All News articles – Page 518
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ACS to challenge OFT over market
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is to mount a legal challenge to the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) decision to dismiss its request for a full investigation of the grocery market.
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Retailers cry foul over alco ‘sting’
Retailers in Scotland are upset at the decision to use youngsters as part of alcohol test purchases on c-stores.
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All that Jas
Mark Wingett reports on a retailer who is determined to make a name for himself in the retail circles of his city centre.
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Vent red tape anger
The government is encouraging retailers to contact officials with details of business regulations that need to be scrapped.
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Stocklines: Animated market
Wallace & Gromit Movie Sitcards is a new collection from Cards Inc, featuring images from the animated film Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit that rolls out across the UK from October 4.
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Londis picks art winners
Londis has picked the 100 regional winners in its annual Bags of Talent children’s art competition for 6–12-year-olds.
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Somerfield to test authorities
Somerfield is to appeal against the Competition Commission’s (CC) ruling that it has to sell 12 of the stores it recently purchased from Morrisons.
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Nisa launches loyalty bonus
Nisa-Today’s is to launch a new loyalty scheme for retail members that allows them to earn an extra 1.5% quarterly rebate on all purchases through the company’s Central Distribution Services (CDS).
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BP takes next step
BP is to launch the next generation of its Connect c-stores in London and Glasgow next week.
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Security caps to raise spirits
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) is aiming to sign up at least 20 retailers to trial a new scheme to boost spirit sales in the independent sector.
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Join the club
C-Store looks at how UK warehouse club Costco is committed to giving its members top quality goods at the lowest possible prices.
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Stocklines: Comfort cooking
The November issue of food magazine Delicious has a free covermounted pastry brush and Indian cookbook.
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Costcutter looks to new markets
Costcutter is looking to expand its franchising empire further into Europe and into the Far East.
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Healthy opportunity created
Retailers have welcomed the government’s plan to ban junk food from schools.
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Curry firm fined over fake labels
A Leicester company that supplies frozen pre-prepared curries to c-stores has been fined £5,000 after it was revealed that some of its products carried fraudulent health marks.
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Extra day to return unsold magazines
Retailers are to be given more time to claim credit for magazine returns after a cross industry agreement was reached to further extend the cut-off time for returning unsold magazines.
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Flavours of the world
Retailers looking to increase their ethnic and world food offerings in-store can take advantage of the World Food Market trade fair, which is making its debut in London on November 23-24.
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Scotmid pays price of growth
Scotmid has pinned the blame for its pre-tax loss of £2m on its struggle to integrate the Sokolowski and Morning Noon & Night (MN&N) c-store chains into its business.
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Spar stores told to look for heroes
Spar retailers in the south and west have been challenged to improve their stocking of own-label products.