All articles by Aidan Fortune – Page 89
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Product News
Retail ID checks improving
Retailers are getting better at asking for ID for alcohol sales, but still have much room for improvement according to test purchasing provider Serve Legal
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Scottish retailers back bag campaign
Almost 500 independent retailers in Scotland are supporting the government’s campaign to cut plastic bag use.
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Retailers positive as sales remain steady
Convenience retailers say their businesses are adapting to the downturn
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Tribunal decision will delay planning policy says ACS
The decision to uphold Tesco’s appeal against a 'competition test' for new retail development will hinder the implementation of a planning policy, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) believes.
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Call for return of empty rates relief
A coalition of retailers and trade bodies is calling for the reinstatement of empty rates relief and help retailers who have had to close stores.
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See you at CRS
The Convenience Retailing Show takes place on March 1-3 at the NEC in Birmingham.
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NewsAttacks against retailers on the rise
The face of Paul McLoughlin demonstrates the alarming rise in the number of crimes against store staff, revealed in a survey of Association of Convenience Store (ACS) members.
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Features and analysis
Dreaming the epossible dream
The sky's the limit once retailers learn to embrace epos, writes Aidan Fortune
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Features and analysis
Vandalised store rues shutter ruling
Southport retailers who were forced to remove their security shutters by the local council have had their store vandalised.
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Product News
Home economics
With people preferring to save money and stay in, now is the time to focus on the home entertainment opportunity, writes Aidan Fortune
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Rise in fake coins hits small traders
Retailers should be on the lookout for counterfeit £1 coins after the Royal Mint revealed that one in every 40 £1 coins is now a forgery – an increase from the one in 50 figure it reported only six months ago.
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Features and analysis
Friends reinvited
Social media websites aren't just for students - they have benefits for retailers too, writes Aidan Fortune
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Recession favours flexible c-stores
Convenience retailers should not fear the recession if they adapt to changing shopping habits, says research consultancy HIM.
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Driving ambition
One forecourt retailer decided to make the most of passing trade by installing a large food-to-go area. Aidan Fortune finds out if it worked
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Spar snaps up Somerfield stores
Spar has purchased 11 former Somerfield stores from the Co-operative Group, some of which will be converted to its larger-store Eurospar format.
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BP convenience stores prosper over Christmas
BP has announced a growth of 5% in like-for-like sales in its convenience stores for the three-week period covering Christmas and New Year.
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Booker sales up 2.7%
Wholesaler Booker has reported 2.7% year-on-year growth in total sales for the 16 weeks up to 2 January, 2009.
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Laird named as Today's Group chief
Nisa-Today’s has appointed Bill Laird as the new managing director of its wholesale arm, the Today's Group.
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Sales up thanks to under-21 booze ban
A retailer who is refusing to sell alcohol to anyone under 21 says sales figures have improved because shoppers feel safer in his store.
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M & S to close 25 convenience stores
Marks and Spencer is to close 25 of its Simply Food convenience stores after reporting a drop in sales for the third quarter of 2008.