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Think tank: new year cheer from HIM
Georgina Wild from HIM Research Consulting has some new year tips for retailers
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Short on sweets
Alan Toft believes there's an area of opportunity which could make a sweet point of difference
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Think tank: Creating the right pricing impression
Georgina Wild of HIM provides some insight into shoppers' attitudes to c-store pricing. The world is now very price- and value-focused and that has implications for c-store operators. As part of the...
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A surprisingly good year
C-Store editor David Rees looks back on a year of expansion and investment against the odds.
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Monopoly money
Tthere are a worrying number of areas of operation where retailers have neither choice nor control, says Convenience Store editor David Rees
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The big deal: Takeovers, margin reductions, what's next for news distribution?
After a double whammy from the publishers, Dave ponders the future of newspaper delivery. While I am still reeling from the recent takeover by Menzies of our wholesale news distribution, our other distributor News International now informs...
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Grocery on the comeback trail
Alan Toft says the grocery category was once regarded as a poor relation, but times have changed
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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