All News articles – Page 455
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TSOs get tough on proxy buyers
Portsmouth Trading Standards is this month involving retailers in a city-wide campaign to clamp down on adults who buy alcohol for underage drinkers.
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Responsible campaign
Retailer group The Tobacco Alliance has launched a new campaign to promote good practice in the sale of age-restricted products, and to communicate the good work that independent retailers are doing to stay within the law.
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Privacy laws force a rethink of CCTV
by gaelle walker Retailers have been warned they must adhere to new guidelines governing the use of CCTV to ensure that cameras do not infringe on people's rights to privacy.
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Complain for a change
Few retailers use the ISSA complaints procedure - but the number is growing
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MacAskill defiant
Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill has reiterated his pledge to clamp down on alcohol promotions in supermarkets and off licences.
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Duty rises kick in
Retailers and symbol groups are trying to reduce the impact of higher taxes on cigarettes and alcohol by asking suppliers to take the hit themselves.
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Northern Irish salary expectations lowest
Salary expectations in Northern Ireland are lower than anywhere else in the UK, according to a new survey on pay.
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PO plan remains
MPs have narrowly voted against suspending the Post Office's branch closure programme.
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School of shop
C-Store talks to independent Kishor Patel about his staff training and follows the journey of a new employee at his store
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Southern success
When it comes to tackling retail crime and its causes, bosses at the Southern Co-operative have shown that partnerships produce results.
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Water World
John and Jenny Jackson shut up shop for nine months when floods destroyed their store.
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All systems go for retail diploma
Skillsmart Retail has submitted the draft contents of the new Retail Diploma to government for approval.
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Fresh appeal
David and Lucy Calland have turned a prime c-store site left empty by Tesco into a thriving Budgens store where fresh foods prevail.
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Bag cuts 'not good enough'
The government has warned that plastic bag reduction has to improve significantly from current levels by the end of the year if retailers are to avoid being forced to charge for carriers.
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Batleys gears up for golden celebrations
Batleys has launched a new promotion as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.
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Retailer calls for PM's help in underage battle
Devon independent retailer Lesley Brown has written to the Prime Minister to demand more government help in the fight against underage drinking.
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Budget blow for retail sector
Retailers have been stung by above-inflation increases on alcohol and cigarettes in Chancellor Alistair Darling's first Budget.