All News articles – Page 454
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Contactless rollout goes nationwide
More than 20,000 retailers could be using contactless payment terminals by the end of the year.
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Electric future for c-stores
Retailers expect to have a much greater reliance on in-store technology by 2015, a report has revealed.
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A free cuppa for every customer
A cup of tea, a biscuit and a chat with your local community retailer is the offer for c-store customers on National Cuppa Day, June 3.
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Police home in on young drinkers
A police crackdown over the February half-term break resulted in the confiscation of more than 44,000 pints of alcohol from underage drinkers.
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Escape for small stores
Small independent retailers are likely to be exempt from new legislation which requires staff and employers who work with under-16s to be registered with a new child protection agency, the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
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Publishers feel heat
Newspaper publishers received an angry blast from retailers during a public debate at last week's Convenience Retailing Show.
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Fighting talk
Our C-Store Champions share their experiences of trading among growing competition from the multiples
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Listen and learn
The Information for Independent Retailers seminar gave visitors a coffee, a sandwich and loads of free expert advice.
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PO list in turmoil
A Lancashire subpostmaster celebrating a successful campaign to save his post office has pledged support for another branch in the region that has been selected for closure in its place.
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Nisa-Today's seeks supply partners
Nisa-Today's has begun the process of tendering for supply chain partners when its current distribution contracts expire in 2011.
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One vision
P&H's Mace Express Vision format creates the wow factor, says Hartej Garcha of Watford. Rich Airey reports
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More than please and thank you
Good customer service should be at the heart of convenience store retailing.
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Service with a smile
A variety of in-store services can improve customer loyalty and your bottom line.
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Co-op in £8m epos investment
The Co-operative Group is shelling out £8.3m on an epos system to create a single communication process for all its stores.
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UK losses up due to card fraud abroad
Credit and debit card fraud losses in the UK rose 25% to reach £535.2m in 2007, figures from APACS, the UK payments association, show.
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Bag charges anger public
Consumers are opposed to the "nanny state" approach of imposing charges to cut plastic bag usage, a poll by researchers Ipsos Mori has shown.
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Training awards open to retailers
Retailers are being encouraged to enter this year's National Training Awards.
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Indies call for MSYS backing
Independent retailers have urged suppliers to throw their weight behind the My Shop is Your Shop (MSYS) campaign's National Independents' Week in June.
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Town trials booze ban
Retailers in a Scottish town are participating in a campaign to crack down on underage drinking by banning the sale of alcohol to under-21s.
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New tax rates to hit small business
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has expressed concern over a rise in the rate of corporation tax for small companies, which comes into force this week.