All News articles – Page 527
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The outsiders: The nation’s BBQs will be sizzling
With 2005 predicted to be a scorcher and 10 million households opting for al fresco dining, the nation’s BBQs will be sizzling with opportunity for the canny c-store retailer. Kate Miller reports
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Cause voting could boost lottery sales
Retailers hope national lottery sales will rise if the public gets to vote on how good cause money is spent.
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M&S ties in with BP
Marks and Spencer is to trial eight Simply Food outlets at BP Connect forecourt sites.
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Brown makes red tape pledge
Chancellor Gordon Brown has unveiled his plan to cut red tape in the business sector.
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New president chosen for SGF
Spar retailer Pete Cheema is to become president of the Scottish Grocers’ Federation.
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Serving notice on crime
Mark Wingett reports on a retailer who’s on a mission to combat crime across two local communities
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NID hailed a success
Members of the My Shop is Your Shop Action Group inspect copies of the Daily Mirror featuring money-off coupons redeemable only at independent stores.
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P&H picks up Scottish symbol
Somerfield has offloaded the Mace wholesale business in Scotland to Palmer & Harvey McLane (P&H) so it can concentrate on its retail business in the region.
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EC threatens a 48-hour week
C-store employees could have a cap placed on the number of hours they work, if proposals to scrap the current opt out from the Working Time Directive get approved.
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ACS cancels indies day
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) annual conference took place in Warwickshire this week without the planned conference for independent retailers.
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Food to go in big push by Appleby
The importance of investing in your store and establishing a strong food to go offer were the key messages to retailers at Spar wholesaler Appleby Westward’s annual trade show at the Westpoint Centre in Exeter, Devon.
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Barry helps swing it for the Tories
One Hertfordshire retailer had more riding on the outcome of the general election than most – he was the UKIP parliamentary candidate for Hemel Hempstead.
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Fighting talk from Botterills
Botterills Convenience Stores is on target to open another two outlets in 2005, it has been revealed.
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Surprise as McGettigan quits Co-op
Eoin McGettigan has left his role as Co-operative Group food retail business chief executive after only three months.
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Independents in sharper decline
The latest convenience store industry figures show that while the industry continues to grow its sales strongly, the decline in the numbers of independent retailers is accelerating.
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Somerfield facing mass defection
Somerfield is facing a mass defection by Mace retailers in Scotland frustrated at what they see as a lack of communication from the multiple and the continuing uncertainty over its future.
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Law enforcer
Mark Wingett reports on a retailer who takes a range of steps to protect his store and the local community
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Kealy’s eye
Spar Ireland boss Peter Kealy, a man constantly in search of the retail edge, shows Jo de Mille his latest in-store innovations
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Family fortunes
Making a will is a serious matter that requires careful consideration. Michael Bingold, a partner at law firm Read & Rogers, answers your most frequently asked questions
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Multiples make the major gains
The latest figures from IGD show that the major multiples are starting to make their mark on the convenience sector.