All Opinion articles – Page 11
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Consumers will be losers after display ban
Unjustified, unreasonable and thoroughly anti-business: David Rees, editor of Convenience Store, looks at the implications of the decision to ban tobacco displays.
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To the point: Wine is a magnet for shoppers
Retailers' fear of the wine category is impeding their profitability, says Alan Toft
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Think tank: feedback on CTNs
HIM's Georgina Wild has some insights from a new study of the CTN trade
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Waitrose wants a piece of the local action
Waitrose's decision to open 300 smaller stores is a classic good news/bad news scenario, says Convenience Store editor David Rees
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ACS in action: Mandatory charges for carrier bags not the best policy
Government meddling will spoil retailers' common objectives to reduce bag use, says the ACS. You wouldn't think that something as unassuming as the plastic carrier bag could provoke heated discussion, but it raises...
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HIM think tank: alcohol
HIM's Georgina Wild has some tips to drive impulse purchases in the alcohol category
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A cure for everything
As ham is revealed as the latest health threat, David Rees wonders if the grocery police have gone too far
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To the point: Reducing food waste by shopping locally
A new book defining food waste as criminal sends a positive message for shopping locally. It was India Knight, in her column in The Sunday Times, who said she saves money by buying groceries locally when she wants them, so avoiding throwing food away. We discard food to the tune ...
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Think tank: Rounded prices make an impact
Shoppers like rounded prices, and they're catching on in convenience, says HIM's Georgina Wild.
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Down to you
David Visick says tobacco retailers have a chance to take their future into their own hands
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Think Tank: Listening to the staff
Georgina Wild of HIM offers some retail perspectives from shop floor personnel
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A new focus on crime
Convenience Store editor David Rees explains how a crackdown on illegal tobacco sales could prevent the tragic consequences of shop theft.
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ACS in action
Retailers frustrated with energy firms could see a change for the better, says James Lowman
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To the point
Alan Toft wonders if consumers will bounce back to the multiples once the recession ends
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Think tank:Trading in a downturn
Georgina Wild of HIM believes that the recession hasn't changed customers' basic requirements
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Smart facts: Growth categories for independents
Buoyant sales indicate that the sector is still performing well despite the economic slump
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Playing the power game
Dave Newman follows Convenience Store's Cancellation Day campaign with his experience of changing suppliers