Rich Airey

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    Counter attraction

    2008-09-05T00:00:00

    Independent retailers with a supply chain background tell Rich Airey what benefits their former jobs bring to their current roles

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    Groups press for POCA contract

    2008-07-11T00:00:00

    The National Federation of Subpostmasters is among organisations which have written to the government warning of the consequences should it award the successor to the Post Office Card Account (POCA) to any company other than Post Office Ltd (POL).

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    Key Lekkerland reassures trade

    2008-07-11T00:00:00

    Key Lekkerland bosses have confirmed the buying group is to wind down and share out its national accounts between Booker, Palmer & Harvey and JW Filshill.

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    Shooting sparks community fury

    2008-06-13T00:00:00

    Police have moved to reassure hundreds of Yemeni shopkeepers on Merseyside after the murder of newsagent Abdo Saeed Al-Selwi.

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    Report highlights a need for POCA

    2008-06-13T00:00:00

    A report from the cross-party Commons Business and Enterprise Committee has said that the post office network would be under renewed threat if the new Post Office Card Account (POCA) is not awarded to the Post Office later this summer.

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    Spar looks forward to 'future' success

    2008-05-16T00:00:00

    A total of 60 stores will be converted to Spar's new 'stores of the future' format in the next 12 months, the group says.

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    Londis rollout gathers pace

    2008-05-16T00:00:00

    Musgrave Retail Partners has revealed ambitious plans to convert 65 Londis stores to its new design format by the end of the year.

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    Alcohol ID checks lead to violence

    2008-05-16T00:00:00

    Shop staff are facing unacceptable levels of verbal abuse and threats of violence when asking for proof of age, according to the Scottish Grocers' Federation (SGF) 2007 Retail Crime Survey.

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    Poll lays blame with the parents

    2008-05-02T00:00:00

    Parents should take the greatest responsibility for tackling the problem of underage street drinking, says a new poll.

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    PO list in turmoil

    2008-04-18T00:00:00

    A Lancashire subpostmaster celebrating a successful campaign to save his post office has pledged support for another branch in the region that has been selected for closure in its place.

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    Indies come top in Lottery tests

    2008-04-18T00:00:00

    Independent retailers have continued to lead the way in the prevention of underage lottery sales, according to Camelot's test purchase scheme, Operation Child.

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    Retailer concern over NMW hike

    2008-03-21T00:00:00

    Retailers have spoken out against yet another above-inflation increase to the National Minimum Wage (NMW).

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    Retailer calls for PM's help in underage battle

    2008-03-21T00:00:00

    Devon independent retailer Lesley Brown has written to the Prime Minister to demand more government help in the fight against underage drinking.

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    PM backs move to local policing

    2008-03-07T00:00:00

    Retailers have welcomed government plans promising every community in England and Wales its own neighbourhood policing team and police community support officers (PCSOs) by April, but have expressed surprise that action has not been taken sooner.

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    Opposition to tax on family firms grows

    2008-03-07T00:00:00

    Retailers and campaigners are demanding the government scraps proposals to introduce a new family business tax in next week's budget.

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    P&H snaps up Youngs

    2008-02-08T00:00:00

    Palmer and Harvey (P&H) has acquired Leeds-based wholesaler WH & HM Young in a move which leaves Key Lekkerland with just one independent member, JW Filshill in Scotland.

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    Proxy rules 'too difficult'

    2008-01-25T00:00:00

    Retailers have rubbished the views of government minister Lord Darzi, who ruled out making it an offence for an adult to buy cigarettes on behalf of children under 18.

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    Bold raid stuns retailer

    2007-12-14T00:00:00

    A Costcutter retailer has spoken of his amazement at the brazen attitude of a ram-raid gang who launched a shocking attack on his store.

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    AGM votes for a more united Nisa

    2007-12-14T00:00:00

    Nisa-Today's members have spoken of the need to move forward after the election of several new member directors at the group's AGM.

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    Retailers rubbish on-the-spot fines

    2007-12-12T00:00:00

    An independent retailer and serving magistrate has criticised the issuing of on-the-spot fines for shoplifters because he says most offenders simply tell the courts they can't afford to pay.

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