All Blogs articles – Page 22
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BlogDan Cock: Village Stories
Dan reflects on Christmas 2011 and the areas he will be concentrating on in the months to come.
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Paradise deferred
The cost of doing business in the small store sector is threatening to overwhelm so many of the consumer and lifestyle trends that should be triggering a boom in the industry.
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Autumn statement
When it was suggested I comment on George Osborne’s autumn statement for this column, my reaction was ‘What statement?’.
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BlogEditor's comment
The cost of doing business in the small store sector is threatening to overwhelm so many of the consumer and lifestyle trends that should be triggering a boom in the industry.
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Opinion
The advent of the Localism Act
Government plans to hand decision-making powers to communities across the country are now official
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Editor's comment
It was fascinating to hear the Bibby Line Group and Costcutter management team talking of the acquisition of the symbol group
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BlogPredicting a 'smoking' 2012
I have to admit I had no burning issues on my mind. Until, that is, I heard some exciting predictions for the year ahead by Booker CEO Charles Wilson.
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Dan Cock: Village Stories
Dan’s already planning ahead for the challenge and opportunities that 2012 will bring
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Editor’s comment: David Rees
Just weeks before a stringent new regime on alcohol sales comes into force in Scotland, the stakes are being raised down South, too.
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Editor’s comment: David Rees - The big question
Would you like a Tesco opening on your street? I'm sure that most of you would answer no. And for those of you (and there are some) who have seen an increase in footfall as a result of a Tesco...
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The community role of retailers needs to be taken seriously
One of the few positives that emerged from the recent rioting has been a renewed expression of community, argues James Lowman
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Editor’s comment: Reading the riot act
As I write this, the courts are full, and have been working weekends to clear the backlog of riot-related cases. Government ministers are also looking into withholding state benefits from...
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Editor’s comment: Robin Mannering - Planned to imperfection
It's good to see a concrete development in the government's high street agenda. Indeed, there is much to welcome in the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF): councils are urged...
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Editor’s comment: A special event
We have the reputation in this country of looking for the cloud around every silver lining, but I strongly believe that the 2012 Olympics is going to be a tremendous success.
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Editor’s comment: Scales of justice
If there is one topic that has dominated the convenience store sector for five, maybe 10 years, it's the incursion of the multiple grocers into neighbourhood retailing.
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Dan Cock: Village stories
Availability problems could be mitigated if we all talked more, says Dan Cock
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Editor’s comment: Calling all super staff
Today is one of our favourite days of the year at C-Store, as it marks the launch of our annual Sales Assistant of the Year competition.
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Editor’s comment: David Rees - 5% is the magic number
Are your sales up 5% this year? If so, you're above average. The annual review of the convenience retail industry compiled by the IGD (with a little help from us), puts growth in the convenience sector at 4.9% for 2010-11. And as the IGD report is the most respected and widely quoted annual study into the sector, you can accept its findings with a fair degree of confidence.
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Editor’s comment: Grateful for small mercies; Trading places
Last month the government pledged to "clamp down" on tobacco smuggling, with £917m-worth of extra investment in HMRC, and the promise of more seizures and prosecutions "at all levels" for those engaged in smuggling.