Archive of all Post Office articles – Page 10
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Comment & OpinionPost Office TLC
In a fast-moving, multi-media world, the Post Office needs to change - and it’s taking steps to do so…
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NewsPost Office delivers £20m upgrade plan for rural outposts
The Post Office is launching a £20m investment programme for rural subpostmasters.
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NewsOne Stop extends its independent franchise trial to five stores
One Stop has expanded its franchise trial for independent retailers to five stores…
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Comment & OpinionBack to the future
The walls here at Grocer Towers are lined with beautiful, leather-bound volumes of The Grocer dating back to its origins in 1862…
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NewsNational Convenience Show offers c-stores a host of ideas
The National Convenience Show and Farm Shop & Deli Show will provide c-store retailers with a host of ideas…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's new at Sulls Convenience Store and Post Office
If there’s a new product launched we always aim to stock it as soon as it becomes available…
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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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NewsMartin McColl sets its sights on 800 c-stores
Martin McColl has unveiled ambitious plans to extend its McColl’s convenience fascia by nearly a quarter to 800 stores…
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NewsFontmell Magna Village Shop
A business at the heart of the picture postcard Dorset village of Fontmell Magna has come on to the market…
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Analysis & FeaturesUnited they stand: the state of the British co-operative
It won’t have escaped many people’s attention that 2012 is the UN International Year of Co-operatives. On 29 October, co-ops from across the globe will descend on Manchester…
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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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NewsDavid Sands fascia to go by end of year
The David Sands fascia is set to disappear by the end of the year. The Co-operative Group, which acquired the Scottish…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe campaigners who want a Tesco in their town
The Nimbys have got competition. From the Western Isles to Wiltshire, action groups are clamouring for the supermarkets to come to their towns.
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NewsWarner Budgens to get Post Office
High-profile Budgens retailer Guy Warner is to open his first Post Office in the autumn.
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News'Pavement food' at Budgens store
Pupils from two local primary schools have started growing ‘Food from the Pavement’…
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NewsRSA probes social role of local shops
The Rural Shops Alliance has launched what it claims is the first survey measuring the social value of village stores.
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NewsCarrefour's one-queue trial
A single queue might work in a Post Office or M&S Simply Food, but a large supermarket?
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Analysis & FeaturesFood & Drink Expo: Sauce for the goose
With inspiration to be drawn from its speakers and suppliers, this year’s Food & Drink Expo is all about helping you think big.
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Profiles
Biscoe is made commercial director at Him!
Mark Biscoe has joined Him! as commercial director. Biscoe joins from national lottery operator Camelot, where he has worked since 1997, most recently as part of a team providing consulting services to the California State Lottery. Prior...
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Comment & Opinion
Kishor Patel's Expert Advice: Toughen up to win the war on waste
Don’t throw away money on your energy costs. Shop around to find the best deal, says Kishor Patel