All News articles – Page 508
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MBL presses ahead
Musgrave Budgens Londis (MBL) maintains it is on course to divest its entire Budgens estate to independents by 2008.
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Outrage as Nisa alters drop rules
A small retailer has hit out at Nisa-Today’s for increasing its minimum drop for chilled and frozen products.
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No news verdict until the autumn
News retailers are frustrated that a planned overhaul of the newspaper and magazine distribution industry has been hit by yet another delay.
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Supermarkets claim bigger top-up share
A staggering 76% of shoppers visit supermarkets to do their top-up shopping each week.
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Chain reaction
A new campaign from Midcounties Co-op hopes to make shopping easier for those with allergies and food intolerances. Amy Lanning finds out more
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Government confirms hike in national wage
Retailers are bracing themselves for another hike in the minimum wage after the government rubber-stamped the latest recommendations from the Low Pay Commission.
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Sales soar at United Co-op
Buoyant convenience store sales have helped United Co-operatives achieve record profits.
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Land of my fathers
Brothers Amir and Kashif Akram have reopened their South Wales store in Tonteg under the Budgens fascia.
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Sunday lobby gains weight
More than 200 backbench MPs have signed up to oppose a relaxation in Sunday hours.
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The wiser guys
Switched-on retailers are well used to employing older workers but now new laws on age discrimination will soon force all c-store owners to consider it, as Rich Airey finds out
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Inquiry could last for two years
Campaigners for the independent c-store industry are preparing themselves for two years of hard labour as the Competition Commission inquiry into the grocery market is set to begin in early May.
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New report slams licensing regime
A damning report has criticised the government for the way the new Licensing Act was introduced, saying that licensees had to deal with late regulations and guidance, inconsistent advice, unclear information and inadequate support.
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An open-door policy
The government’s Adjusting for Better Business campaign is urging retailers to look again at ways of improving accessibility for disabled customers.
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Responsibility recognised
London shopkeeper Ganesamoorthy Sinnaghamby became the 100th retailer to receive a good practice certificate from Southwark council for refusing to sell cigarettes to under-16s.
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Fraud line ‘is failing’
The Customs Hotline, set up to counter growing levels of duty fraud by illegal discount traders in alcohol, is receiving only a trickle of calls, according Rodney Hunt, chairman of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors.
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20 ways to market your store
Get yourself a name with a publicity campaign that gets your store noticed. Amy Lanning offers these ingenious ideas
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Booker is back in
Booker has rejoined the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) after an absence of nearly two years.
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Botterills urges 'culture change'
One of Scotland’s biggest convenience store chains has called on the sector to commit to a licensing training programme for staff as part of a “culture change” that will help retailers become more responsible when selling alcohol.
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Calls to end lies in tests
Young people should not be allowed to lie about their age during test purchase operations says the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).