All articles by Sarah Britton – Page 32
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Features and analysisStaff empowerment
Give staff responsibility for specific areas and encourage them to share their ideas, and your business will grow from strength to strength.
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Products In DepthThink big this Easter
The smartest retailers are already racking up decent Easter sales thanks to a raft of seasonal treats and sharing options.
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Features and analysisBudding talent
Find the right supplier and bedding plants could be big business for your store.
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Features and analysisWorking with Dad
Family firms abound in the convenience store sector, but do such close relationships always run smoothly?
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NewsDeadline approaches to enter Convenience Retail Awards
Retailers have until Friday 20 November to enter the prestigious Convenience Retail Awards.
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Features and analysisConvenience Retail Awards 2016: Party with the best of them
The Convenience Retail Awards celebrate the very best that our sector has to offer. Send your entries in now.
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Features and analysisFountain Shop & Bakery (Premier), Merthyr Tydfil
Steve Jones knows his store and his customer base inside out and does everything in his power to meet their needs, seeing off stiff competition from the multiples right on his doorstep.
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Features and analysisBudgens of Stadhampton, Oxfordshire
Mohammed Farooq, with the help of operations manager Paul Merritt, took on the challenge of rebuilding his store to twice its original size.
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Products In DepthSmall and mighty: The strength of chewing gum
Chewing gum takes up minimal space in store, but can deliver mammoth sales if retailers ensure good visibility
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Features and analysisThe rise of premium frozen
The frozen category hasn’t had it easy in recent years, but many convenience retailers are now seeing rising demand for premium products.
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Features and analysisA chance to clean up
Win the opportunity to tidy up your local area and show the community your caring side. You could also take home a year’s supply of Wrigley stock.
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Features and analysisDon't forget about them
Being more aware of customers with dementia and the challenges they face could vastly improve their shopping experience.
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NewsKnight's Budgens of Henfield, West Sussex
David Knight explains how taking on a second store was the biggest challenge of his retailing career so far.
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NewsBoost your basket
HIM Research & Consulting is urging convenience retailers to seize the opportunities to increase basket size and customer spend this year.
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NewsParking victory set to boost sales for Sheffield retailer
A Sheffield-based Premier retailer is expecting sales to rocket after being granted permission to get a drop curb to allow for parking outside one of his stores.
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NewsSpar Parkfoot named Convenience Retailer of the Year
Spar Parkfoot from West Malling, Kent, was crowned Convenience Retailer of the Year 2014 at the Convenience Retail Awards last night (6 March).
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NewsReducing food waste
Fear of food waste needn’t be a barrier to offering fresh and chilled. There are plenty of ways to keep it to a minimum, or put it to good use.
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NewsPerfect partners
It’s February 14, and there’s no mistaking the romance in the air. To celebrate this season of hearts and flowers, C-Store thought it apt to look at special relationships being created in the retail world.
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NewsDemand for cigarette cases continues to grow
Sales of cigarette cases soared over the festive period as smokers chose to conceal graphic health warnings with personal images and pictures.