All News articles – Page 489
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Golden Brown
It was a day of winners at the 2006 Sales Assistant of the Year awards, but Felicity Brown proved to be the best of an outstanding bunch
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Group steps up call for regulator
The Independent Retail Steering Group (IRSG) has called for the government to appoint a retail regulator to prevent large chains from abusing a position of market dominance.
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Retail card fraud falls
Card fraud continued to decline in the six months to June 2006, according to the latest figures released by the UK payments association, APACS.
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Worry over duty case
British retailers could face a massive slump in alcohol and cigarette sales if the European Union backs a test case allowing shoppers to buy products from Europe over the internet and pay the duty at the local, rather than the UK, rate.
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Xmas cheer from FWD
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors is giving away 20 Christmas hampers for independent retailers to pass on to deserving customers, as part of its Caring at Christmas activities.
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Home Office gets tough on c-stores
More than 20 c- stores are having their alcohol licences reviewed as a result of failing two test purchases within a month.
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Fame & Fortune
Sue and Chris Sharrinton are no strangers to national publicity, but it is their efforts within their Cornish Spar store that they'd like to make headlines with, as Amy Lanning finds out
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Poll shows staff feel the lack of training
More than a third of people working for a small business feel unsafe in the workplace due to a lack of training.
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Sparks to fly at Nisa
The board of Nisa-Today's will face a major examination of the way it handled the collapsed merger with Costcutter at the company's AGM later this month.
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Hot house on target
Landmark Wholesale is on track to meet its target of 1,000 Hot House store developments by next month.
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Label Pains
What goes on a product's label is a complicated business. Here Jac Roper takes you through it
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Sainsbury's names new top trader
Sainsbury's has appointed Mike Attwood as head of trading for convenience.
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Working Time opt-out to stay
Small business groups have welcomed a decision which will allow individuals the right to opt out of the EU Working Time Directive.
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The Pretenders
C-Store's Ronan Hegarty went on a course to experience the highs and lows of running a store - and lived to tell the tale
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Sector salutes Ramsden's role
Retailers and wholesalers alike have paid tribute to Nisa-Today's co-founder Dudley Ramsden as he prepares to let go of the reins of the group that he started in 1977 with Peter Garvin.
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Tasty award for Kent village store
Kent retailer John Maxwell-Jones' commitment to local produce and customer service has paid off as his Burgess Stores was named Best Independent Village Shop at last week's Taste of Kent awards.
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Members play the blame game
Nisa-Today's members have expressed anger at both company executives and the rebel shareholders responsible for the collapse of the proposed merger with Costcutter.
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Bright young things
C-store retailing isn't always thought of as a young person's career, but there are plenty of twenty-somethings who wouldn't do anything else, says Tracy West