Archive of all Post Office articles – Page 11
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David Sands creates store of the future
David Sands has spent £200,000 turning its Kinross site into a flagship store of the future.In one of the biggest investments made by the family-run business, a new entrance was built, the Post Office was relocated, checkouts were given...
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NewsGrocer 33: Waitrose top thanks to its super service
Waitrose's Food & Home branch in Salisbury was one of four retailers to offer strong availability, but its friendly staff went out of their way to assist our shopper, which helped it land our top store award.
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Mystery Shop: Indies get down with the kids
In addition to the usual 10 essential products, we decided to also test this month's indies on another footfall driver - infant care. Balihar Khalsa reports
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Don't let the crunch steal Xmas
As consumers rein in their spending, retailers are hoping for a festive sales boost before the recession kicks in during January and February. The outlook remains tough, says Noli Dinkovksi, but the grocers could come out on top if they...
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The winning ticket
Raised consumer expectations combined with new technology have changed the face of competitions in recent years. So what makes a competition work, asks Mary Carmichael
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Costcutter to grow post office numbers
Post offices may be in decline across the country but Costcutter plans to attract more of them to its stores. The company has recruited its first ever post office development manager to grow its post office network and ensure its 48 post offices are...
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Food policy is part of everybody's agenda
Jane Midgley Research fellow, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) northSir; At a time when one food crisis seems to follow another it is tempting to agree with Tim Lang's argument for food policy to be tackled (The...
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Well done Morrisons (but none too soon)
Sir; At a time when dairy farmers are facing rising fuel, feed and fertiliser costs, supermarket group Morrisons must be congratulated for increasing its milk buying prices and for telling processors to pass the extra 1p a litre (0.568p a pint)...
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Can Payzone fund its way back to the big time?
Payzone operator Alphyra's reverse takeover of Cardpoint late last year was supposed to kickstart a challenge to PayPoint's dominance in the electronic payment sector. Instead Payzone has spent the past five months seemingly lumbering from one...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited budgens Teddington, Middlesexco-operative late shop Aston-cum-Aughton, South Yorkshireco-op welcome Banchory, Aberdeenshirefelpham bazaar Felpham, West Sussextesco express...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited budgens Teddington, Middlesexco-operative late shop Aston-cum-Aughton, South Yorkshireco-op welcome Banchory, Aberdeenshirefelpham bazaar Felpham, West Sussextesco express...
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How to make a success of running a local post office
Dean Holborn Owner, Holborns We took over the post office in our village in 2006 after the original one closed and invested money to make space for it. Having a post office is important to a c-store like ours because it gives...
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Store visit - Holborn's
Established: 1974 Turnover: £1.74m No of stores: Two Size of store: 1,000 sq ft Tucked away in the tiny village of South Nutfield, Surrey, is the country's best independent c-store. At 1,000 sq ft, it's pretty small. But what Holborn's lacks in...
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MPs vote on post office closures
The Conservative Party has failed in its bid to prevent the closure of 2,500 post offices.The Conservatives lost a vote to suspend the closures by 268 to 288 in the House of Commons last night. Some 19 Labour MPs voted with the...
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Comment & Opinion
The minimum wage will drive small shops under
Inflation-busting increases to the national minimum wage are disastrous for small shopkeepers struggling with soaring costsIn how many industries does the boss often earn a lot less than their most junior staff member? Welcome to the...
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C-stores tipped to defy fall in property values
Convenience and off-licence property values are expected to remain buoyant despite a slump in the commercial property market.The US sub-prime mortgage crisis caused growth in retail property prices to slow towards the end of 2007....
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Local retailing
Many small shop owners believe their more personal service puts them in a different league to the multiples, and means they can still thrive by offering products and services catering specifically to the local community. Chris and Sue...
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Profiles
Shop Profile David Sands
You won't hear David Sands muttering about the tough trading environment for the independents. And why would he? The David Sands chain of 24 c-stores in Fife, Perthshire and Kinross-shire - which has just been named Responsible Drinks...
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Shop Profile - David Sands
Store numbers: 24Staff: 530Turnover: £25mStart date: 1807Sales growth year-on-year: 25%Type of operation: c-store with extra services You won't hear David Sands muttering about the tough trading environment for the...