All News articles – Page 501

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    New chief at NFRN

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) has elected Sam Whiteside as its new national president.

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    Commission must tackle power play

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Convenience Stores has made its opening plea to the Competition Commission, calling on it to focus its inquiry on the market power of the largest four supermarkets.

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    Premier retailers get 'van'-tastic deal

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Booker has secured a deal with Renault to provide its Premier retailers with vans at competitive rates.

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    Heated debate

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Energy prices are destined to continue rising, so how can c-store retailers limit the damage? Jac Roper finds out

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    Shuffle delays Sunday decision

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    The recent cabinet reshuffle looks set to delay the government's decision on changing the Sunday trading laws.

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    Monday fails to strike it lucky

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Online lottery Monday has run into trouble just four weeks after its launch.

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    Police want fake IDs for stings

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Industry agreement on how to tackle underage drinking has hit a snag as it seems that police chiefs will push for the use of fake IDs in test purchasing stings.

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    Gambling title shows its hand

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Gambling title Inside Edge has been repositioned as a premium poker magazine with a new cover design and change in size.

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    A good turn

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    The UK's best-selling PC games magazine, PC Gamer, is covermounting a set of six precision screwdrivers with its July issue.

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    Headline news

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    The Daily Telegraph's 'War on America' front page has been voted the most memorable of the last century.

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    Space invaders

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    An exclusive survey for Convenience Store highlights the most important product categories for independent c-store outlets

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    Race isn't over for sports launch

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    The new daily betting paper The Sportsman recorded daily sales of 21,819 in April, its first full ABC-audited month.

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    Milestone for Rolling Stone

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Retailers should make space on their shelves for the 1,000th issue of Rolling Stone magazine, a special collector's edition with a premium cover price of £3.95.

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    In a party mood

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Retailers all over the country provided the razzamatazz for National Independents' Day, helping make the event a roaring success, says Rich Airey

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    MSYS works on the next step

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    National Independents' Day (NID) organisers will meet in July to discuss future developments for the My Shop is Your Shop (MSYS) campaign after the success of this year's activities.

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    New name for TM

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    The TM Retail Group has been rebranded as Martin McColl.

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    On the news stand

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    WHSmith News and Comag are targeting independent retailers in the trial of a joint sales initiative designed to boost sales of monthly magazines and address out-of-stocks for top titles.

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    SWA urges teamwork

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) president Graham Benson is urging wholesalers to work even harder with their retail customers to keep them profitable.

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    University top-ups

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Rich Airey talks to retailer John Inman, who caters for 9,000 students from his Sussex University campus store

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    Co-op hits 100 not out

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Southern Co-op has opened its 100th store, hot on the heels of completing the £2m integration programme of eight stores it acquired from Davids on the Isle of Wight in November last year.