All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 79
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NewsChancellor targets cheaper tobacco
The government has threatened to reverse the recent growth in the lower-priced tobacco sector by changing the way in which it levies duty, narrowing the price differential between premium and economy cigarette brands, and between cigarettes and hand-rolled tobacco...
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NewsCouncil’s parking plan causes outcry
Retailers across Surrey are banding together to protest against county-wide parking proposals as the council seeks to replenish its coffers. Surrey County Council stands to make more than £2.5m by implementing fees in 3,500 on-street...
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People's Supermarket loses business rates appeal
The London-based People’s Supermarket will appeal against Camden Council’s decision to not grant it discretionary business rates relief, a fact which saw it landed with a massive £78,000 bill for unpaid fees last week...
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Jail for trader caught selling illicit tobacco
An unscrupulous convenience retailer who netted hundreds of thousands of pounds by using his store as a front behind which to sell counterfeit and smuggled tobacco products has been jailed for eight months. Ashok Kumar Thapar and his...
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Scottish stores call for equality on ban
The Scottish government has been urged to go one step further to ensure retailers north of the border are not placed at an unfair disadvantage compared with their English counterparts when a tobacco display ban is imposed...
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Small stores see red over display ban go-ahead
Retailers are united in dismay following the announcement that a tobacco display ban will go ahead despite a lack of credible evidence that concealing gantries reduces youth smoking....
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Retailers sign up to health initiative
Retailers large and small have signed up to a long list of pledges to help shoppers make more informed choices about the food and alcoholic drink they buy...
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NewsOFT approves Mills Group takeover
Tesco’s acquisition of the Mills Group via its wholly owned subsidiary One Stop stores has been rubber-stamped by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) despite the protests of small store groups.
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NewsTobacco display ban confirmed - but roll out delayed
Convenience store retailers have been granted an extra 18 months in which to prepare for a tobacco display ban, after the government finally confirmed that it was to push the implementation dates back from October 1 2013 to April 6 2015.
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Retailers welcome war on paperwork
Government plans to take a hatchet to a key part of small business bureaucracy have been hailed by retailers.
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Products In DepthCash in: Tobacco - Premium cigarettes
Unsurprisingly, as value and economy-priced brands take a bigger bite out of the market, retailers are reporting that sales of their premium-priced cigarette…
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Products In DepthCash in: Tobacco - What retailers say
Dean Holborn Holborns, South Nutfield and Redhill, Surrey
What is your top-selling cigarette brand and why is it popular? Mayfair King Size 20s is our best-selling brand… -
Products In DepthCash in: Tobacco - Sticking around
Despite a barrage of challenges, cigarette sales through convenience stores grew last year, but how will they fare in 2011?
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NewsOnline security nets more users
Internet Eyes, the radical CCTV monitoring solution for retail stores, has agreed a trial with independent retail group J&P Retail, which owns and operates six Budgens stores in Eastern England. Group director Jinx Hundal told...
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NewsStores to fly the flag for Royal Wedding
Convenience store retailers across the UK are playing to their community strengths and applying the final gloss to plans for celebrations when Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot on April 29. The Spar store in Kate Middleton's...
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NewsSpiralling fuel costs drive down profits
As petrol prices threaten to punch through the £1.30 a litre mark, retailers particularly those in hard to reach areas and with forecourt sites are reporting a squeeze on margins and falling sales. Independent retailer Jonathan James,...
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NewsRetailers give thumbs up to National Convenience Show
Retailers from across the country returned to their stores with brimming brains and bulging goodie bags after visiting the successful National Convenience Show (NCS) at the Birmingham NEC this week.
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NewsRetail industry sets out Budget hopes
Wholesalers and manufacturers are urging the government to protect the legitimate supply chain by refraining from making any more inflation-busting duty increases in its March 23 Budget.
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Citizencard launches most secure ID yet
Retailers are advised to keep an eye out for the new look CitizenCard, which boasts its most advanced security features to date, making it much harder to counterfeit.
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NewsPeople’s Supermarket gets a boost from TV show
Sales and membership at The People's Supermarket has sky-rocketed following the broadcast of a Channel 4 documentary series on the store. The London outlet, which rewards its customers with a 10% discount on their shopping in return for...