All News articles – Page 459
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Uno designs a greener future
Retailers will soon be able to benefit from a store refit with a conscience, when Uno Retail Solutions rolls out the Uno Eco Refit later this year.
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MP lends a hand at Devon store
Devon retailers Lesley and Bill Brown put a new member of staff through his paces when North Devon MP Nick Harvey joined them for a night's trading.
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it's do or die time
NFSP general secretary George Thomson has this message for the government: get serious about the post office's future, or it won't have one.
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Mars taps into the Facebook generation
Mars is to have a presence on social networking site Facebook, enabling users to buy confectionery gifts for each other online.
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The wow factor
Tony Pappadopoulus' big-money refit, including the launch of an in-store Subway, has sent sales soaring. Amy Lanning went to visit his sparkling new Spar store
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Fight the power
Switched-on retailers are combating energy price rises by keeping suppliers on their toes. Are you missing a trick?
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Locals rally round their post office
More than 2,000 residents marched through the Lancashire town of Lytham St Anne's earlier this month in support of their local post office, which could be shut as part of the current wave of closures.
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'Timid' remedies fail small stores
The Competition Commission's proposed remedies resulting from its 21-month grocery market inquiry have been met with disappointment by the convenience sector.
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Store chain in £19m epos deal
Martin McColl is to invest £19m in installing an advanced epos system in its 450 convenience stores and 850 CTNs.
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Binda's bag scheme benefits all round
Surrey retailer Binda Tatla is helping shoppers go green with the launch of a new scheme to cut plastic bag usage.
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All news is good news
News retailing may be a challenge, but there's good reason for optimism in the year ahead
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Ask the audience
Talking to customers about what they want from your store will take the business to another level
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Trade unites to stop bag ban
Representatives of convenience and multiple retailers have formed a rare alliance to defeat an "ill-thought-out and unworkable" proposal which could see single-use plastic shopping bags banned in London.
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Teens face a ban on public boozing
Retailers claimed a minor victory this week when it emerged that police are about to receive new powers to tackle under-aged drinking.
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Bye-bye Booze Busters?
The future of the Booze Buster fascia looked uncertain this week after residents in the town of Timsbury, near Bath, won their battle to get a sign removed.
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More societies take on The Co-operative brand
The creation of a single 'super' co-op has inched another step closer, after two more independent societies said they would adopt 'The Co-operative' brand.
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Doubts over ID card plan
Plans to introduce a national identity card have met a setback after two key backers pulled out of the race to run the scheme.