News – Page 261
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Features and analysisHow to be a Supper Hero
Retailers may have breakfast, lunch and snacking sorted, but as competition builds for all these occasions, is it time to build on the dinnertime offer?
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Features and analysisFree your files
Running a c-store business can generate mountains of paper, but retailers are helping to develop systems to let computers take the strain.
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Features and analysisKilling you click by click?
With online grocery services providing ever-faster options for shoppers, C-Store asks whether the likes of Amazon Fresh will deliver a body blow to convenience retailers’ trade.
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NewsSocial media: Have you got the message?
Despite much reservation about new social media sites, businesses are finding them useful for connecting with a new audience of shoppers.
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Advice GuideHalloween gallery
As Halloween continues to grow at a monstrous rate, retailers across the UK are pulling out all the stops to ensure customers get into the spirit of the season.
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Advice GuideHow to get the best out of Facebook
The Singh’s Premier Facebook page has over 13,800 followers. Mandeep Singh, who runs the Sheffield-based business with twin brothers Vrinder and Baljeet, gives us his top tips on how to make a success of Facebook.
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Features and analysisFood to go: Counter attraction
Convenience Store speaks to six retailers about their recent food-to-go investments.
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NewsConvenience Retail Awards 2017: Enter now
It’s here again! Time to appraise your business and get your store looking at its best for the judges as entries are open for the 2017 Convenience Retail Awards.
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Features and analysisIs functional food a good fit?
Some retailers are taking their range of healthy foods to another level with functional foods. Here’s how they make them work in their stores.
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Features and analysisDesign a label
Launching your own range of products is a great way to boost footfall, sales and to stand out from the crowd. C-Store considers all the elements needed to create a successful own brand, picking up top tips from independent retailers who have pioneered the way.
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Features and analysisPut the colour back into NPD
Convenience retailers of all sizes agree that new products are crucial to build basket spend and to create interest in store. But you’ll only reap the benefits if you really get behind launches as they happen.
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Features and analysisReady for the new readies?
The introduction of polymer notes next month means retailers will need to be prepared. Here’s how to ensure you’re right on the money.
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Features and analysisFresh thinking
Mike Greene, ex CEO of the short-lived My Local chain, recently lamented the quality of the independent sector’s fresh offer. Do retailers believe his assesement is accurate, or are symbol groups catching up with the supermarkets?
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Features and analysisCustomer conflict: Keep calm and carry on
When customers lose their cool, it is up to retailers and their staff to diffuse and control the situation.
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NewsCampaign: Digging for justice
C-Store and sister title The Morning Advertiser have made a big step forward in the joint campaign to ensure that retailers are adequately compensated for losses due to roadworks.
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Advice GuideHow to capitalise on the Pokemon Go craze
If you’re wondering how to make the most of the Pokemon Go phenomenon, then look no further.
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NewsRefit and raring to go
The convenience sector is ever-changing, so it is essential that retailers modify their stores to keep up with modern trends, and even more important that they plan their store refits to ensure their investment pays off.
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Features and analysisMulti-site retailing: Solid foundations
Opening another store may sound straightforward but, as multi-site retailrs warn, if you don’t start with a solid base cracks will appear.
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NewsSales Assistant of the Year: Rise and shine
Jennifer Kerr was a worthy winner of the 2015 Sales Assistant of the Year Awards. Now it’s time to unearth a new diamond.
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Features and analysisSupplier in your store: The winning team
Heineken territory manager Nichola Potter visited Jai Singh’s Go Local Extra store in Sheffield to help him prepare for a summer of sport.