All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 78
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Costcutter celebrates its 25th year
Costcutter retailers can now take advantage of a new celebratory identity created to help mark the company's 25th year of trading. Costcutter hopes that the new identity and logo, which features a large silver 25, will help stores...
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NewsStores to face more deliveries at night
Pressure on retailers to accept night-time deliveries looks set to mount after ministers and suppliers welcomed the results of trials that demonstrated the vast "economic and road safety benefits" of delivering goods quietly out of hours.
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NewsLawyers called in over plain packs
Philip Morris International (PMI) is suing the Australian government over its plans to introduce plain tobacco packaging from next year. The Marlboro manufacturer claims that the government's plan, which would require it to remove all...
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Test purchasing at centre of new consultation
A consultation which seeks to improve compliance with and enforcement of age-restricted product sales has been launched by the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO).
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Thorntons to close hundreds of stores
Thorntons has announced it is to close almost half of its UK stores.
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New card service cuts costs for community stores
Community-owned shops across the UK will see their bottom lines balloon after the Plunkett Foundation secured a deal to use a new card processing service which will offer them greatly reduced transaction rates.
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NewsBP Essentials fascia aims to fuel growth
Beleaguered independent fuel retailers are being offered a safety rope in the form of a new convenience retailing offer called BP Essentials.
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Olympics could create overnight delivery hurdle
Stores in and around London could be set to face a “logistical nightmare” next summer when the Olympic Games will force many to receive night-time deliveries only. By day, much of London’s road network will only be open to athletes and…
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NewsStores get direct line to extra sales
A growing number of rural retailers and their communities are 'thinking inside the box' by selling groceries from within disused BT phone boxes. The New Forest village of Emery Down has become the latest to sign up to BT's 'Adopt a Kiosk'...
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NewsBe alert to cash and carry security risks
Retailers are being advised to take extra precautions when visiting cash and carry depots after a reported rise in thefts and robberies of high-value items including tobacco from cars and vans. According to the Federation of Wholesale...
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NewsStores left stranded by copper thieves
Retailers are paying the price as gangs strip telecoms cables for profit
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NewsNo holiday bonanza for tobacco retailers
Retailers are struggling to maintain their tobacco sales throughout the extended bank holiday season, which has sparked a “great getaway” and an explosion of car boot sales – notorious for their ties with the illicit tobacco trade.
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NewsGovernment targets tobacco smuggling
The government has unveiled the latest step in its plans to help rid Britain’s streets of illicit smuggled tobacco.
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Products In DepthCash in: Royal Wedding - Bride and joy
The Royal Wedding presents retailers with a band of golden opportunities. Gaelle Walker looks at how retailers can make sure they join the party
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Trading Standards to rat out criminals
Cash-strapped Trading Standards Authorities could soon be armed with new weapons to weed out hidden caches of illicit tobacco in stores and other premises specially trained sniffer rats.
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NewsStores say "I do" to a spring sales boost
Stores across the country are gearing up for a sales bonanza during the 11-day window of opportunity between April 22 and May 3.
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Tobacco retailers demand answers
Retailers across Scotland and Wales are still paddling against a tide of confusion surrounding plans for a tobacco display ban.
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NewsTobacco plain packaging awaits Australian retailers
Australian retailers are facing a double whammy of tobacco legislation after the government launched proposals to make plain packaging of all tobacco products mandatory by July 2012.
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Tobacco smuggling gang jailed
A “massive quantity” of illicit tobacco has been prevented from hitting the legal market after four key players in an major international smuggling operation were jailed last week.
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Spar wholesaler CJ Lang to acquire AML
Scottish Spar wholesaler C J Lang & Son is in negotiations to acquire the family-owned convenience store chain A M Landsburgh (AML), which has operated in the Dundee and Fife regions for more than three generations.