All News articles – Page 453
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Tories promise to help small stores
The Conservative Party's Small Shops Commission has released its interim report with recommendations to halt the decline of specialist and independent retailers.
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Payment and ID in one
The first prepaid card with built-in government-approved proof of age has been launched. The UreLife card combines a prepaid Visa debit card with a colour photograph and PASS accredited proof-of-age hologram.
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Log on for neighbourhood policing info
Retailers across England and Wales can access up-to-the-minute information on policing projects in their area from a new website.
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Thieves jam tag system
Shop thieves are using new radio jamming equipment to deactivate store alarms, police have warned.
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Lucas joins Londis
Former Camelot sales director Steve Lucas has joined Musgrave Retail Partners as sales director for Londis.
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Make your mark
If you're not already offering food to go in your store, now is the time to take the plunge, if only on a small, entry-level scale
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Wrigley's and Mars set for mega-merger
Food giant Mars has agreed a deal to buy US firm Wrigley's in a deal worth about £11.5bn.
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Moving targets
The Cuisine to Go concept is proving a real hit with shoppers at two Londis stores in North Wales.
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Report overshadowed by price-fixing probe
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said it is to look into fresh allegations of collusion between supermarkets and suppliers.
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Finger scanner aims to beat underage sales
Retailers in the front-line of the battle against underage sales will soon have access to a new technology that verifies their customers' ages.
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Bad behaviour stopped at sauce
Police in a Norfolk town have banned children from buying tomato ketchup in an attempt to cut down on anti-social behaviour.
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Bargain Booze stands up for its name
Bargain Booze managing director Matthew Hughes has rubbished claims that the name of his business could provoke binge drinking.
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the big issues
The burning topics in the c-store industry were thrashed out at the C-Store Champions' Survive and Thrive debate
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By the book
As the law tightens on sales of age-restricted goods, a slip-up by poorly trained staff could spell disaster for smaller stores
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Credit cards swipe US c-stores' profits
US convenience stores are now paying twice as much in credit card fees as they make in profit.
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Petition demands proxy law changes
A London retailer is calling on Convenience Store readers to join a campaign to make it an offence to buy tobacco on behalf of under-18s.
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Chilled and ready to go
Greencore has launched a range of chilled ready meals exclusively for the convenience sector.
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A Choice expansion
Food-to-go provider Country Choice is moving into the Northern Irish market.
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New code will reduce inspection visits
The government has introduced a new code of practice which requires regulators to take a risk-based approach to inspection and enforcement.
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Indies come top in Lottery tests
Independent retailers have continued to lead the way in the prevention of underage lottery sales, according to Camelot's test purchase scheme, Operation Child.