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Last Updated 27/06/2008 00:00
Newsagents in Northern Ireland could lose their home delivery rounds after the Belfast Telegraph announced plans to deliver direct to customers.
Enraged local retailers are said to be considering taking the paper off sale in protest.
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Last Updated 27/06/2008 00:00
A theatre group is to receive Heritage Lottery funding to document the history of local stores in the Black Country area of the West Midlands.
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Last Updated 27/06/2008 00:00
A ban on tobacco display would have a significant impact on retailers, according to an exclusive poll by Convenience..
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Last Updated 27/06/2008 00:00
The government's consultation into the display of tobacco is sending shockwaves through the sector. Four of our C-Store Champions give their..
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Last Updated 27/06/2008 00:00
Family run Vic's Stores is a small shop with a large reputation, as Gaelle Walker found..
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Last Updated 27/06/2008 00:00
Spar retailer Tates has revealed plans to operate 250 stores by 2010. Managing director Geoff Hallam announced the target on the back of record profits of £5.4m for 2007/08, an increase of £1.1m on the previous year.
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Last Updated 27/06/2008 00:00
Spar distributor AF Blakemore is encouraging its members to refit their stores with an offer to cover any loss made on the cost of the transformation, the company revealed at its annual conference in Birmingham.
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Last Updated 27/06/2008 00:00
The convenience sector will be judged on its ability to reduce its use of resources - not only by customers, but by staff who want to work for a responsible company, retailers heard.
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Last Updated 27/06/2008 00:00
Retailers have given their backing to Nisa-Today's new IT initiative, Category Health Check, which identifies stock gaps in their ranges and compares their buying habits with the most popular products purchased by consumers in the UK.
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Last Updated 27/06/2008 00:00
Retailers should avoid thinking of the increasingly bleak economic climate as a reason for doom and gloom, Spar UK managing director Jerry Marwood has told delegates at AF Blakemore's annual conference.
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