All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 83
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News
Staff costs driving retailers to the brink
An increasing number of convenience store owners are putting their health at risk by working longer and harder in a bid to keep employment costs under control.
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Grab your piece of Olympic gold
With less than two years until the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games, retailers across the capital and the event's other venues are gearing up to win a share of a £3bn sales opportunity.
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Newsagents' fears over Watirose
A newsagent in Cambridge says her business is being “bled dry” by an adjoining Waitrose convenience store which is selling newspapers and magazines.
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Features and analysis
At your convenience: the latest in customer service
Gaelle Walker gets to the bottom of a new trend in convenience retail - opening your toilets to the public
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Features and analysis
Take a fresh look at produce
Now is the time for convenience stores to drop their inhibitions and get fruity, says Gaelle Walker
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Local stores to face summer of stings
Trading standards and police to step up test purchase activity in the summer months
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Local store seeks professional help
Gaelle Walker visits a retailer who has hired a marketing manager to help him meet the needs of the local community
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Product News
Lunchboxes: it's pack to basics
There’s so much more to the lunch box market than soggy sarnies and flat fizz. Gaelle Walker lifts the lid on what kids and adults are eating
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Product News
Funding cuts force Change4Life rethink
Retailers and their symbol groups have vowed to keep the Change4Life programme alive by plugging the funding gap left when the government slashes its spend on the scheme.
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Future of contactless payment is touch and go
Contactless debit card payments are coming to the c-store sector, with two of the biggest c-store groups announcing the rollout of the fast transaction technology.
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Product News
Healthy snacks head for the confectionery counter
Snacking products are getting leaner and greener. Gaelle Walker examines the latest crop aiming to become credible confectionery alternatives
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Waitrose reveals its convenience model
Waitrose is the latest of the big supermarkets to enter the convenience market with the opening of the first example of its new store format.
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Product News
MPs urged to think again on ban plan
Revoking the forthcoming ban on tobacco displays would be a "striking signal" of the new government's commitment to supporting small businesses, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has said.
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Product News
Price squeeze sees smokers economise
Economy brands are the gantry’s brightest stars as the ongoing squeeze on spending pushes smokers down the pricing ranks, says Gaelle Walker
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Bank on us to stick by you, says Booker chief
In the face of disobliging banks, arduous legislation, and increased competition from the multiples, a strong wholesale sector could be the independent retail trade's most supportive ally, Booker chief executive Charles Wilson has said.
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Is this the greenest c-store in the UK?
A new community- owned store has the environment at its heart. Gaelle Walker went to visit
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Kevin ups his game to see off the rivals
An independent retailer is hoping to bounce above his competitors when he opens an indoor soft play area and café at the rear of his store in Ulverston, Cumbria.
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Local sourcing could solve climate change
Supporting neighbourhood shops in their efforts to source and sell more locally produced goods could play a pivotal role in tackling climate change, a new report by Making Local Food Work claims.
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Features and analysis
Online CCTV project gets go-ahead
Internet Eyes, the online crime detection system which allows registered viewers to monitor real-time CCTV feeds, is to go live on a trial basis this month.