All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 87
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Brown's minimum wage pledge angers small shops
A government pledge to continue raising the national minimum wage (NMW) will harm small businesses and undermine the role of the Low Pay Commission the ACS (Association of Convenience Stores) has said
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Counterfeit coin gang caught out
Police have arrested a man believed to part of gang responsible for producing more than £1m worth of counterfeit £1 and £2 coins
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Ban on proxy purchasing a step nearer
The campaign to make the proxy purchasing of tobacco a criminal offence has been given a boost by Scotland's Health and Sports Committee, after it recommended that measures to criminalise adults who supply tobacco to children be added to the Tobacco...
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Trading Standards urge tougher fines
Retailers are disappointed by calls from Trading Standards bosses for tougher sanctions against those found selling tobacco to under-18s.
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Tobacco display ban leaves Irish stores in the dark
Thousands of Irish retailers are struggling to adjust to new rules governing the display of tobacco products, with none of the stores visited by C-Store last week being fully compliant with the new law. A tour of stores revealed...
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Retailers urged to wage war on waste
The issue of thrown-away food both from overstocking and through customers buying more than they can eat looks set to top the retail agenda as the government introduces new measures to reduce wastage.
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Rural retailers get a shortcut to suppliers
Independent stores in remote locations have a new voice to put their case for a fair deal from suppliers with the appointment of former Mars trading director Trevor West as chairman of the Rural Shops Alliance (RSA).
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Display ban will fuel black market, say retailers
Three in four British retailers fear that a ban on tobacco displays will shift trade from their stores to the black market, a survey by the Tobacco Retailers Alliance (TRA) has found.
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Features and analysis
High streets hit by credit crunch crime
The past year has seen an alarming increase in 'credit crunch crimes' such as shoplifting, two major new surveys have found.
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Product News
The slice is right for lunchbox lovers
Retailers now have a real chance to bag more profits as shoppers go lunchbox crazy to save themselves a few bob.
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Delay to Health Bill gives stores a break
An unexpected delay in the passage of the Health Bill through parliament has given tobacco retailers a chance to show their MPs in person how the proposed display ban would affect them.
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Change4Life stores reap the rewards
Positive results mean healthy eating scheme is extending to more stores. More than 100 convenience stores in the North East of England are now participating in the government's Change4Life healthy living campaign, and reaping the rewards of...
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Fruitful profits from Change4Life
More than 100 convenience stores in the North East of England are now participating in the government’s Change 4 Life anti-obesity campaign, and reaping the rewards of stocking a healthier range.
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Musgrave moves in on eat-in trend
Musgrave Retail Partners GB is sexing up its standard and premium own label ranges in a bid to make eating in more appealing to cash-strapped shoppers.
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Small stores pay out as Ireland goes dark
Hundreds of small independent retailers in Ireland have had to pay in full for costly alterations to their tobacco gantries after a ban on display came into force on July 1.
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Suppliers won't pay if they ban tobacco display
Tobacco retailers will be forced to foot the full cost of changes to their gantries, after the UK's leading tobacco manufacturers confirmed they would not be assisting with funding.
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Building blocks
Gaelle Walker visits a new community store which has revived a Gloucestershire village
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Village stores face an uncertain future
A huge housing deficit could see 33 rural stores close every month, says a coalition of campaign groups
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Existing youth smoking controls are working, says survey
Retailers are calling on the government to rethink proposals to ban the display of tobacco, after a sharp decrease in the number of Scottish 13 and 15 year-olds who claim to buy cigarettes in shops.