All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 73
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NewsRoad closure prompts retailer to withold business rates
A rural convenience store retailer in the village of Otterburn in Northumberland is leading a campaign to withhold business rates until traders are compensated for heavy sales losses caused by a five-day road closure.
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NewsGovernment accused of ignoring plain packaging crime risk
The government’s failure to understand the link between plain packaging and the illicit tobacco trade could result in serious damages to public health, a major new independent study claims.
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NewsIndustry unites to tackle youth unemployment
An industry-wide training initiative has been launched to provide pre-employment skills to unemployed young people between the ages of 16 and 24.
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NewsCategory managment drive prompts fresh sales to flourish at Budgens
Budgens retailers are reporting flourishing fresh produce sales thanks to a new category development initiative which groups linked products in specially-created seasonal displays.
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NewsWholesalers help stores to meet Olympic demand
Wholesalers are helping retailers to limber up for the Olympic Games supply challenge with extended opening hours and service initiatives
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NewsStats reveal underaged drinking decline
Education and responsible retailing are contributing to a fall in underaged drinking, latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures reveal.
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NewsStores prepare for Independents' Day 2012
With less than 40 days until Independents’ Day 2012, independent retailers across the country are gearing up to celebrate.
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NewsScottish stores to benefit from new alcohol sales guide App
Retailers in Scotland can now get instant access to the latest information on alcohol legislation via a new iTunes App.
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NewsBooker reveals impressive full year results
An impressive set of full year results will enable Booker to continue broadening its ranges and driving down prices for retailers, chief executive Charles Wilson said.
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NewsEnergy companies' bully boy tactics exposed
Energy regulator Ofgem is under even greater pressure to halt the energy companies’ bullying of their business customers and create a single industry standard, after a shocking new survey by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) revealed widespread retail abuse.
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NewsOffal new move for People's Supermarket
Shoppers at The People’s Supermarket are being encouraged to try offal as part of the store’s participation in Nose-To-Tail fortnight, the two week campaign designed to encourage less wasteful meat purchases and use.
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NewsIndies reap display ban rewards
While the supermarkets are floundering, close community links and top-notch customer service are fuelling tobacco sales through England’s independent retailers.
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NewsBritish shoppers still wary over contactless payment
Only 5% of Brits have ever made a contactless payment, despite the mass rollout of the technology and the growing number of retailers offering it.
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association facilitates plain pack fightback
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) is helping independent retailers respond to the UK Government’s plain packaging tobacco consultation with the launch of a new campaign ‘Plain Nonsense.’
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NewsPolice get serious about metal theft
In the week that a Middlesex newsagent’s was flooded after being targeted by metal thieves, police forces and service providers have stepped up their fight against the growing problem.
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NewsRetailers braced for return to recession
The UK has slumped back into recession, official figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show.
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NewsTougher penalties for underaged sales introduced
Local authorities have granted greater powers to revoke retailers’ alcohol licences following changes to licensing laws made earlier this week.
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NewsStore moves closer to 100% local goal
A community owned grocery store in the Colne Valley is moving steadily closer to its goal of becoming 100% local.
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NewsStores slip up less on workplace injury
The number of reported accidents in the wholesale and retail sector fell in 2010/11, according to latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures.
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NewsRetailers have 12 weeks to respond to plain packaging plan
The government’s UK-wide consultation on plain tobacco packaging has been launched.