All News articles – Page 522
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The future looks bright
New research shows that Convenience Store’s readers are feeling more than a little confident about their businesses and are planning to invest in new fixtures and product ranges. David Rees gets behind the figures.
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Budgens runs out of patience
Budgens has withdrawn proposals to build a 500sq m store in a Norfolk seaside town, blaming the local district council for indecision over planning consent.
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Clubbing together
United Co-operatives is living up to its image as a ‘community retailer’ with an initiative to get children to eat a healthy breakfast.
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Debate on wages
The National Minimum Wage is once again under the spotlight with the Low Pay Commission (LPC) launching a consultation period to gauge opinion on the next round of increases.
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Filling Good
Mark Wingett reports on how health-conscious consumers have made the sandwich this year’s food to go ‘must have’
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Londis retailers invest in future
Londis retailers are looking to the future with renewed heart as they bank the final proceeds from the group’s sale to Musgrave.
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News group vows to veto retail indicators
The Association of News Retailing (ANR) has announced it will block any moves by publishers and wholesalers to introduce Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for retailers over the way they handle newspapers and magazines.
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Landmark turns up
Cash and carry group Landmark has announced a sales growth in value of 5.5% for the first half of 2005.
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Sainsbury rolls out new look
The roll out of Sainsbury’s new brand identity is gathering speed in its c-store subsidiary chains.
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Money matters
With the introduction of a new minimum wage rate in October, employment law consultant Stuart Chamberlain has the low-down on what this means for retailers.
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Traders count tornado cost
Retailers had to be evacuated from their stores on July 28 after the sudden storm uprooted trees and damaged homes and business premises in the Moseley, Sparkbrook and Kings Heath areas of the city.
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Sainsbury hits back in Kent
Tesco has been given a taste of its own medicine after a Sainsbury’s Local opened near one of its c-stores in Kent and was immediately deluged with customers.
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Burning Desire
Sarah Dike and her family had to start from scratch when their c-store was wiped out by a blaze.
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Merger on the cards
The plan to merge the Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op (OS&G) with the West Midlands Co-op has moved a step closer, after members of the two societies voted in favour of the integration.
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Customers more satisfied with C&Cs
Cash and carries are providing better customer service than two years ago on all counts except product availability, according to new figures from research firm HIM’s Customer Tracking Programme.
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Regulations on spirit duty stamps clarified
Retailers will need to keep accurate records of spirit purchases to avoid falling foul of new customs regulations.
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OFT closes door on market review
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has ruled out a market review of the grocery industry, stating that the market is “competitive” and works in the interests of consumers.
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Lottery targets cut
Camelot has streamlined its National Lottery Sales Improvement Programme (SIP), lowering the minimum sales target but at the same time cutting the notice period for removing poor-performing terminals from stores.