All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 70
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Advice GuideDress to impress
An investment in staff clothing could be just the way to smarten up your reputation and your sales.
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NewsLight could go out on electronic cigarettes
The European Union could be poised to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes it has been reported.
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NewsMorrisons awards convenience contract to Wincanton
Morrisons’ plans to expand in the convenience store sector received a jump-start this week after it awarded Wincanton a five-year contract to operate its first dedicated convenience distribution centre in London.
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NewsLabour targets fairer energy with vow to scrap Ofgem
The Labour party has vowed to extinguish the energy regular Ofgem, in a quest to stop people and businesses from being “ripped off” by the big energy companies.
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NewsElectronic future for tobacco giants
With sales of electronic cigarettes about to top the £10m mark, Imperial Tobacco has become the latest big tobacco company to invest in the “vapping” market.
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NewsJail for gang who smuggled tobacco in furniture
Members of a gang which smuggled millions of cigarettes into the UK hidden in furniture have been jailed for between four years and 18 months.
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NewsJTI launches second phase of plain packaging campaign
Fresh from its first round success, JTI is launching the second phase of its high profile media campaign against the government’s plain packaging proposals.
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NewsFirst plain packs arrive on Australian gantries
The first plain green cigarette packets are starting to spread across the gantries of Australian tobacco retailers.
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NewsStores hope to gain from Musgrave's Boots deal
Budgens and Londis retailers are hoping that Boots’ new distribution agreement with Musgrave Retail Partners will raise awareness of the Supervalu brand and drive down their buying costs.
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NewsKnow your plaice
Fish isn’t as slippery as you might think, says Gaelle Walker. Get a good grip and your sales could leap
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NewsSwitch off for traditional light bulbs
The final phase of a ban on traditional light bulbs has now come into effect meaning that retailers will no longer be able to order new stock of 40W or 25W bulbs.
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NewsFrozen food cigarette smugglers jailed
Four men who attempted to smuggle more than 13 million counterfeit cigarettes into the UK, hidden in freight loads described as ice cream and frozen pizza, have been jailed.
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NewsSmall businesses missing out on energy savings
Many small businesses are missing out on crucial energy savings each year as a result of staff who refuse to take efficiency seriously, new research reveals.
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NewsNew taskforce targets grocery and retail tax evaders
A new taskforce aimed at tackling grocery and retail industry tax evaders has been launched by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
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NewsCostcutter stores to sell JML range
Costcutter has signed an agreement with JML to sell its innovative household goods in stores.
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NewsEuro Shopper advertised in The Sun
Booker is hoping to boost sales of its Euro Shopper range this weekend and beyond with an advert in The Sun today (Friday).
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NewsBestway unveils own label 'swap' scheme
Bestway is celebrating the relaunch of its own label value Best-In Essentials range with a promotion offering retailers the chance to exchange one of its wholesale competitor’s own-brand lines for one case of a like-for-like product from the new range.
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NewsNisa back on TV for autumn push
Nisa’s third round of TV advertising is set to hit screens from September 17.
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NewsOutcry at stores' roadworks hell
Legislation to clamp down on poorly managed roadworks, and an urgent review of compensation schemes for retailers are sorely needed, after a summer of traffic suspensions left many stores more shattered than the roads they trade on.
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NewsGovernment launches mass media stop smoking campaign
A new high-profile campaign to encourage smokers to quit is being launched the government this week.