All News articles – Page 491

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    A shell of a store

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    United Co-operatives is trialling off-site construction in an attempt to speed up its development of new stores.

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    STOCKLINES

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC Magazines is running a campaign to reward independent retailers this Christmas with support for three of its best-selling titles: Christmas Good Food, Radio Times and Good Homes.

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    STOCKLINES

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Future has reached an exclusive agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to publish the new Official PlayStation Magazine in the UK.

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    STOCKLINES

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    TV & Satellite Week has a new look, aimed at reinforcing its position as the clearest and most comprehensive TV magazine for the modern multi-channel home.

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    STOCKLINES

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Ideal Home, the UK's biggest-selling home interest title, has a new look that caters to its readers' interests: shopping, transformations and reader homes.

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    STOCKLINES

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Future has strengthened its publishing partnership with Microsoft with the publication of the Official Windows Vista Preview Magazine, which is now on sale priced £4.99.

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    STOCKLINES

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The yet-to-be-launched Creative Beading & Jewellery design has a new name - Bead. It will launch on November 9; Comag

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    NMA doesn't want to take over board

    2006-10-22T00:00:00Z

    The Nisa Members' Association (NMA) has categorically denied that it is planning to wrest control of Nisa-Today's from the current holdings board.

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    Costcutter under fascia pressure

    2006-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Midlands-based symbol group Select & Save is believed to have retailers queuing round the block after a campaign to tempt Costcutter members to switch fascia.

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    Decision day draws near for Nisa members

    2006-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today's chief operating officer Neil Turton has said that the proposed merger with Nisa is unequivocally "in the group's best interests".

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    Indies a priority for ACS chief

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Engaging with independent retailers will be new Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) chief executive James Lowman's top priority when he takes over on November 1.

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    Co-op adds to eco drive

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group is giving its green credentials a boost as hosts to a new project designed to raise awareness of climate change.

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    Grant payouts keep Welsh POs afloat

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    More than 30 post offices in Wales which were threatened with closure can now look forward to a prosperous future as the result of a government grant scheme, an official study has found.

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    Stores in alcohol slur

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The convenience sector has spoken out against claims it is to blame for a failure to cut the number of underage teenagers buying alcohol.

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    Praise for Sir Anwar

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Bestway founder Sir Anwar Pervez has been named Master Entrepreneur of the Year at a national awards ceremony sponsored by Ernst & Young and the Financial Times.

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    No backing for Norfolk claim

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has failed to provide evidence to support a claim that its presence has "dramatically increased" footfall in a Norfolk town.

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    Booker in a Pole position

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Booker has rolled out a range of 100 Polish products into 52 of its depots.

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    The future's bright

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    A trip to Blakemore Wholesale's Wolverhampton depot reveals how this traditional cash and carry is moving with the times. Ronan Hegarty takes a tour

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    Brood vibrations

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    New legislation will give working parents more time to look after their family. John Davies examines what it will mean for retailers

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    CC hears Tescopoly view

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Anti-supermarket campaigners behind the Tescopoly website have visited the Competition Commission as part of its formal investigation into the grocery channel.