All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 81
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NewsOver the counter: Brave hearts- Churchills, Glasgow
Gaelle Walker meets the father-and-son team who aren’t afraid of moving into new territory
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NewsChange4Life takes root across the UK
Convenience stores will play an even greater role in improving public health from next spring, when the Change 4 Life healthy eating scheme will be active in stores in every region of the country. The scheme, which now has more than 200...
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Product NewsPlain packs seen as better than the ban
Selling tobacco in plain packs is the lesser of two legislative evils when compared with a costly and disruptive display ban, retailers have told Convenience Store.
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Stores face stronger alcohol sanctions
Sanctions against retailers who repeatedly sell alcohol to under -18s will be further strengthened when the government “overhauls” the Licensing Act next year.
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Retailers left in dark over tobacco display ban
The small stores industry looks set to remain in the dark about plans for a UK wide tobacco display ban for a few more weeks.
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Plan for Profit advice given an overhaul
The Today's Group has relaunched its retailer category advice initiative Plan for Profit (PFP) in a more accessible format to help retailers boost their sales.
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Search underway to follow “great” Jerry
Replacing Spar's fondly regarded managing director Jerry Marwood will be no mean feat, retailers have warned. Marwood, who has been at the helm of Spar UK for almost nine years, will leave next summer to "seek new challenges".
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Face up to a future of Facebook
Retailers have a "dynamite" opportunity to boost community ties and profits by tapping into social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter, Today's Group managing director Bill Laird said.
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British American Tobacco boss Barry Cann steps behind the counter
British American Tobacco’s head of trade Barry Cann spends a day at McColl’s Notting Hill store in London to get a taste of working on the front line.
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JTI makes a promise on pricemarked packs
Retailers can continue to buy pricemarked packs (PMPs) of JTI cigarettes and rolling tobacco with confidence, ahead of the VAT increase to 20% on January 4.
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Customs closes the net on illicit traders
With the key festive sales period in full swing, a concentration of HMRC efforts to disrupt the illicit trade is reaping results.
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Minimum alcohol pricing rejected by Scots
Proposals to implement a minimum price for alcohol have been thrown out by members of the Scottish Parliament in the final debate on the Alcohol (Scotland) Bill.
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Retailers show their strength in adversity
C-store retailers once again proved to be true heroes in the face of adversity when devastating floods affected parts of Cornwall last week.
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NewsToday’s paves the way for tomorrow
The Today's' Group has revealed ambitious plans to double its number of symbol stores by 2012 and ramp up standards among existing stores
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Smith quits Musgrave in boardroom shuffle
Musgrave Retail Partners GB managing director Phil Smith has stepped down following a boardroom shake-up at Musgrave Group
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U-turn on plain packs puts tobacco display ban plan in doubt
The government's apparent resurrection of plans to impose plain packaging for tobacco products is likely to result in a scrapping or, at the very least, a softening of plans for a UK-wide display ban, Convenience Store has learned.
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Black market trade thrives in Ireland
Some 65% of convenience stores in the Republic of Ireland are aware of black market tobacco for sale in their localities, and 60% have been offered it to sell, new research commissioned by retailer lobby group Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) has...
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Product NewsTobacco display ban to be delayed
The implementation of the tobacco display ban is likely to be delayed by a year, C-Store has learned
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VAT rise reduces appeal of pricemarked packs
Retailers are wary of stocking price-marked packs in the run-up to January's VAT rise, a survey of C-Store readers shows
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Campaign to stop tobacco display ban hits the target
Thousands of retailers have made the government aware of their opposition to the proposed tobacco display ban in UK shops by supporting the postcard campaign organised by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and C-Store. The...