All News articles – Page 510
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Spar sticks to GDA labelling on packs
Spar is putting Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA) information across all its own label packaging ahead of a Food Standards Agency (FSA) decision on nutritional labelling.
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Rural shops plan gets go-ahead
The Rural Shops Alliance (RSA) has secured government backing for a pilot project that could transform the levels of support available to rural retailers.
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Stores pin hopes on licence review
Trade associations have called on the government to make the Licensing Act clearer and more consistent to end the confusion retailers and local authorities face during its implementation.
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Lifeline for Scots POs
Spar wholealer in Scotland CJ Lang is to increase its franchise partnership with the Post Office.
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Londis meet lifts morale
Better communication, higher standards and chilled were the main topics at the first ever Londis retailer conference held at the Celtic Manor in Newport, South Wales, last week.
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MPs say ‘Save our small shops’
The long-awaited All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group report last week came down firmly on the side of independent retailers, saying that their loss would “damage the UK socially, economically and environmentally”.
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Next stop the US
Tesco is taking its Express c-store format Stateside and plans to open its first store there next year.
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More than OKay
Colruyt is a familiar Belgian retail chain, but its OKay c-stores are fairly unknown outside the country itself. Nicola Cottam finds out more
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Tesco price shocker
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has turned up the heat on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in its efforts to persuade it to refer the grocery market to the Competition Commission by submitting new research into pricing in Tesco’s One Stop
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A small victory
The Company Law Reform Bill will cut red tape for small businesses, says John Davies, but only up to a point
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spotlight on
Kishor Patel owns a Nisa Local in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. He was a winner in the Top Shop Awards 2005.
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Tributes flood in for 21st birthday
Retailers and c-store industry figures have come together to congratulate Convenience Store on reaching its 21st birthday.
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Anger at future of POs
C-store retailers have reacted angrily to government suggestions that ditching Post Office card accounts will not affect footfall.
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Batleys buy boosts Bestway
Cash and carry group Bestway has announced record profits for its financial year ended June 2005, with an increase of 32% to £57.2m.
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Beyond the pail
Rich Airey catches up with a family of dairy farmers turned retailers also celebrating 21 years in the industry.
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MPs reject call for longer hours
The pressure on the government to leave Sunday trading hours as they are has increased with new research highlighting that nearly 80% of MPs are against any extension.
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Confusion over sign-only cards as deadline nears
Retailers are being warned that a lack of clarity about Chip & PIN guidelines could drive disabled customers away.
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Changes to rural funds
Changes to rural funding have been announced that aim to target money better to the needs of rural people and businesses.
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Chester’s new neighbours
United Co-op has completed its refurbishment of the 12 stores it acquired when it bought the Neighbours group in August 2004.