All articles by David Rees – Page 34
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News
Retailers tell MPs: fix the economy
Retailers are urging party leaders to focus on the key priority of healing the UK’s economy rather than being side-tracked by party political issues in the first hung parliament for a generation
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News
C-stores score top marks in new shopper study
Convenience stores are satisfying their customers better than ever before, according to a new study
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Product News
Scottish retailers face 'world's toughest tobacco ban'
The future of tobacco retailing in Scotland is under threat from the most “disruptive and draconian” tobacco display ban in the world, the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) has said
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Blog
Editor’s comment: Numbers with meaning; Display of ignorance
Can you visualise £62bn? It's not easy to do. For one thing, it requires more zeros than are available on a standard pocket calculator display. But £62bn is what Tesco achieved in global sales in the past year.
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Opinion
The maths and the myths of supermarket dominance
When it comes to competing with Tesco, it's action we need, not outrage, says C-Store editor David Rees.
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Blog
Editor’s comment: Second-class citizens; Sign our petition
There's a strange mixture of stories emerging from the Post Office at the moment. On the one hand, there's good news about the PO's new banking service which will give consumers new reasons to visit their local offices and give retailers more...
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Features and analysis
Protect shop staff now - petition the Prime Minister
Six convenience store workers have been murdered in their shops since January 2009. Add your name to our petition for more protection See the petition here
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Features and analysis
Make 2010 your year of good cheer
Convenience Store is launching a major category initiative to help you make the most of your alcohol fixtures. Here’s what you can expect
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Opinion
Darling in the last chance saloon
The Chancellor has an opportunity to win the support of small stores this side of the Election
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Features and analysis
P&G relaunches its category shelf plan
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has relaunched its ShelfHelp category plan for independent retailers.
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Opinion
Comment: Make this tragedy the last
Convenience Store editor David Rees says change must come after the murder of Gurmail Singh in Huddersfield
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Blog
Editor’s comment: Play your cards right
A colleague was shopping in a local Co-op store recently and, prompted by the debit card terminal to vote on an issue of the day, she attempted to share this involvement with counter staff. "Yeah, I know," said the teenager behind…
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Features and analysis
C-Store magazine racks up 25 years of support for independents
Convenience Store is 25 years old this month.
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News
National lottery operator Camelot proposes commercial service
Camelot has applied to the National Lottery Commission (NLC) to be allowed to run commercial services such as bill payments and phone top-ups through its lottery terminals
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News
Keswick flood relief initiative is a success
Independent retailer Alan Dunn is enjoying hero status in his local community after co-ordinating a relief effort for victims of the recent flooding in Cumbria.
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Opinion
The future starts now
Nothing has the potential to make you look foolish as quickly as attempting to predict the future, says Convenience Store editor David Rees.
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Opinion
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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News
Nisa issues ‘will not deflect’ Costcutter
Bibby will continue to invest in Costcutter despite failing in its takeover bid for Nisa-Today's and losing the ambient distribution contract for the organisation, Costcutter executive chairman Colin Graves has told C-Store.
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Opinion
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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News
Venus buys Wine Rack brand from administrators
Tottenham-based drinks wholesaler Venus has purchased the Wine Rack brand from the administrators of the First Quench group