Mark Wingett
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Fair but firm
Spar wholesaler CJ Lang is on a mission to raise standards across its estate and is not afraid to lose retailers in the process, reports Mark Wingett
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The long game
Mark Wingett looks at an award-winning village store that's proving a big hit with its customers
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Local authority
Going from managing a c-store for someone else to running one for yourself is a big move but has many advantages, as Mark Wingett found out
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Stores pin hopes on licence review
Trade associations have called on the government to make the Licensing Act clearer and more consistent to end the confusion retailers and local authorities face during its implementation.
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The professionals
Now more than ever bake-off sections in-store have to offer a wide and professional range of products. Mark Wingett talks to retailers taking up that challenge
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Tributes flood in for 21st birthday
Retailers and c-store industry figures have come together to congratulate Convenience Store on reaching its 21st birthday.
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MPs reject call for longer hours
The pressure on the government to leave Sunday trading hours as they are has increased with new research highlighting that nearly 80% of MPs are against any extension.
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Retailers’ fury over underage sales jibe
Retailers at a seminar on underage sales reacted angrily after a Trading Standards officer said they “shouldn’t run a business if they couldn’t handle the responsibility”
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Change your attitude
Mark Wingett reports on the first No ID No Sale seminar, where all the talk was about a culture change and easing the pressure on retailers over underage sales
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Step by step: Avoid slips and trips in your store
Mark Wingett offers some advice on how to avoid slips and trips in your store.
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Power arrangers
Mark Wingett reveals the results of our industry poll to find the top 10 figures likely to steer the c-store sector through 2006
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The Safety Specialists
Mark Wingett reports on the c-store group that is giving criminals a lot to think about
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Pension Tension
Shopworkers’ union Usdaw has called on its members employed by the Co-operative Group to stay calm over the Society’s proposal to ditch its final salary pension scheme.
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Test purchasing review in motion
The national co-ordinating body for trading standards, Lacors, is reviewing the code of practice for test purchasing after strong criticism from retailers and trade associations.
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Londis works on new planograms
Londis is working with its members to develop tailor-made planograms in store.
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Clarke supports under-21 policy
The government has agreed to launch a national campaign to encourage retailers to ask for ID from anyone who looks under 21 and is attempting to buy alcohol.
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Praise for project
A campaign developed by Southern Co-operative aimed at stopping adults from buying alcohol for minors could be launched nationally.
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Under orders
Anti-Social Behaviour Orders can be useful tools against crime, but only with the help of pro-active policing, says Mark Wingett
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Crisis at Xmas?
Equipment failure can strike at any time – Christmas included. Mark Wingett looks at the help available