All News articles – Page 451
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ACS considers CC challenge
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is considering its options following the publication of the Competition Commission's final report into the UK grocery sector.
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Palmer and Harvey McLane initiatives add to services
Palmer and Harvey McLane is to extend its service to retailers with a series of category-focused initiatives.
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No deal on 'lip service' agreement
A voluntary Code of Practice for the newspaper and magazine distribution industry would have no value to independent retailers, says a trade body.
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Alcohol ID checks lead to violence
Shop staff are facing unacceptable levels of verbal abuse and threats of violence when asking for proof of age, according to the Scottish Grocers' Federation (SGF) 2007 Retail Crime Survey.
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Plastic ban receives village's thumbs-up
A West Sussex village has become the second community in the country to declare itself plastic bag-free. Traders in Henfield, including the local Budgens store, have followed the lead of Modbury in Devon and will no longer provide shop
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Henderson delivers boost to its profits
Northern Ireland wholesaler and retailer Henderson has announced a turnover of £407m for 2007, an increase of 8.3% on the previous year. Profit before tax was £9.8m, up from £8.9m in 2006.
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Tory tax break plan
Conservative leader David Cameron has proposed tax relief for small shops in recognition of their contribution to local communities.
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Centre Stage
John and Jenny Mainwood are the epitome of community retailers, as Amy Lanning found out
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Round up for charity
More than 140 MPs have added their signatures to an Early Day Motion calling for the banking and retail sectors to allow their customers to raise money for charity by offering the option of rounding up credit and debit card transactions to the near
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Cops and shoppers
The introduction of an in-store police office is the latest trick up one Cambridgeshire retailer's sleeve.
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Costcutter reveals 'exceptional' sales
Costcutter sales are up 8.75% to more than £533m in the past year. The figures, recently announced by the 1,500-strong symbol group operator for the year ending April 26, 2008, follow double-digit growth in 2006/07.
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Countryside defiance
Ken Parsons of the Rural Shops Alliance talks to Dave Visick about life after the PO closures
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Eggheads or dunces?
The Grocery Market Inquiry took two years to complete yet no one is entirely happy with the outcome, says David Rees
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Foo Go goes national with standalone sites
Premium convenience food retailer Foo Go is to open 40 stores across the UK, with the first three to open this year.
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Spar looks forward to 'future' success
A total of 60 stores will be converted to Spar's new 'stores of the future' format in the next 12 months, the group says.
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Londis rollout gathers pace
Musgrave Retail Partners has revealed ambitious plans to convert 65 Londis stores to its new design format by the end of the year.
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Lesley's PM plea gets little result
Devon independent retailer Lesley Brown has received "a lecture on how to be responsible" from Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in response to a letter she sent calling for support in the fight against underage drinking.
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Insolvencies are on the increase
Company liquidations have risen 4% in the past 12 months, according to new figures released by the Insolvency Service.