All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 55
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NewsOfgem seeks to protect stores from unfair energy tactics
Ofgem is seeking to protect small businesses from misselling by energy brokers with the creation of a new code of practice
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NewsSales of illegal branded tobacco soar in Australia
Sales of illegal branded cigarettes have soared by 154% since plain packaging was introduced in Australia in December 2012
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Product NewsJTI extends Silk Cut family with slim capsule cigarette
JTI is extending its Silk Cut cigarette range with the launch of a super-slim capsule variant.
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NewsACS makes case against tobacco plain packaging
The Association of Convenience Stores has written to the government explaining the harmful effects of plain packaging on retailers
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NewsDigital poster creates welcome footfall boost for Surrey store
Londis Claygate retailer Hiral Patel is enjoying rejuvenated footfall following the fitting of a new attention-grabbing 46” digital HD poster.
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NewsFlood-hit stores to receive full business rate relief
Shops and businesses affected by flooding are to be given 100% rate relief, the government has announced
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NewsBooker launches 1.5L milk bottle with £1 pricemark
Booker has launched a 1.5L bottle of milk with a £1 pricemark to help retailers compete better with the supermarkets.
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NewsSouthern Co-operative store helps to bail out flood victims
The Southern Co-operative’s Chobham store is doing its bit to help ease the flooding crisis currently unfolding in Surrey
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NewsNisa to open Northern Ireland office following failed bid
Nisa will be ”competing against its own shareholders” when it opens an office in Northern Ireland following a failed takeover of Food Force Ireland (FFI) earlier this year.
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NewsCommunity backs store's fight against Aldi development
Premier Broadway retailers Dennis and Linda Williams are reaping the rewards of 30 years’ support for their community…
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NewsFlood-hit Somerset retailers set up shop in village hall
Flood-hit retailers Mark and Veronica Talbot are hoping to claw back vital trade with a temporary store set up in their local village hall in the Somerset Levels.
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NewsHouse of Lords backs ban on tobacco proxy purchasing
The House of Lords has given its backing to government plans to outlaw tobacco proxy purchasing.
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NewsRetailer receives first ever tobacco sales ban in Scotland
A newsagent from Aberdeen has become the first retailer in Scotland to be banned from selling tobacco, following an investigation by Council Trading Standards officers.
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NewsNisa shake-up to improve focus on consumers and retail
Nisa’s creation of two distinct business units will help it become more “more consumer and retail driven.”
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NewsLondis sales restructure aims to improve store support
Londis retailers are being promised even greater support following a restructure of its sales team.
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NewsCostcutter bolsters its estate with 353 new stores
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has racked up another positive set of recruitment figures with 243 new Costcutter and Kwiksave stores opened in the past year.
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NewsMinisters urged to follow German example on tobacco control
The UK government should follow Germany’s lead and invest in long-term education about tobacco, rather than plain packaging plans, according to Imperial Tobacco.
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NewsRetailer plans tobacco 'shop within a shop'
Independent retailer David Worlsford is set to open a tobacco ‘shop within a shop’ in advance of the tobacco display ban coming into force in small stores next April.
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NewsHouse of Lords gives green light to plain tobacco packaging plans
Government plans to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products have been given a further leg-up.
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NewsMidcounties Co-op typhoon appeal raises thousands more
Efforts to support victims of the Philippines typhoon are ongoing, with the Midcounties Co-operative food stores having raised £28,000.