All articles by Gaelle Walker – Page 88
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News
60% of stores see adults buy for kids
Three in five independent retailers are aware that adults are buying cigarettes for children, but feel powerless to prevent them as it is not against the law.
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Tories make moves to ban proxy sales
The campaign to make the proxy purchasing of tobacco a criminal offence gained momentum after the Conservative Party revealed it will table an amendment to the Health Bill.
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Call for free vote on tobacco display ban
ACS (The Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the government to give its backbenchers a free vote on whether to introduce a display ban on tobacco, in line with the two other major political parties.
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Product News
Heavy weather
The tobacco category is standing strong against the deluge of challenges raining down on it and is looking to the future.
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Bootlegs show why display ban's a sham
The rising number of 'cheap white' cigarettes on Britain's streets demonstrate the muddled thinking behind the tobacco display ban
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Man of the moment
What makes 2008 Convenience Retailer of the Year Guy Warner so special? Gaelle Walker went to his Budgens store to find out
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Supermarket price deals fail to please
Shoppers are turning their backs on the multiples and their aggressive pricing strategies and making more trips to their local independent stores, new research has found.
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Top retailers share secrets of success
Leading independent retailers took to the stage at the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) annual summit last month to tell fellow c-store owners how to reclaim and dominate the retail playing field.
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Tobacco gantry fight enters its final round
Independent retailers must launch one final protest about the impact that a ban on the display of tobacco would have on their businesses
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Costcutter gives indies tools to grow
The tough trading environment is producing a new generation of elite independent retailers, says Costcutter managing director Nick Ivel.
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Product News
Chocolate retailers have bars in their eyes
Fresh ideas and advertising have made bars the stars of the chocolate market. Gaelle Walker looks at where the category goes next
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Move to raise alcohol prices is condemned
With duty set to rise, Convenience Store asks retailers if alcohol pricing affects buying habits
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Black market tobacco sales put stores in the red
Smokers in Ontario,Canada have turned to illegal suppliers since the tobacco display ban
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Co-op converges on a single brand
The consolidation of the Co-operative group has moved a step closer with the Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society joining the national 'The Co-operative' brand.
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Product News
Health wise
Functional products are becoming mainstream. As consumers wise up to their benefits, c-store retailers need to follow suit.
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Round one goes to retailers in ban fight
Retailers have vowed to continue to fight the proposed tobacco display ban despite new details which suggest they will be allowed to keep their gantries.
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Retailers demand joined up thinking
Retailers have called on the government to be much more consistent when implementing new legislation.
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Points mean prizes
An effective incentive scheme can help you recruit and retain valuable staff, says Gaelle Walker
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Features and analysis
Iced delights
Ice cream manufacturers are gearing up for hot summer sales, whatever the weather.