All articles by David Visick – Page 15
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News
ACS to stress stores' local role
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has announced a plan of action for the coming year which will share the government’s stated aim of strengthening communities.
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News
Trade doubts merit of an alcohol code
A planned new Code of Practice for alcohol retailers could see an end to multipack deals and introduce mandatory training for staff, but falls short of preventing supermarkets from selling alcohol below cost.
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News
Business rates to be next battle
Retailers are calling on the government to ease the "triple whammy" of a large increase in businesses rates, a revaluation of rates made at the height of the property market and the added threat of supplementary charges.
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Stores in step with walkers
The coming year is likely to see a huge rise in the number of shoppers walking to the shops and fleet-of-foot independent retailers stand to benefit from the trend, says the My Shop is Your Shop (MSYS) campaign.
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News
Power napping
Remember the simple rule of energy contracts - if you're caught snoozing you'll get rolled over
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Tesco stalls over CC test
Tesco has been accused of stalling for time after beginning an appeal which is likely to delay the implementation of the Competition Commission’s (CC) recommendations for the grocery market
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Co-op on track to hit energy targets
The Co-operative Group has hit the halfway mark in its drive to cut energy bills by 25%.
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OFT: split news and magazines
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has rejected calls from independent retailers to refer the news supply chain to the Competition Commission, but has opened the door to a possible shake-up in the supply of magazines. After long deliberation...
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Product News
Run for cover: The debate over cover prices is dividing newsagents
The debate over cover prices is dividing newsagents, as Dave Visick discovers
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Product News
Spirits of Christmas
The next three months will see spirits soar, so be sure your profits go with them. Dave Visick reports
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News
ID cards offer no short-term gain
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the government to do more to encourage young people to carry ID when making age-restricted purchases.
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News
Who is responsible?
It’s time the authorities stopped treating local stores as scapegoats for far more complex social problems
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Features and analysis
Lesley seeks help in dealing with dealers
Devon store owner Lesley Brown is asking for other retailers’ advice on dealing with drug addicts in her store and the surrounding community.
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News
Cover price concern
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) has suggested to members that selling news and magazine titles above their cover price could help restore margins eroded by recent carriage charge rises.
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News
Tesco planning veto boosts small stores
Tesco’s proposed development in Sheringham, Norfolk, has been turned down – a decision which local MP Norman Lamb predicted would “send shockwaves through the planning system nationally”.
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A big voice for small stores
Stand Up, Speak Up will take on the key issues facing our sector – with your help
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Balance of power
Stand up to the power supply companies and you could save hundreds on next year’s energy bills
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News
Publishers offer fast track plan
A new restitution system for publishers’ poor service has received an underwhelming response from newsagents. The Publisher Fast Track Restitution Scheme is based on a similar procedure for wholesalers and has been introduced after an ISSA-based...
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News
Hygiene ruling could confuse
A proposed initiative to improve food hygiene standards has been said to contain “only risks and no opportunities” for retailers. The Scores on the Doors (SOTDs) programme is intended to standardise the many different hygiene scoring systems...
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News
Fleet of foot
With publishers exploring new routes to market, home newspaper delivery faces a tough future, says Dave Visick