All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 75
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NewsNewcastle plays host to first Loco stores
Nisa has unveiled the first two of its Loco symbol stores, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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NewsThe People’s Supermarket saved from closure
The People’s Supermarket has been rescued from the brink of closure following a rush in charitable donations.
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NewsStores must get in shape for Olympics
With just over four months to go, retailers with stores in one of the many Olympic traffic hot spots urgently need to review their operations, or face mammoth availability and staffing hurdles.
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NewsEU rules on business lighting create cost burden
Retailers will be forced to implement more costly changes to their businesses when new legislation outlawing the production of low-voltage halogen bulbs comes into force next year.
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NewsQuarter of all UK tobacco sales are illicit
Over one-quarter of the tobacco smoked across the country is non-UK duty paid (NUKDP), latest estimates from JTI reveal.
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NewsMults to move away from price in 2012
The big four supermarkets look set to turn their attention away from price in 2012, focusing their energies on improving their own label offers instead, according to an industry expert.
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NewsJTI launches display ban guide
With just over one month to go before large stores in England must comply with a tobacco display ban JTI has launched a free compliance guide on its website www.tobaccoretailing.com.
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NewsRetailers raise profile of plain packaging pitfalls
With the launch of a public consultation into plain tobacco packaging imminent, retailers are doing their bit to educate adult smokers about the challenges created by unbranded, uniform packs.
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NewsLondis makes move to online ordering
Londis retailers can look forward to easier ordering when the Musgrave Group introduces a new online facility later this year.
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NewsEarly cover-up boosts independent retailers' tobacco sales
Small stores benefit from supermarkets’ decision to go dark ahead of the ban
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NewsOutside the box
How can you ensure your message gets out to the local community? Gaelle Walker has some inspiring marketing ideas.
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NewsLondis aims to double its fresh sales
Londis expects its stores to double their fresh food sales over the next three years following the group’s multi-million pound category investment.
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NewsVillage store plans for a bumper harvest
A convenience store in the North-east is hoping to branch out with the launch of its own home-grown apple juice, cider and fruit pies.
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NewsAlcohol smuggling gang jailed for £50m fraud
Members of a criminal gang responsible for the biggest alcohol smuggling fraud ever uncovered in the UK have been jailed.
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NewsJail for illicit tobacco factory gang
A gang who established an illicit tobacco factory in Derbyshire have been jailed.
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NewsBudgens extends Tesco price match
Budgens has extended its Tesco price matching activity to cover a total of 500 lines.
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NewsBritish Gas launches new energy saving scheme
British Gas is promising to shave hundreds of pounds off its business customers’ energy bills with the rollout of a new scheme.
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NewsScottish tobacco display ban appeal rejected
Appeal judges have rejected a legal challenge by Imperial Tobacco on Scottish government plans to ban tobacco displays in shops and sales from vending machines.
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NewsNisa and Today’s part ways after 25 years
Nisa and the Today’s Group have officially separated after more than 25 years.
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NewsProtests at parking charge rises pile up
The high-profile defeat of plans to enforce expensive parking charges across Westminster last month has sparked a spate of anti-parking campaigns.