All News articles – Page 480
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Flexible friends
Employees with caring responsibilities now have the right to request to work more flexible hours.
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Indies top lottery tests
Independent lottery retailers have produced the best results in Camelot's test-purchase scheme, Operation Child.
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In the retiring line
The government's proposals to shake up the state pension will put retailers out of pocket
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Makeover for Mukesh
Four hundred image-conscious Costcutter retailers have given their stores a makeover since the chain launched its new corporate look.
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McColl's for Scotland
Martin McColl has acquired six Somerfield Essentials stores in mid and north Scotland.
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Today's new strengths
The Today's Group has introduced a number of changes to its Group 1 structure, which will see its existing symbol, cash & carry and delivered sub groups scrapped.
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Positive results signal upturn
Most retailers trading on the London Stock Exchange issued positive or neutral trading statements during the first quarter of 2007, suggesting the difficult retail environment of recent years could be nearing an end.
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Shoplifters of the world share tactics
Shoplifters around the world use similar strategies to steal from stores, according to research by academics at Leicester University.
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CC delays grocery market report
The Competition Commission (CC) is to extend its investigation into the grocery market by three months, in order to fully investigate the issue of local competition.
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Costcutter ads help sales grow
Costcutter is planning to up its marketing spend throughout the summer on the back of a 14% increase in year-on-year sales for February and an overall increase of 9.5% across all trading areas for 2007 to date.
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Retailers to be targeted again
The Home Office is understood to be planning a new crackdown on off licences selling alcohol to the underaged, following the perceived success of similar campaigns last year.
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Kishor's driving ambition
Bedfordshire retailer Kishor Patel has launched a campaign to get independent retailers and suppliers working more closely together - while raising money for charity at the same time.
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Booker back on course
Booker Cash & Carry is in recovery after experiencing a severe downturn in turnover in recent years.
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Multiple 'ogres' face a public backlash
Independent retailers can strike back against the supermarket chains if they have the courage to invest and innovate, according to Rodney Hunt, managing director of the Today's Group.
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Budget is bad for retailers' pockets
Trade associations have been united in their criticism of what is likely to be chancellor Gordon Brown's final Budget.
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Huge support for Communities Bill
Campaigners have hailed two recent public events held in support of the Sustainable Communities Bill as "an overwhelming success".
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Staff not brands will win loyalty
Customers will judge stores on the quality of their staff in future, not the products they stock, says a new report from shopping research analyst HIM.
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Bright sparks
It you're looking for something to liven up your business then Ideas to Take Away, which was presented at this year's Convenience Retailing Show in Birmingham, is the thing for you
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Co-op pulls the plug on light bulbs
The Co-operative Group is to phase out the sale of traditional light bulbs and instead offer an improved range of energy-efficient alternatives.