All News articles – Page 474
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Boosting sales
GlaxoSmithKline is working with Dhamecha Cash & Carry to maximise retailers' soft drinks sales. John Wood reports
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Third-party booze buying a concern
by rich airey Retailers in Scotland are taking a responsible attitude towards alcohol sales, but face an uphill battle in their attempts to guard against adults purchasing on behalf of minors, according to a new report.
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Store owners wary of life under Brown
Retailers were taking a nervous look into the future this week, after Gordon Brown took up the PM role.
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Test purchases cause concern
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on retailers to be extra vigilant when selling alcohol to young people following a recent spate of test purchasing failures.
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Trade warned over unsafe cig lighters
Trading standards officers will be using the introduction of child-resistant lighters next year to clamp down on unsafe products on sale in c-stores.
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Crisis corner
In the second of our new series, we look at how not to come unstuck when doors let you down
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Costcutter pays for slip
A Costcutter employee has won almost £5,000 compensation after she fell on ice outside her store in Fortrose, Ross-shire.
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Plans for floating store creates waves
Retailers in a Devon harbour town are arguing that plans for a floating shop will cause a decline in the number of visiting yachtsmen coming ashore.
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Marking crime
An anonymous phone line is just the latest crime-fighting initiative up Manchester retailer Mark Cleary's sleeve.
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Voyage of discovery
Steve Bassett's store in Weymouth is the test bed for a completely new approach by Londis. David Rees went to have a look
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Family fortunes
The Cheemas' Costcutter business is a true family affair. Amy Lanning went to meet them
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Language lessons could hit retailers
Trade associations have spoken out against proposals which would force employers to pay for language lessons for immigrant workers with poor English skills.
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Retailers hit out at 'phoney' price war
Retailers have dismissed the latest price war between the major supermarkets as a cheap publicity stunt.
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Shoppers want mix of local stores
Consumer satisfaction is greatest where retail choice is varied, according to a survey submitted to the Competition Commission.
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Tates sales on the up
Spar retailer Tates has revealed its strongest sales growth for several years with a 6% year-on-year rise.
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ACS gets ready for final CC showdown
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is meeting the Competition Commission (CC) this week to press home its views ahead the commission's provisional findings into the grocery market
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DVD provides clues to help with age ID
Help is at hand for retailers wanting simple training in recognising the age of customers attempting to purchase alcohol or cigarettes.
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NMA aims to build bridges
The Nisa Members Association (NMA) has re-asserted its wish to act as a 'critical friend' to the Nisa-Today's board, but says it remains in the dark over negative comments made about the association in a recent board statement.
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Trade associations combine lobbying
An agreement which will provide the convenience store sector with greater degree of political clout has been reached by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and the Scottish Grocers' Federation (SGF).