All articles by David Visick – Page 13
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News
Low price tops the new shopping list
Consumers' demands for a cheaper shopping basket will override all other considerations as the current economic gloom continues.
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Features and analysisTime for action on power bills
May 1 is the day we save the convenience sector millions of pounds – and it will only cost you a stamp
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News
Price is everything, say shoppers
Consumers’ demands for a cheaper shopping basket will override all other considerations as the current economic gloom continues.
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News
Indies get their day in The Sun
This year’s National Independents Week (June 1-6) kicks off with a discount coupon offer in The Sun, the UK’s most widely-read newspaper.
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News
Further threat to small newsagents
Pressure continues to mount on smaller newsagents as a guaranteed supply agreement for newspapers comes to an end.
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News
Jail for ID card fraudsters
A Cheshire couple have been jailed in what is believed to be the first ever prosecution for making and selling fake ID cards
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News
Fears over service as Dawson creaks
The upheaval of the newspaper and magazine supply chain has intensified with the announcement that Telegraph Media Group is to terminate its association with wholesaler Dawson News.
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News
ACS gathers c-store industry
The annual Association of Convenience Stores Summit takes place on April 30.
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News
Ladie who launch
A team of passionate residents has provided their Surrey village with its dream store.
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Product News
Who gives tobacco to kids?
How do cigarettes get into the hands of children? Not from you - so we need your help to persuade the government to cut the real supply route.
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Product News
Indies to prosper as wine declines
Convenience retailers who abandon 'jumble sale displays' in favour of a balanced wine offering can thrive in a category facing a tough future, says the team behind the FWD Take Home Blueprint scheme.
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News
Primarolo cool on 'difficult' proxy sales law
Minister of State for Health Dawn Primarolo has said a law to stop adults buying cigarettes for children would be difficult to pursue.
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News
Sub standards
Newsagents are worried that publishers are using their shelves to poach their customers. Dave Visick reports
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News
Nice & Nisa
David Nice's dream store is the culmination of a five-year project. He tells Dave Visick why he's encouraging other independents to invest in themselves and the community
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News
Dawson contract losses redraw news supply map
The newstrade supply chain faces a major upheaval after several newspaper and magazine distributors announced they would not renew their current contracts with wholesaler Dawson News.
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Opinion
By royal appointment
Award-winning retailers get the ultimate nod of approval, but there's an unfortunate message to shoplifters
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News
Business rates rise deferred
Retail businesses have been given a temporary reprieve on their business rates thanks to a last-minute decision by the government.
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Product NewsNew tobacco penalties from April 1
Tobacco retailers are reminded that they now face tough new penalties for selling cigarrettes to under 18s.
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News
Booker sets up for summer
Wholesale chain Booker is inviting independent retailers to special ‘Get Set for Summer’ events in its branches next week.
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News
A few notes more
Small stores will not be eligible for a new low-cost licence for music, as reported in Convenience Store, March 20.