All Independents articles – Page 18
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Analysis & FeaturesThe future of fascias?
For every spotty youth Sainsbury’s employs in a c-store, how many independent retailers go bust?…
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Analysis & FeaturesFascia to fascia: how symbols could sharpen their act
The right fascia can make all the difference – but are symbol groups offering retailers the right choices?…
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Comment & Opinion
Helping independent stores to engage with their communities
Many independent traders avoid buying from big brands. They don’t have the buying power of the multiples…
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Analysis & FeaturesMeet the indie forecourt pumped up for a fight
The most important thing to do is start with a competitive fuel contract. We knocked our initial offer down significantly by shopping around.
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NewsPromos force independent retailers to ditch festive selection boxes
Almost two-thirds of independent retailers will not be stocking selection boxes this Christmas - because they don’t believe they can compete with the supermarkets on price.
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Analysis & FeaturesGreen shoots of recovery: how a Yorkshire village saved its shop
It wasn’t long ago that independent greengrocers looked dead and buried.
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Analysis & FeaturesAre Post Office Locals a panacea for indies?
The Post Office Local pilot is over. Now the Post Office wants to enlist 2,000 retailers in the rollout.
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NewsTesco and independents 'must improve' food hygiene
Tesco has been awarded the lowest food hygiene score of the major multiples in a new report by The Grocer - but independents fared far worse.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich stores struck gold during the Olympics?
Pitched as a great opportunity for retail, many say the Olympics has failed to deliver. We asked our masterclass how they’ve handled the Games…
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Analysis & FeaturesNew-look stores: Not just a pretty fascia
Convenience retail has embarked on a massive transformation. The number of retailers unveiling shiny new fascias…
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the party: how local retailers saw the Olympics
How did shopkeepers local to London 2012’s venues experience the Games? The Grocer’s survey reveals the true impact on trade.
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NewsShutter restrictions to stay despite riots of 2011
The government has rejected a proposal to cut planning restrictions on shop security shutters a year after the riots.
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Comment & Opinion
A wake-up call for bread?
There appears to be a growing move mainly in the non-food retail arena for retailers to look to consignment…
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Comment & Opinion
There's more to life than Booker
For many years, and under different regimes, independent wholesalers traded against a market leader…
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Analysis & FeaturesUp in smoke: can indies save cig sales?
Booker claimed the introduction of the supermarket tobacco display ban would help yield a £1bn sales boost for smaller stores this year.
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Analysis & FeaturesBrothers reap rewards of innovative local schemes
They are the next generation of retailers who are shaking up the convenience sector with their trailblazing ideas.
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NewsPrisk 'not buying' ACS Sunday trading sums
Business and enterprise minister Mark Prisk has given short shrift to arguments that extending Sunday trading laws during the Olympic Games would cost independent retailers £480m.
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Comment & Opinion
Is the end of impulse nigh?
For many years wholesalers and independent retailers have been told the saviour of independent retailing was going to be impulse purchases.
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Comment & Opinion
A Scottish FSA is a daft idea
The Scudamore report was published this week, reviewing what should happen to food standards in Scotland as a result of changes made to the FSA in England.
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Analysis & FeaturesTop 50 Independents: In the driving seat
As the Top 50 independents mark a solid year, MBOs are increasingly in vogue, with Iceland’s Malcolm Walker setting the pace as he looks to take control.