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Pricemarks key to building up trust

Convenience Store, 8 March 2010

Pricemarked products are helping independent retailers to win the trust of younger and more price-conscious shoppers who have lost faith in supermarket pricing. More than half the retailers consulted in C-Store's annual product performance survey cited pricemarking as the key way wholesalers and manufacturers could help them through 2010.  Read more

  Aftermath of violent crime


Retailers who have been victims of violent crime have joined the call for more greater deterrents and severe penalties for offenders. Read more

NI retailer leads fight against tobacco regs


Convenience Store, 8 March 2010

A Northern Irish retailer is urging fellow store owners to respond to a consultation on tighter sanctions against tobacco retailers in the province.  Read more

 

Why small shops need to embrace technology


Convenience Store, 8 March 2010

Alan Toft says independent retailers can't shy away from epos as the return on investment is better than any savings account .  Read more


Dear Jac

This week Jac is unusually nice about Trading Standards and Paypoint but less happy with Camelot. She also helps out with one retailer's security alarm problems.

Our troubleshooter also turns her sights on newspaper vouchers, energy suppliers and one retailer's resourcefulness. Plus she asks Are newspapers more trouble than they're worth?


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  • Upwardly mobile

    Convenience Store, 10 March 2010

    Aidan Fortune looks at how local retailers can capitalise on the ever-expanding mobile phone market

  • Be prepared for a C-change in 2010

    Convenience Store, 10 March 2010

    Self-checkouts, shops-within-shops and greater environmental responsibility will be among the emerging retail trends in the year ahead, says a new report.

  • Bright side of the road

    Convenience Store, 09 March 2010

    Dave Visick meets the brothers who have breathed life into their store with a fresh face and the best free advertising ...

  • The energy contract rollover trap: we’re still falling for it

    Convenience Store, 09 March 2010

    Convenience Store has had its biggest ever response to its revelation of energy suppliers’ sly tactics – but many of you are ...

  • Dear Jac: If you don’t want to blot your copy…

    Convenience Store, 08 March 2010

    In crunch times such as these, one's credit record has become an even more crucial factor when securing supplies, raising money ...

  • The leap forward - why small shops need to embrace technology

    Convenience Store, 08 March 2010

    Alan Toft says independent retailers can't shy away from epos as the return on investment is better than any savings account ...

  • How tobacco shoppers think

    Convenience Store, 08 March 2010

    Georgina Wild of HIM asks whether retailers know the full value of their cigarette shoppers

  • The Wight attitude

    Convenience Store, 08 March 2010

    An island newsagent has the perfect process to make news and magazines a thriving category in his store.

  • Dear Jac: A tale with no sting in it

    Convenience Store, 08 March 2010

    Not all trading standards officers get out of bed wondering which retailer they can torment today.

  • Dear Jac: Retailer dealt a losing hand

    Convenience Store, 08 March 2010

    Sriharan Rajan's luck ran out when a punter came in to his Premier store in West Molesey, Surrey, for payouts on ...

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