All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 77
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Stores give thumbs up to health lottery
The independent retailing community is getting behind the launch of a new high profile lottery game launching on September 29.
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Features and analysisSmall suppliers
They’re usually lovingly made, but selling local artisan products can be a complicated business.
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Indies step up for Walk and Shop Day
Shoppers will be encouraged to leave their cars at home and visit their local shops on October 5, the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' (FWD) Walk and Shop Day. The day will be marked with supplier activity in selected stores,...
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Copper thieves feel the force of the law
Police forces across the country are launching operations to clamp down on the theft of copper cabling, which is leaving thousands of shops and businesses without phone or internet access. The price of scrap metals such as copper has...
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Taking on apprentices to get simpler
The apprenticeships process is to be simplified, making it easier for retailers to offer the opportunity to more young people. Skills minister John Hayes has announced a package of measures to make the process more attractive to...
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NewsBack-to-school rush tops a good summer
Stores report a successful new school term and a surprisingly upbeat summer
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Retailers get a chance to put thieves straight
Independent retailer and C-Store columnist Dave Newman has been doing his bit to right society's wrongs by trialling a new 'Community Resolution' scheme which helps shoplifters understand the impact of their crime.
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Business support on offer to rural retailers
Independent retailers in the South-West of England are being invited to sign up to the second phase of a village shop support package.
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A Nisa future for the People’s Supermarket
The People's Supermarket has taken an important step towards national expansion after joining Nisa last week.
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Subway eyes convenience expansion
Subway has revealed ambitious plans to treble the number of outlets it has within “non traditional” sites such as convenience stores in the next five years.
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NewsHMRC smokes out illicit tobacco trade
Increased efforts to crack down on the UK's illicit tobacco traders proved effective last month, with a number of high-profile seizures reported. In Walsall, near Birmingham, HM Revenue & Customs officers uncovered an "Aladdin's cave"...
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Features and analysisUnited Front
The competitive playing field is tough, but independent retailers can score big by realising that they’re all on the same team.
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NewsYouth smoking at its lowest level yet
The need for further regulation surrounding the sale of tobacco in shops has been undermined yet again after a government-sponsored survey showed that smoking among young people had fallen to an all-time low.
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Advice GuideSpiralling costs put stores under pressure
Retailers are being forced to work harder than ever to survive crippling increases in costs which threaten to consume their profit margins.
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Co-op Group opens £25m distribution centre
The Co-operative Group has officially opened its new £25m state-of-the-art distribution centre in Newhouse, which will service 618 stores in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Nisa-Today's rewards members with record payout
Nisa-Today’s members are to benefit from the group’s largest ever dividends and surplus payout, following a record performance in which the company achieve turnover in excess of £1.5bn in the last year.
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Bucks town leads wave of tough smoking rules
Councillors in the town of Stony Stratford in Buckinghamshire have proposed a new bylaw to outlaw smoking in all public places, including its parks and streets. If the plan is approved by the town council later this month, smokers who...
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NewsGet a sprint start to your Games glory
Retailers operating in areas set to be most affected by the 2012 Olympic Games are being invited to attend free workshops on how to prepare for travel disruption and take advantage of the estimated £700m sales opportunity.
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Time running out for use by dates
Use by dates took a further step towards the bin this week after a report published by the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) recommended that they be scrapped on low risk products.
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Don’t get stung by pest problems
Retailers are advised to take extra precautions to protect against wasps and flies this summer as favourable breeding conditions lead to greater numbers of the pests than usual. A dry April and the earlier than usual ripening of soft...