All News articles – Page 477
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Local talks to begin on PO closures
The Post Office is to draw up local closure plans after the government confirmed 2,500 post offices are to shut by 2009.
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ACS slams shorter sentence proposal
The new minister for justice, Lord Falconer, has angered the trade by suggesting that shoplifters and burglars should not receive long jail sentences.
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Premier duo scoop ACS title
Martin and Aileen Lovell, owners of Shobdon Village Stores in rural Herefordshire, have been crowned ACS' Community Heroes 2007, scooping the £1,000 prize.
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NMA anger at board behaviour
The Nisa Members Association (NMA) has reacted angrily to a Nisa-Today's Board decision not to co-opt NMA candidate Anjum Khan to its holdings board.
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Spar guild appoints vice-chair
Spar has appointed its first salaried vice-chairman to its national guild. The position, which had previously been filled by an unpaid Spar retailer, will be taken up by Jacqui Jackson, a former Spar retailer of more than 20 years.
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Average c-store is bigger and better
The average convenience store is getting bigger and achieving higher sales than ever before, according to IGD's latest report, UK Convenience Retailing.
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Phone service to beat the bullies
Online HR support service HiringandFiring.co.uk has introduced a new telephone mediation service to help employers tackle the issue of workplace bullying.
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New kids on the block
Opening up a convenience store in a new-build location brings its fair share of challenges. Amy Lanning finds out what they are from those who've done it
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Blueheath bosses stay confident
Blueheath bosses are adamant the wholesaler's reverse take-over of Booker is good news for the retailers it serves through Key Lekkerland, despite Booker operating rival fascia Premier.
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Contactless payment to make breakthrough
Contactless payment cards will be launched in London from September. The technology will allow retailers to accept transactions of £10 and under without waiting for a PIN or signature.
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Retailers to face burden of change
Public Health Minister Caroline Flint has confirmed to Convenience Store that the onus on complying with the increase in legal purchasing age for tobacco from 16 to 18 will fall squarely on the retailer.
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Cheques continue to check out
Cheques are on the verge of becoming an obsolete payment method, according to new research by Visa UK.
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Co-ops make a comeback
Co-ops, multiples and symbols are performing well in the c-store market according to IGD's latest report
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Praise for c-stores
Independent retailers have "a seriously good USP" which will enable them to more than match the multiples, according to former CBI boss Sir Digby Jones.
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Stand-in and deliver
Could a relief manager help you take a well-earned break? Helen Gregory finds out
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Survey reveals differentials
A new study by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has revealed what it describes as "the single most compelling proof" that the supermarkets are distorting competition in the UK grocery market by obtaining cheaper prices from suppliers tha
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Nearbys in eco project
Bristol-based Nearby Stores is to offset the carbon emissions of its electrical equipment by planting trees on a farm in Devon.
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Happy families
Winners of the village category in our Growing with Warburtons competition - husband and wife team Suki and Santokh Samra - reap the benefits of helping the community
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Reprieve won for imperial measures
UK campaigners have claimed victory after a 2009 deadline to scrap imperial measures was shelved.
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Service has room for improvement
Convenience stores are still a long way from providing the customer service that shoppers expect.