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Davids and Goliath
If integrating an entire c-store chain and opening its 100th store isn't enough, Southern Co-operatives is also running rings around a certain giant on the retail circuit. Amy Lanning reports
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Dear Diary...
A blog may sound more like a worrying medical complaint than a business term but, as Simon Linacre finds out, it can be a handy marketing tool
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Kent news indie falls
Kent-based news wholesaler JG Palmer LLP has become the latest in a series of independent wholesalers to be bought out by a multiple operator, following its acquisition by Dawson News.
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Musgrave puts in a good performance
Irish wholesaler Musgrave Group has announced a 5% rise in pre-tax profit to e72.5m (£49.8m) for the year to December 31, 2005.
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Mind your step
A health and safety campaign launched by the European Commission aims to cut the number of young people injured in the workplace. The Safe Start campaign will raise awareness of the issues and define best practice for informing 18- to 24-year-olds.
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MP supports Tesco protest
Cardiff-based retailer Bhoo Patel has collected 5,000 signatures for a petition against proposed Tesco Express developments in the Welsh capital.
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Store of the worlds
Immigration and the opening up of EU borders could prove a potential boon to small retailers
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James Hall gets new £30m depot
Spar's north west regional distribution company James Hall & Co is set to invest £30m in a major new depot.
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50-up for Botterills
Scottish c-store chain Botterills celebrated its 50th anniversary in style earlier this month at a lavish dinner attended by hundreds of staff, suppliers and invited guests.
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Cardiff group aims to stop Tesco blitz
Cardiff-based independent retailer Bhoo Patel has formed an action group in a bid to stop a proposed Tesco Express opening near his store, as well as other planned developments by Tesco in the city.
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Frozen: a big asset
Frozen, fresh & chilled, and alcohol are the key growth categories for independent retailers according to a new survey carried out by Convenience Store.
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Sunder wins drinks award
Leamington Spa Londis retailer Sunder Sandher has scooped the Take Home Blueprint Retailer of the Year Award 2006.
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Welsh want their PO grants back
The Welsh Assembly is coming under heavy pressure to reinstate its development fund which gave grants of up to £50,000 to develop small sub-post offices.
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Retailers confident of blocking merger
Sceptical Nisa-Today's members are confident of blocking its proposed merger with Costcutter if they feel the final deal is not in their best interests.
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New chief at Blueheath
Mike Aylwin, currently supply chain director for Musgrave Budgens Londis, is set to take over as chief executive of online delivered wholesaler Blueheath.
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Booker is on a Rollback
Booker, the UK's largest cash & carry operator, has cut the cost of more than 300 products in a new pricing initiative.
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News changes move closer
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has signalled the beginning of the end of the current news distribution system by saying that the supply arrangements for newspapers and magazines are "difficult to justify in competition law and may harm consumers".