All Independents articles – Page 8
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NewsPRS for Music tariff changes 'will squeeze smaller stores'
The ACS says the changes will cost convenience retailers £1.26m more each year…
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NewsMore independent retailers happy with their symbol groups
Two-thirds (67%) told Him Shopper Research & Consulting they “felt like a valued customer of their symbol group”
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NewsScottish Grocers Federation teams up with Awaz FM
Glasgow-based radio station hosted a live two-hour phone-in with SGF chief executive Pete Cheema and past president Abdul
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Analysis and FeaturesASH sets out to wean indies off their reliance on tobacco
The group claims indies could make more money if they cut down on tobacco to focus on more profitable lines. Does it have a point?
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NewsSupermarket c-stores rated higher than indies for food to go
Larger players scored better on health, value and quality of options
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NewsBestway: 'indies hiking tobacco in absence of PMPs'
Just 20% of independents are sticking to the manufacturers’ rsp following the introduction of new plain packaging rules
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NewsASH aims to get small retailers off the tobacco habit
Retailers are tying up too much money in a low profit category, says the pressure group
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Comment and OpinionIndependents have an opportunity to back Britain
Subjectively I perceive a real desire among consumers to support UK produced goods
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NewsDiwali and Eid 'missed opportunity' for independent retailers
Some 71% of retailers do not actively engage with customers around the occasions
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Analysis and FeaturesAre independent retailers stealing the wine show?
Five years on from the dark days of 2011, how has the independent off-licence sector evolved to cope?
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Comment and OpinionDigital is the way forward for loyalty
Despite looking at several loyalty propositions I have not found one yet that can be made to work in c-stores
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Analysis and FeaturesTop 10 indie speciality & fine food retailers
The independent market is teeming with retailers that trade in the finer things in life
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NewsOne Stop adds more single pick lines to reduce waste
The retailer estimates the move could save stores an average of £100 per week
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NewsIndie retail chain Proudfoot Group appoints two new board members
Business and retail development manager Marcus Proudfoot and buying and distribution controller Valerie Aston join board
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NewsBooker, Nisa and Spar join mults in ending caged egg sales
Commitment follows similar switch by major supermarkets in recent weeks
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Analysis and FeaturesHow do independent retailers view Brexit?
The first immediate post-Brexit related issue c-stores are likely to come across is an increasingly cautious and budget-conscious customer
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NewsPlanet Organic adds gluten-free bread by Good Grain Bakery
The line-up includes sliced loaves in brown, seeded and caraway varieties (rsp: £3.25/450g), as well as crostini snack packs
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat's behind the return of the independent butcher?
In 2016, after years of decline, the number of independent butchers went up for the first time on record
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NewsOriental food store Seewoo expands its London premises
The retailer, which also has stores in Greenwich and Glasgow, has extended into the adjacent building
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NewsProudfoot opens its fourth supermarket
Family-owned retail group Proudfoot Group has opened its fourth supermarket