Facts & figures
- The store opens from 7am to 11pm, although manager Richard Carter tries to open at 6am to catch the change of shift at Clarks still one of Street's biggest employers
- There's plenty of competition in Street, with a Sainsbury, Somerfield, Tesco, a well established Spar and other independents serving a population of just 8,500
- To launch Videozone, one of the store's core destination areas, Newshops decided to go it alone and bought a small library in town. It accounts for 10% of turnover
- The first Smile convenience store does not have a Lottery terminal and has not been fitted with a cash machine two features Newshops is keen to introduce at its flagship outlet
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