All News articles – Page 520
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Hard Graft
Unilever’s customer trading director convenience, Mike Doole, put his back into the job when he spent the afternoon working at Naren Patel’s c-store at Egham, Surrey
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On-line help for stores
C-store retailers are to get help maximising their store’s potential with the launch of two online support packages.
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Rammy raises ID issues
Kent c-store owner Rammy Patel recently staged a ‘No ID No Sale’ day at his store to raise awareness of the problem of underage drinking.
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Retailers rush to join Today’s
The Today’s Group is set to break the 100 barrier for retailers signed up to its Local and Express fascias by the end of the year.
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New look for Your Store
Palmer & Harvey McLane (P&H) has launched a new branding concept to modernise the Your Store brand in Northern Ireland.
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Somerfield makes sale ultimatum
Somerfield has told potential takeover bidders circling the group to put up or shut up.
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Mills on the Move
The Mills Group is a relative newcomer to the c-store sector but it’s determined to make up for lost time.
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Retailers worry over NMW rise
Reactions from c-store retailers to the imminent increase in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) range from outright indignation to resigned acceptance.
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Unequal struggle
Wholesalers have repeatedly called on the Office of Fair Trading to act on the huge buying power deficit they suffer in comparison to the superstore giants.
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Sainsbury’s stores unite against crime
Sainsbury’s at Jacksons and Sainsbury’s at Bells are to pool their security resources to combat crime across their stores and Sainsbury’s Locals in the Midlands and North East.
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Scots aim to hole bag tax
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has slammed proposals to introduce a 10p plastic bag levy north of the border.
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It’s all Wight for Southern
Southern Co-operatives has expanded its c-store estate with the acquisition of the Davids chain on the Isle of Wight. The deal, which comprises eight stores ranging in size from 1,200sq ft to 3,900sq ft, is expected to be completed by early November.
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Bells course hits right note
Sainsbury’s subsidiary Bells Stores has become the first c-store chain to have its management training course accredited by a university.
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Bestway gives its Best
Bestway has launched the biggest promotion for its own-brand Best-in products, which gives consumers 100% extra product with some of its most popular lines.
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Thinking outside the box
As it prepares to launch yet more new services, Mark Wingett talks to retailers about the new-look Post Office and whether it can open new lines of profit
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Business ‘no’ to saintly holiday idea
Small businesses in Scotland have voiced opposition to a move by Scottish MPs to declare St Andrew’s Day (November 30) an extra bank holiday.
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Campaign needs more support
Independent retailers are concerned that not enough wholesalers are embracing the My Shop is Your Shop (MSYS) campaign, a survey has revealed.
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Co-op closure row
The Co-operative Group is facing vociferous opposition as it attempts to dispose of around 100 of the stores it acquired when it bought the Alldays and Balfour chains. The group would prefer to sell the unwanted stores as going concerns. But where th