive officer....