All articles by Aidan Fortune – Page 76
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News
The Co-op blames bad weather for sales dip
Extreme weather conditions led to a drop in sales for The Co-operative Group in the final quarter of 2010.
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NewsPressure mounts to safeguard POs
The government has been urged to honour promises to protect the Post Office network ahead of the third reading of the Postal Services Bill later this month. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has warned that the Bill will cause more...
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Product NewsBig breakfast
Belt-tightening by consumers has led to expanding breakfast sales, reports Aidan Fortune. Here’s how to make sure you get your share
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Features and analysis
Crime survey open to retailers
Retailers are invited to submit how crime has affected their businesses over the past 12 months to the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) 2011 Crime Survey.
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Features and analysis
Hero retailer foils attempted abduction
A quick-thinking retailer has helped put an attempted child abuser behind bars.
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Features and analysis
Attacks on retailers continue
The season of goodwill did little to halt robberies and assaults on retailers in convenience stores over the past two weeks.
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News
See in the new year with change to VAT
Retailers are reminded that VAT will go up from 17.5% to 20% on January 4. Store owners will have a four-week window after the changeover date to amend shelf labels, but they are required to display a notice informing customers that prices...
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News
Bag levy proposed for NI retailers
Northern Ireland retailers could be forced to charge customers for plastic shopping bags.
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Features and analysisTobacco safety concerns for retailers
Increased efforts by Customs to crack down on illicit tobacco vendors could unwittingly putting stores at increased risk of burglary, retailers have warned.
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Features and analysis
Man charged over store owner death
A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder and robbery in connection with the death of a retailer at his store in north Birmingham.
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News
Parking cost rises killing off high street
Councils have been urged not to kill off the high street by increasing parking charges.
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News
Discount business rates powers for councils
Local councils are to be given the power to reduce business rate bills.
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News
PayPoint pledges to improve its retailer relations
PayPoint has vowed to improve its service to retailers in a frank interview with Convenience Store.
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News
Gurmail killers get life in prison
The two men responsible for the death of retailer Gurmail Singh have been sentenced to life in prison.
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News
Contactless payment sweeps into stores
Contactless payment is continuing to grow in the UK, with Barclays reporting a 217% rise in monthly transactions since the start of the year, and more than 150,000 payments made using the tap- and-go cards in September alone.
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News
Computer says "yes" to underage sales
A Tesco store in Glasgow will be banned from selling any alcohol through its self-service tills ahead of the busy Christmas period, after failing a test purchase sting.
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Advice Guide
PayPoint put in the dock
PayPoint has received heavy criticism in recent months from Convenience Store readers, with low commissions, high bank charges and perceived lack of communication top of the list. Convenience Store travelled to PayPoint HQ to put these issues to the company’s senior management
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News
Strand Co-op ticks off last postcode
The Co-operative Group will soon have a food store operating in every postcode in the UK when it opens a new premises in The Strand, London.
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News
Post Bank hopes come to an end
The government has decided against implementing a Post Bank scheme due to cost constraints.
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Advice Guide
How to fight a supermarket planning application
Proposals to give local government more power may give the superstores an easier ride through the planning process. Here’s how to be prepared