Archive of all Post Office articles – Page 7
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Analysis & FeaturesOne Stop, Basingstoke
Only 12 months after first opening its doors in Basingstoke, the bright red paint on this One Stop has hardly dried
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Comment & OpinionArgos strikes will worry Sainsbury’s, but Christmas apocalypse is unlikely
Unite has proposed strike action against Wincanton
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NewsOne Stop franchise arm makes £2m trading loss in year two
The franchise business continues to be impacted by set-up costs, though the loss had shrunk from the previous year’s £3m
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Analysis & FeaturesUniversity challenge: symbol groups study the student market
Fingers on buzzers please: how can symbol groups make big bucks from university students?
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NewsThornton's Budgens adds sushi bar to Belsize store
The concession is run by Japanese restaurant chain Maido, owned by Atari-Ya
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NewsAtul Amin opens One Stop on site of burnt-down Dudley pub
The Amin family has also formed links with two local schools and proceeds from 5p carrier bags will be spent on new school
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Analysis & 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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NewsScotmid Co-operative increases trading profit and turnover
The society said the “sluggish” economy and unfavourable retail landscape would be “a significant ongoing challenge”
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NewsYvonne Fennell joins Spar as retail development manager
Fennell spent more than 17 years as a business channel controller for lottery operator Camelot
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NewsMidcounties Co-op launches village under one roof concept
The format at its Stourport supermarket in Worcestershire could be rolled out to other premier branches next year…
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Analysis & 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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NewsOne Stop trials Slack app to help franchisees communicate
Slack was chosen following the success of a similar system in use with One Stop company stores
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NewsChartman Retail adds to South West portfolio with 10th store
Chartman converted the store to a Spar fascia last month and work to improve the offering is underway
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My Alternative CVPriya Farish, Costa Coffee, on spilt milk and knitting
I was a Saturday girl in my parents’ Post Office shop working on the till
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NewsMedia Bites 14 April: Tesco, Premier Foods, WH Smith
There’s mixed coverage on Tesco’s return to annual profit this morning and the Premier Food is criticised as McCormick walks away.
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Comment & OpinionTesco faux farm names verges on being a dumb move
Tesco launching faux brand names for fresh food with a very British bucolic ring has caused such a kerfuffle
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Comment & OpinionPost Office changes are a mistake
Busy, viable and truly local businesses are having a gun held to their head
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NewsMcColl's to ramp up food to go offer after strong profit growth
The company’s food to go offer was “enhanced” in 148 stores during the year to 29 November 2015
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NewsKavanagh's opens latest refurbished Budgens
Kavanagh Group has reopened the newly refurbished Budgens store in Hinchley Wood
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NewsMcColl's expects to exceed 900 outlets in first quarter
McColl’s Retail Group continued to expand its convenience network over Christmas and expects to exceed 900 outlets