All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 62
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NewsMPs launch tobacco smuggling inquiry
The Home Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into tobacco smuggling and the UK’s illicit tobacco trade.
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NewsRetailer jailed for illicit tobacco and alcohol crimes
A retailer repeatedly caught selling non UK duty-paid tobacco and alcohol products has been jailed for two years and four months.
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NewsBudgens unveils local marketing kit for retailers
Budgens retailers now have access to a new Local Marketing Kit to help them launch successful community events.
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NewsBlakemore Wholesale goes North with Lowries purchase
Blakemore Wholesale has purchased the family-owned company Lowries Wholesale.
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NewsMenthol flavours and 'natural' tobacco could be banned
A ban on menthol cigarettes and an obligation for health warnings to cover 65% of packs could soon be in place.
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NewsCall for urgent review of illicit tobacco strategy
A new strategy for reducing the UK’s billion pound illicit tobacco trade is urgently needed, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has said.
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NewsJW Filshill to open co-branded store with Clydebank Co-op
The Scottish wholesaler and KeyStore owner JW Filshill is to open a jointly-branded convenience store with the Clydebank Co-operative Society.
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NewsLondis launches new retailer support scheme
Londis has launched a new support scheme to help its retailers share best practice and grow their businesses.
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NewsTobacco smuggling taxi driver jailed for five years
A taxi driver who attempted to smuggle millions of counterfeit cigarettes into the UK has been jailed for five years.
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NewsRetailers give cautious welcome to e-cigs regulation
Retailers have given a cautious welcome to the news that the booming electronic cigarette (e-cig) market is to be regulated, but do not agree that they should be classed as medicinal products.
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NewsTwo men jailed for part in illicit alcohol operation
Two men from Derbyshire have been jailed for their part in an illicit alcohol operation which saw them evade duty and taxes of around £1m.
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NewsTesco trials 28,000sq ft 'super convenience store'
Tesco is trialling a new superstore format which dedicates almost a third of its space to a convenience format.
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NewsE-cigs must meet new regulatory standards or face ban
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) which do not meet new regulatory standards will be banned from 2016.
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NewsBooker offers simple summer savings to retailers
Booker is launching a new clear-cut promotional scheme to help independent retailers save this summer.
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NewsNew retail apprenticeship scheme to launch nationwide
A new scheme to help independent retailers recruit apprentices without the worry of HR or administration issues will launch across the UK on July 4.
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NewsRise in number of SMEs benefiting from energy efficiency
The number of small businesses investing in energy efficiency measures has almost doubled in the past two years.
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NewsHMRC failing to stub out illicit tobacco trade
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has failed to meet key targets for clamping down on the UK’s illicit tobacco trade in 2012/13 a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed.
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NewsSurvey highlights parking pain to local shops
Insufficient customer parking is having a damaging impact on 40% of convenience store retailers, the Association of Convenience Stores’ (ACS) latest Voice of Local Shops survey has revealed.
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NewsSplurge v save
We’ve identified some premium investments, and their budget counterparts, to improve your store.
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NewsMultiples held back by community action
Efforts by multiple chains to develop new convenience store sites are being thwarted by mounting community interest group activity, and new rules which allow properties to be listed as Assets of Community Value (ACV).