All News articles – Page 509
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Come hell or high water
Avian flu, terrorism, flooding or power cut – could you carry on running your business if a disaster struck? Andrew Don reports on contingency planning in uncertain times
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Daily paper under fire
The Mail on Sunday has come under attack for giving out 15-rated DVDs, forcing retailers to check the age of customers buying newspapers.
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Top 10 categories bought on promotion in a c-store
Top 10 categories bought on promotion in a c-store
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Coupon drive added to indies day plans
Preparations for this year’s National Independents’ Day (NID) are gathering pace with a national money-off coupon set to appear in the Daily Mirror and Scotland’s Daily Record.
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Smoking ban ahead
The decision to introduce a blanket ban on smoking in public places has received a mixed reaction from retailers.
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Local authority
Going from managing a c-store for someone else to running one for yourself is a big move but has many advantages, as Mark Wingett found out
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Battling to change the tide of history
A group of MPs has taken the view that Britain’s small shops are worth preserving. David Rees reports
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ID cards on track
The news that the introduction of identity cards has moved a step closer has been largely welcomed by retailers.
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Somerfield loses store sell-off case
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has thrown out Somerfield’s appeal against the Competition Commission’s ruling on which 12 of the 115 stores it bought from Morrisons it could sell and to whom.
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A toast to the Co-op
The Co-operative Group was crowned convenience store of the year by C-Store’s sister publication Off Licence News at its fifth Drinks Retailing Awards in London.
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Under-age sales down
Retailers are being urged to do more to reduce under-age alcohol sales despite a significant reduction over the Christmas period.
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Get the Fairtrade habit
This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight runs from March 6-19 so there’s still time to take part, says Tracy West
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Indies feel the pinch once more
Independent wholesalers have been squeezed further out of the magazine market after Dawson gained control of another big chunk of the country.